I totally love convertible dresses and wear them often when I go on vacation. The only ones I have are the two layered wrap ones I got for twenty bucks each at a street fair. I think they were made from unwanted silk saris, so the fabric has gorgeous prints, beautiful drape and is very lightweight. From what I can tell, it's really just two layers of rectangular fabric sewn into a waistband with long straps. You can find a great video on the different ways to wear them here:
http://www.karizadesigns.com/
Another kind of convertible dress uses stretch jersey knit fabric. I first saw that kind of dress on Victoria Secret, seen here:
http://www2.victoriassecret.com/commerce/onlineProductDisplay.vs?namespace=productDisplay&origin=onlineProductDisplay.jsp&event=display&prnbr=EE-238573&cgname=OSKEYCLOZZZ&rfnbr=2201
The jersey dress has a different construction and is also very versatile. You can see the different ways you can wear this type of dress here:
http://www.monifc.com/marilyn-convertible-dress.html
I really like versatile clothing so I don't end up overloading my closets or spending loads of money on different looks, so I'm totally intrigued by convertible clothing. Since I don't have the jersey style dress, I think I'm going to try to make one of my own. A really popular and simple pattern for this dress can be found here:
http://rowena.typepad.com/rostitchery/infinity-dress.html
I'm really tempted to stop by my favorite fabric store today to pick up some jersey fabric!
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