how i recreated the iconic uptown girls birthday dress

+ 15 vintage Y2K dresses you can rework to live out your molly gunn dreams

Brittany Murphy in 2002 Blumarine, me in reworked vintage

This newsletter covers:

• where I found my vintage dress

• what alterations I asked my tailor for

• where to buy floral appliques

• how much the alterations + materials cost

• 15 vintage dresses with Uptown Girls potential

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The first time I watched Uptown Girls as a tween in the 2000s (as a DVD from Blockbuster, RIP) I was utterly enchanted.