formal winter wedding guest dresses & Outfits Winter Wedding Guest Dresses |

Step away from the sand and toward town streets and a linen cover-up is the right call: not because of rules, but because it is the elegant and respectful thing to do

Featuring charming short puff sleeves and a long, flowy tiered skirt

A sleek top-handle clutch bag and delicate drop earrings are all you need to complete the ensemble

Having perfectly folded shirts means nothing if you've crammed so many into your bag that everything gets compressed beyond recognition

So if youre ready to make your own upcycled denim Charleston dress, heres what you will need: Charleston dress pattern 3 pairs of old/distressed jeans (I used 2 pairs of rigid denim jeans but I strongly recommend 3 so theres more leeway in case of cutting errors or if you want to cut around heavily faded areas) 20 metal/jean zipper topstitching thread and needle And now for the super easy tutorial: Measure yourself and pick one size (or 2 sizes) bigger than the size you fall into or add a seam allowances to your existing size