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Peach Lace Ball Gown

The dress is made from an iridescent peach lace. The skirt is separate from the bodice, has three layers, and fits over a hoop. The front of the bodice gathers to a point and is structured with corset bones.

Pattern or design used: My Own Design - Kkemper

kkemper, member
Posted on Mar 24th, 2011 in sewing, design, fabric, reader's closet, Lace Ball Gown

Comments (4)

saguaro writes: I'm afraid I don't understand fully how this gorgeous dress is worn. You said that the bodice is separate from the skirt but, the picture shows the two are connected......or do you have a really nifty way to make the two pieces look joined?
Posted: 5:20 pm on June 3rd

alb4ever writes: Wow that is amazing. . . :)
Posted: 8:30 pm on March 31st

kkemper writes: You really had to ask me how long it took didn’t you… I started this dress 10 years ago. I had made the skirt and puff sleeves and I hated them. They were washed out and the skirt was too bulky around the waist. So the project sat unfinished for 10 years. I decided last summer that it was time to finish the dress so I ripped everything apart and redesigned it. I cut the lace from the original two tiered skirt into three tiers (so the top tier had less volume and ended up less bulky in the waistband). I decided the white cotton underlining I was using was washed out so I threw it out and started again. This time I attempted to die the underlining a soft peach however, I did not have peach die on hand so I combined red and yellow die (which should have made orange) and ended up with 10 yards of hot pink cotton. Unwilling to admit any mistakes, I covered all the hot pink pattern pieces with a heavy white polyester organza, typically used for curtains. The organza washed out the hot pink enough to where I think I got away with the mistake I refuse to admit to. So, long story short, the dress took 10 years and 6 months to complete. In reality…it should have only taken 3-4 weekends.
Posted: 4:09 pm on March 24th

livestosew writes: That is stunning, how long did it take you from designing to finish?
Posted: 1:48 pm on March 24th

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