This is a “One of Kind” Prom Dress! From a Junior in High School invited to her first Prom. She came to me with a picture of a designer dress and wanted it to look just like that dress, except with a few changes, of course! We set out to find patterns, deciding on 3 different “commercial patterns” to create the design she wanted. I got started designing and created the dress out of a white cotton fabric until the design and fit was perfect. I used the cotton fabric dress as my pattern pieces to cut out the dress fabric. At that point we were on a mission to find the fabric, selecting white satin and sheer for the skirt and for the bodice, which she wanted to be pink/ivory and white lace. After an entire day of hunting for the perfect lace fabric, we stumbled across a remnant of $200 per yard, ivory/beige lace w/pink and white beaded pearls and sequins, and since it was a remnant of only 1 yard left, we were able to purchase it for $50.00. What a discovery! What I also discovered was that my sewing machine could not sew through all the lace, beads and sequins. I learned real quick how to be creative in cutting out an entire bodice from 1 yard of fabric and how to hand sew lace and zippers! What a great experience I had and it’s inspired me to design more. For the Junior going to her first Prom, the dress was a hit, she was the envy of the Prom wearing her own designer “One of a Kind” Prom Dress that all the girls adored!
Very lovely...sexy but not trashy!
that is ugly prom dress!
Very nice! And don't you think the process is half the fun?!
Really pretty prom dress.
looks too much like a wedding dress... but hey, that was her choice :P
fabulous job! Thanks for sharing your story!
Lovely dress, but not colors I would have picked.
Congratulations - a happy yung girl feeling like a million dollars , and looking fantastic. I am very imrpessed with the way you cut the bodice - making the most of your '$200/yd' find! Well done. Genevieve