I have been working on my prom dress which, spoilers, is not the original pattern idea I had in mind (see post). It is not because the pattern/idea isn't functional, I just didn't want to make it full length lace-- I am using that to make another dress for everyday in a purple knit. Stay tooned for that! (if you want)
I have a couple other projects going on right now, including the lace evening gown, which I will post in a bit when I finish putting the post/projects together. But, because I have been doing tons of research, I thought I'd share with you the a few of the tutorials I was looking at right now
After a looong hiatus for college apps I decided that, with my newfound free time, I would actually make my dress for senior prom. Despite the fact it is both terrifying and very tempting to buy a dress...I want bragging rights maybe? Basically.
I did a prom round up in the past, but these are going to be more project specific... and hopefully they'll be more helpful too.
So while I prepare myself for the *agony* of dress making, I've been doing some research to get started and decide which one to go through with. First thought was an off the shoulder dress like these that cost $380- 608 from free people.
Or the red dress from the Summertime Sadness music video... for y'all Lana del Rey fans.
I think that it wouldn't be too hard to kind of simplify these by using this tutorial for the top part (ignoring the shorts part), but extending the length of the top to a maxi dress length.
That would presumably make the basic structure of the dress. Then you could use elastic or a belt to cinch the waist and sleeves (if you'd like). For fabric chiffon, lace, and/or jersey were my first thoughts, but I think anything with a good drape would work. Play with adding a slit, different neckline/sleeves, and maybe even fabric paint...
OR you could leave it relatively simple and add a chunky necklace and cool earrings to make it more interesting. Or maybe like a hair fascinator or something. Be creative!
I've been gone for ages because the end of last school year was crazy..But hey, I've started a new project... and it's surprisingly easy!
I love vests and am really starting to love the look of mixing denims... Inspired by various projects found on Pinterest and the interwebs, I chopped up two damaged/painted on pants (with holes in rather embarrassing places) and meddled with them to fit the pattern of a vest I already had.
I still need to play with other details, so that will be a surprise for all of us
Until then, here are more looks/projects with denim:
So I think it's pretty much a fact that making your dress is the cheapest thing to do-- unless you buy it from a thrift store or get it free as a gift or something which is awesome
But these are some of the videos I think are the best (and easiest for those w/out real training) on the youtubes... hopefully it will be helpful to y'all:
7iggy is a channel that has a bunch of videos, but here's a few
Threadbanger, because seriously they started all of this sweet, sweet madness
*Note: video has three parts, this is the first, but you can find them on her channel or on related videos
** giannyl has a TON of really simple tutorials (I've referenced them on previous blog posts) so check it out! I just put a few of them, but trust me the rest of her videos are worth checking out (dont forget to click read more because, surprise, there's more videos!)
