My father-in-law loaded me up with two bags of dress shirts this summer when he realized how serious I was about my clothing line, Little Grey Line. He had mentioned that he would look in his closet to see if he had any shirts he no longer wore, but I never imagined he'd show up with over a dozen shirts for me to repurpose. (I made a couple of them into dresses for Adeline and her cousin, Reagan, this summer for our family beach trip.)
When I sorted the loot, I saved these two (nearly identical) shirts because I knew the color and pattern would be perfect for Christmas dresses for the girls.
Since I had just finished a dress for a friend that incorporated the front pocket so adorably, I decided to utilize that design for these two dresses as well. Additionally, I thought it would be fun for the girls to be able to put some Christmas treats in their pockets!
The styles are identical but Adeline's dress has a slightly larger pattern which I thought would be more appropriate for a larger size (2T). Regan's dress was sized for 18 months. Each dress repurposes the original button placket for the back of the dress and also incorporates the sleeves and cuffs (resized for little ones, of course).
Judging by Adeline's face in the picture below, I'm not so sure she was impressed with the dress, but I can promise you that it meant the world to my father-in-law to see his two granddaughters wearing his shirts. And because these shirts had probably been washed and worn hundreds of times, they were so soft that it made them absolutely irresistible to hug.
