Broom Skirt to Halter Dress

This beautiful broom skirt sang to me from amidst the plethora of hanging items at my favorite thrift store.
After trying it on, I felt like a 90’s art teacher, as it hung to just above my ankles. Also, stuffed into this one broom skirt was approximately four times the amount of material needed for any normal skirt.

Please ignore the obvious tan lines.
But, I loved the gold, shiny material and knew I couldn’t go wrong.
It became mine for $3 and I began to brainstorm on the way home.

Here’s all that you’ll need for you own Halter Dress:
Broom skirt with an elastic waistband that will fit around your chest
Scissors
Straight Pins
Tape measure
Thread & Bobbin to match

For the halter straps: starting at the bottom of the skirt, cut a section of material from each side of the skirt two inches wide-narrowing this strip as you get closer to the waistband.
Do not cut into the elastic waistband. Leave well enough alone, you.

Seam together the cut sides of the skirt.

Sew a seam in the 2” pieces, leaving the bottom of each open. These will be your two separate halter straps. Turn the halter straps right side out.

Find the center of your skirt and pin the halter straps to it.

Fold the un-sewn ends of the halter straps under a 1/4”. Sew the halter straps into place on the inside of the dress, following the original stitching along the elastic waistband.

TA-DAH! This is the finished dress with a sassy belt-which is extremely comfortable.
But, sometimes I discard the belt and flit about my house with the material flying behind me, feeling very Roman-esque.

This is the back of the dress and another view of my lovely tan lines. You would think I would take the time to photoshop those things out.
I like to show you the real me-tan lines and all.