Viral TikToks show how a woman transformed a thrifted beige dress that had 'everything wrong about it' into a Grecian-style gown

• A TikToker posted a viral series on how she transformed a thrifted dress into her wedding outfit.
• The comedian Rosa Escandon told viewers she only had 48 hours to remodel the dress.

A woman spent 48 hours transforming a thrifted dress that she said had "everything wrong about it" into a Grecian-style gown.

The New York City-based comedian and writer Rosa Escandon recently shared a series of TikToks in which she gave viewers a behind-the-scenes look at how she transformed the secondhand beige dress.

Escandon uploaded her first video of the dress on July 28 — as of Saturday, it's received about 43.6 million views.

"So I'm going to a wedding in Florida this weekend, and I'm thinking of wearing this dress, but literally everything is wrong about it," Escandon said in the clip. "The sleeves are wrong, the color is wrong, and I only have like 48 hours to change literally everything about it."

She started the transformation by removing the long sleeves and unsewing the slit of the gown, which she said a previous owner had stitched together. The result was a strapless Grecian-style maxi dress with a fluttery overlay.

In a follow-up post on TikTok, which has received over 11.8 million views, Escandon attempted to dye the dress using a store-bought dye that she poured into water and heated on her stove using a wok.

While she said the mixture smelled "weird," which led her to believe the process had gone "poorly," the dress appeared to take on the dye's color.

"I honestly think this works. I like this," she said. "I feel like Ariel, like coming out of the sea."

Escandon later posted another TikTok showing off the dress, which she paired with strappy black stilettos and a mini bag.

In her final TikTok about the dress, Escandon addressed comments that suggested it wasn't suitable for hot weather.

"Honestly, the heat is not that bad; everyone was very concerned," she said in the clip.

"It's the end of the night, and she served me well," Escandon said. "No pit stains and the makeup stayed on. That's all I can ask for."

Users in the comment section received her final update on the dress well, with many praising Escandon's ability to transform the gown.

"1000 times better than the sand beige it was in the beginning!" one user commented.

"The final result was amazing," another wrote. "You looked so good, the color, the drape, the fit. Mwah!"

"Are you still in Florida I live in Florida I will literally buy this dress off you after the wedding," another user commented. "I love it so much."

Escandon did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.