How to up-cycle a skirt into a dress for your Valentines date

At my brand LALLAXRR we up-cycle anything from tops to dresses but in our new collection we’ve up-cycled a skirt into a trendy dress. See white dress below.

For this months column I’m going to give you a step by step guide to  Up-cycling your own skirt dress. The best thing about Up-cycling is that it’s great for the planet and super fun to do at the same time!`

Step 1) Go on the look out to find a unique looking long skirt from your nearest charity or Vintage shop, the more unique looking skirt the better think, texture, print, frills and sequins. Try All Aboard, Oxfam, Beyond retro and Rokit as they all have a large variety of cool skirts, perfect for up-cycling into a skirt dress!

Step 2) Also look out for any cool ties, belts or ribbons that work well for the dress sleeve ties and any bows and buttons to add detail to the skirt dress.

Step 3) When you’ve found the skirt of your dreams get a pair of scissors, a needle ,thread  and pins and position the sleeve ties where you want them, then let the up-cycling begin…

Step 4) So once all the up-cycling is finished and your happy with the way your Skirt dress looks! Team with Killer heels and some statement earrings and your ready to dazzle your Date on Valentines Day!

Happy Valentines Day!!

Lalla x