On Wednesday evening, the Gingers took a field trip down to the new VeraCruz gallery at 2108 Vermont Ave NW.  The evening event was their  Sketch Lounge, which we’re hoping is the first of many to come.  A handful of artists were on site sketching and making art.  Once the pieces were finished, participants could then […]

Howdy folks! This week’s revamped dress comes to us straight from the 80s, with shoulder pads, stretched out elastic, poor tailoring ‘n all! Our inspiration was work-wear that can still be sexy and stylish without drawing too much attention.

At Ginger Root, we aren’t too crazy about throwing away fabric, even if there’s not a whole lot of it.  So when we have leftover bits, we use them for whatever we can; spats, pockets, patches, and yep, you guessed it, tops! Kristen’s “scrap tank top” was one that she sewed herself using pieces of vintage fabric. Paired with bloomers (of course!) and some spectacular accessories, she still looked chic on a sweaty summer’s day.

This thrift store dress has been with us for a while.  We actually started working on this dress back in the Spring of 2010 and had to put it on pause in order to open our basement store at 1530 U st NW.  Originally it had a long hem and a collar, and the before picture (post hemming and collar removal) here shows that it has little shape, too much fabric still, and staining here and there.

As you all know, we are big fans of bloomers here. They’re comfortable, cute, and pretty much work with every lady’s figure. So when Charlie brought us this shapeless blue dress, we all agreed; turn that thing into an awesome pair of bloomers!

So the dress went from this…