Customizing a homecoming dress is an art. It starts with the right selection process for the dress, which requires careful consideration, such as dress silhouette, neckline, back design, length, fabric, and sleeves. Once you find the ideal purple homecoming dress, you have to do further customization when it comes to styling. This added customization will enhance the overall look and enhance the beauty of the outfit. Here are some tips on how you can customize your homecoming dress using simple DIY hacks.
Customizing Too-Long Sleeves
Customizing the sleeves of your dress can add a personalized touch and enhance its versatility. Apart from giving the dress to an expert tailor to fix the sleeves, you can use a simple DIY hack. This is also a good solution for the last-minute rush. Let’s say you are dealing with oversized or long sleeves. To fix this, simply put a hair elastic around your wrists over the sleeves. This also adds a laid-back vibe to your ideal purple homecoming dress. For a more relaxed look, you can tug the sleeve upward from the elbow area. Use clear rubber bands for light-colored items like beige or taupe and black bands for darker-colored pieces.
Customizing The Flair of The Dress
Imagine a scenario where you invested a whole week to find an ideal purple homecoming dress only to find out one night before the event that the upper section of the outfit fits well, but the flair of the dress is making your legs look awkwardly thin.
This happens especially for those with straight or apple figures. If you don’t want to do any needlework on the brand-new dress, we have a smart DIY hack for you. Choose a plain bangle or a big hoop earring and place it on the inner side of the dress above your navel area. Then, use a clear elastic band and wrap it around. This tucks in the extra fabric in a most creative way and also adds a stylistic feature to the dress.
Customizing The Length
If you have ever been in a situation where your body size and height don’t match, then this hack is going to be your lifesaver. Let’s say your ideal size is “s,” but the dress falls short due to your height. In this case, you have two options: wear lace-up shoes or high-rise boots or give the dress to your tailor to fix the length by adding a layer of mesh fabric or lace. For a last-minute rush, you can layer up the dress by putting a larger skirt over the dress. Make the color of the skirt match the purple shade of your dress.
There could be a different scenario as well. If you have chosen your ideal purple homecoming dress but it is too long for the desired length due to your height, some DIY solutions are available to address this as well. Our favorite one is using an elastic band underneath the dress and tucking the dress in from the inside for a seamless look.
Customizing a Plain Dress
While sequin dresses do not need heavy accessorizing, simple purple dresses with decent necklines and minimalist textures may need some accessorizing. If you are wearing a babydoll dress, then add a matching belt and wear gladiator flats. If you are wearing a plain maxi dress with a side slit, then you can wear a glittery neck chain and stud earrings, and to add more drama, wear a layered thigh chain. Also, let’s say you are wearing a plain A-line dress with a deep V-neck. You can glam up the look of your ideal purple homecoming dress in a second by wearing a body chain underneath. Lastly, if you are wearing a plain bodycon dress, then accessorize it with decent jewelry and a nice pump-heel shoe.
Customizing a Sleeveless or Tube Dress
If you have purposefully chosen a tub dress or sleeveless dress with super thin straps but are now feeling a bit empty on your upper body area, you can either add custom sleeves to it or consider wearing a separate pair of sleeves that are readily available on the market. But if you still want to flaunt the open-chest design of your ideal purple homecoming dress, you can wear a slip-on mess or glittery fabric specifically designed to wear above the dresses. This is an extra fabric that adds a covering effect while also keeping things see-through.
Conclusion
These are some quick DIY hacks for customizing the styling of your homecoming dress. If you are still not done shopping for the upcoming homecoming event, then check out Hello Molly’s exclusive ideal purple homecoming dress collection. Choose from a wide range of neckline designs, fabrics and sleeve designs at the best price available. Happy shopping!
