Another Vintage Dress that needs "adjustment" (2025)

I picked up this dress at a cute little vintage place in Pensacola on our trip to the Keys: Rocket to Saturn.  The owner was so nice, and she had some great stuff.  As with most clothes that are from the 60's, the arm-holes are TINY!  The neckline is a bit high as well...but I could not resist...I thought if I bought it and made some adjustments, maybe I could wear this to our fall wedding in Hawaii.  

I started by comparing the openings with other tops that already fit me:

This helped me baste the new openings, remove the current armhole binding/lining, and cut away excess fabric:

I save really random pieces of fabric.  This was an old pillowcase, and will make nice new armholes!

Voila!

The dress was also a tad bit too short, and with the extra material in the original hem, plus some new hem tape, I was able to lengthen a bit.

Here are the finished comparisons...I think it'll be ok to wear to the wedding!