The Cut-Out Dress Makeover

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 This modest makeover is brought to you by Sheri and Tiffany Jensen.

When Tiffany's mom found a cute, sparkly prom dress on clearance for $11, she couldn't pass it up. But there was a problem:
The dress had a cut-out design in back, designed to show bare skin above and below the waistline (see the area highlighted by the white dots in the first piecture below). There was no fabric between the sparkly top (which ended just below the bra line) and the shiny skirt (which started just below the waistline).

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            Before - dress was bare in back            After - insert (outlined with white
             in the area between the white dots           dots) is attached to dress bodice and                                                                                   sides, completely covering the bare area

This problem was easily solved with a little ingenuity and the addition of an insert made in a sheer fabric to match the color of the navy-blue dress. Tiffany's mom simply purchased some sheer fabric, then folded it over so it was no longer see-through (the fold is at the bottom). She cut the fabric the same width as the back of the dress. Last, she stitched the insert to dress's bodice in back, and also stitched the insert to the sides of the dress (the fold makes the hem).