Out with the old...

I would like to share with you my Draping final project. We were assigned old semi-icky prom gowns from department storage and told to redesign them, turning them into little cocktail dresses.

The Before:

                 The After:

As you can see, I reused the halter strap and uber-sexy broach from the back of the original dress and incorperated them nicely into the little dress you see the wonderful Jazmine wearing above. I used the original burgundy satin fabric and lining for the basic construction, and added cream-colored, metallic lace as a dreamy cascade on the front. I also reused the zipper and hook-and-eye closure, moved from the side of the "before" to the back of the "after."

This thing gave me lots of issues over the five weeks I had to work on it (draping the muslin on a form, making the flat pattern from scratch, figuring how to make the pattern fit on the fabric I salvaged from the "before" dress, etc.), but I think t turned out great! Hopefully my professor thinks so, too. Fingers crossed!

A big thanks to my dear Jazmine, who rocked it on the runway. I can't imagine how things could have gone any better. I was jumping up and down in my seat with the biggest smile in the world on my face when you came out on stage, and was getting thumbs-up and smiles from my friends who were sitting around me. I love you, sistah!

And thanks to you, my reader, for stopping in to see my latest awesomeness. I love you, too!

Live long and prosper,
Kayla