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A celebration deserves as new frock.
The celebration this frock was made for was the recent Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards (aka The Jessies). This was my second time out to this annual honoring of exceptional professional theatre in Vancouver, and it was great! There were many wins for good friends of mine, and for the theatre that has been my home for the past two seasons, followed by a great deal of enthusiastic dancing.
In continued tradition for me, I ran out of time to put the finishing touches on the frock before heading out the door. The lace applique was added on after. Hand sewing and trimming the lace certainly took more time that I had estimated.
I also tried to harden up the styling of this with some dark lipstick and gold nails, being there is ever so much pastel and lace going on here.
I didn't have enough fabric to make a fully lined skirt, so I went the way of the 'underwear as outerwear' trend and made matching pink satin shorts for underneath. A little transparent. Not sure how I feel about that.
I do know how I feel about the skirt, though. It feels lovely!
The material from the skirt has a lovely flow and movement when I walk.
I hope that these pictures can capture a bit of that movement. I admit, it made me feel a bit like a model on a catwalk, feeling the fabric flowing around me as I walked. It felt like water.
The bodice was from the same Vintage Vogue 2239 that I used for my Ice Cream Parlor Frock, as well as the same yoke that I self drafted for the same piece. Added to that was a (also self-drafted) full circle skirt that I made to have the hem dip lower in the back. That helped the whole flowy-ness thing.
Hopefully this frock will be put to use for many more celebrations, including a few weddings this summer...
A celebration deserves as new frock.
The celebration this frock was made for was the recent Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards (aka The Jessies). This was my second time out to this annual honoring of exceptional professional theatre in Vancouver, and it was great! There were many wins for good friends of mine, and for the theatre that has been my home for the past two seasons, followed by a great deal of enthusiastic dancing.
In continued tradition for me, I ran out of time to put the finishing touches on the frock before heading out the door. The lace applique was added on after. Hand sewing and trimming the lace certainly took more time that I had estimated.
I also tried to harden up the styling of this with some dark lipstick and gold nails, being there is ever so much pastel and lace going on here.
I didn't have enough fabric to make a fully lined skirt, so I went the way of the 'underwear as outerwear' trend and made matching pink satin shorts for underneath. A little transparent. Not sure how I feel about that.
I do know how I feel about the skirt, though. It feels lovely!
The material from the skirt has a lovely flow and movement when I walk.
I hope that these pictures can capture a bit of that movement. I admit, it made me feel a bit like a model on a catwalk, feeling the fabric flowing around me as I walked. It felt like water.
The bodice was from the same Vintage Vogue 2239 that I used for my Ice Cream Parlor Frock, as well as the same yoke that I self drafted for the same piece. Added to that was a (also self-drafted) full circle skirt that I made to have the hem dip lower in the back. That helped the whole flowy-ness thing.
Hopefully this frock will be put to use for many more celebrations, including a few weddings this summer...
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Wow! Those pictures certainly do show the skirts movement, it's very ethereal and feminine. I'm sure you felt a million dollars wearing it :)
ReplyDeleteThis is stunning!
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