How to Dye that Zara Dress - Refashioning
Back in early March I was looking through Zara’s website because my husband said he would treat me to something for my birthday, I saw this white with black spots midi dress and I FELL IN LOVE. It seems like the rest of the world also saw it and fell in love because in weeks the dress went VIRAL.
You know the dress, it’s the one every blogger, woman and her nana have been wearing all summer.
You can’t look outside or walk down the street without seeing that dress, don’t blame them though. Its floaty, comfy and a classic style – a stable for any woman’s wardrobe and I honestly think its in every woman’s wardrobe, it even has its own bloody Instagram!
I wasn’t wearing it that much anymore and I was sure not wearing it to any events as I knew someone else would be wearing it but I loved it, it seemed such a waste to me just to hang in my cupboard – so I dyed it!
I am not the only one who has decided to make the dress a little more personnel, as I said it’s a classic dress, why not reinvent it so it has a little more of your personality.
Its didn’t take much thinking about on what colour I would want it, my favourite is a teal green and Dylon washing machine pod dye had the perfect shade called emerald green. I bought it on Amazon for a reasonable 5 pounds and it was delivered the next day.
I read the instructions over and over because I am known for not following them well and I was not going to ruin my dress.
First thing I had to do was wash my dress, this was to make sure its clean and that any stains wouldn’t interfere with the dying process. The dress also has to be damp before placing the dye in the machine drum, my dress was clean, so I just did a quick rinse and spin to save time and water.
The next step was to place the open dye pod on top of the amp dress inside the washing machine drum and put on a normal 40-degree wash with no detergent or softener. This was the scary part, as I watched the dye pod spill into the water turning it a very dark blue, I started to think I had made a mistake.
When the cycle finished, I opened the door and was very surprised about how true the colour was to the colour on the pod. The dress was looking great, but it was not finished yet. The dress now had to go on another wash cycle, this time with detergent. Remember to remove the dye pod before doing this.
The wash finished, and the dress was done! Oh My Gosh, I’m so impressed! It looks like a completely new dress and I can’t wait to show it off.
No way will my dress stand neglected in the wardrobe.
I hung it up to dry and that was it, so simple. Even I the most accident-prone lady in the world managed it!!
I did have to give the drum and all the rubber bits a good wash down before I put the machine on a wash to clean the drum of any left-over dye. I put it on the longest hottest cycle with nothing in it just to make sure the next time I do a wash that I don’t end up dying all my clothes!
My dress even got a mention in a magazine! - you can see that HERE
I’d recommend being careful. *I don’t take any responsibility for clothing dye cock ups! *
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