Fashion

Yellow Silk Dress

I never have really worked with silk. So this was an experiment. 

The top on this dress turned out very baggy, but it's not too bad, the waste band keeps it flattering. 

Instead of doing a straight skirt, next time I need to cut more of 

an A-Line, would be more flattering on the hips. I tried to taper it out after 

cutting it but only had so much fabric to work with. 

The ruffles are a little lop-sided so I am going to add
flowers to the one side.

 The puff sleeves worked great for this, I would've added
more material to the ruffle to make it bunch more even.

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HALLOWEEN COSTUMES 2012

Scott and I dressed up as Buttercup and Wesley from The Princess Bride for Halloween. We tried finding costumes at the "costume store", apparently they only carried a wide selection of prostitute attire. And each costume cost about 40-90 bucks. No thank you. So I decided to make my own costume, but fabric is even more expensive. Thank goodness there are these things called thrift stores. I found a tablecloth and a very cheep thin curtain for about 4 dollars total and made a dress from that. 

We also found some black fabric (old skirt cut up), a black pair of pants and a black shirt for Scott. I think we spent about 10 dollars or a little more on his getup. So there you have it! Two great costumes for less than 20 bucks. 

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Simple Pull Over Sundress (Made out of some old fabric I had lying around)

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Victorian Style Skirt I had made for one of Julie's formals.

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Toulle Dress I designed and constructed from scratch that won a scholarship to FIT in New York and was walked down the runway.

....and wore it to my prom

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Starburst Dress I designed and constructed that won Gold in Regionals  and Nationals Scholastic Arts Competition.