{"id":52677,"date":"2014-07-01T07:00:57","date_gmt":"2014-07-01T12:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/?p=52677"},"modified":"2025-12-09T17:31:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T00:31:12","slug":"recycle-bridesmaid-dress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/fashion-trends\/recycle-bridesmaid-dress\/","title":{"rendered":"6 ways to recycle a bridesmaid dress"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You’re wondering how to recycle a bridesmaid dress because you have too many silk taffeta bombs hiding in your closet, right? Yup, we all have them. There’s a reason those terrible bridesmaid dresses are the punchlines of 27 Dresses<\/em> and so many bridezilla movies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you’re absolutely certain you’ll never wear it again — hahaha, you won’t — read on for six fun ways to repurpose a bridesmaid dress. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

1. Sell it on EBay, poshmark, thredup<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Is your dress from a go-to bridal retailer like Anthropologie? If so, there may be other women searching for the same dress at a lower price. So put it up for sale and see what happens. You might generate some cash and another bridesmaid gets her dress for a huge discounted price. Everyone wins!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Donate it<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Donate that poofy shouldered number to Goodwill or Salvation Army. Someone with sewing skills might see a diamond in the rough. A nip and a tuck could turn that dress from wedding has-been to prom’s most eye-catching outfit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Repurpose it for halloween<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Remember the 2011 film Bridesmaids<\/em>? You could easily do a throwback, film-inspired Halloween costume. Or do a zombie bridesmaid. You could even gather up all the former bridesmaids who own the same dress and be a colony of zombie bridesmaids. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

All you need is some white foundation, black smudge makeup to circle your eyes, and blood-red lipstick. If you want to go the extra mile, tease your hair into a rat’s nest and smear mud on yourself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Repurpose the dress for home decor <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You can make various home decor pieces from that old bridesmaid dress. Quilts, throws, table runners, and pillow covers are just a few options. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

MyPerfectWedding.org has the brilliant idea for how to recycle a bridesmaid dress: Use it to make a luxurious tree skirt for the holidays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Alter it<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Whether you’re a DIY girl or you are BFFs with a tailor, consider alterations. You may not wear a satin red dress, but maybe you could wear it in pieces. Separate the dress into two parts, and voila, you have a top for a night out on the town. And, you have a bold over-the-top skirt that you can temper with a calm top. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You could also shorten a long bridesmaid dress into a cocktail dress. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Or, consider combining it with elements of another dress to make a new, unique garment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. Gift the bridesmaid dress back to the bride<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Yes, bridesmaid dresses can be over-the-top. But in truth, playing the part of bridesmaid is the highest honor in a friendship. You can reciprocate by gifting the dress back to the bride. Not as is, of course. That would be ridiculous. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instead, gift a repurposed version of the dress. Use the fabric to make a quilt, headband, picture frame, or decorative pillow case. The possibilities for creative reinterpretation are endless, depending on how handy you are in the sewing room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recycle a bridesmaid dress <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Hopefully these six recycling ideas have your creative juices flowing. Home decor, new fashion, a source of cash, or a precious gift — there is a new life for that old dress. Get creative and have fun repurposing! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

You’re wondering how to recycle a bridesmaid dress because you have too many silk taffeta bombs hiding in your closet, right? Yup, we all have them. There’s a reason those terrible bridesmaid dresses are the punchlines of 27 Dresses and so many bridezilla movies. If you’re absolutely certain you’ll never wear it again — hahaha,… Read More »6 ways to recycle a bridesmaid dress<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[303939],"class_list":["post-52677","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fashion-trends","tag-wedding-style"],"mv":{"thumbnail_id":null,"thumbnail_uri":null},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52677","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52677"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52677\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52677"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52677"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52677"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}