Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Turning over a Pink and Gold Leaf for the New Year!



My 2015 RTW Fast was marked by last minute sewing for special events.  I am pleased to say I turned over a new leaf in the final hours of 2015!

Originally I had planned to make Gertie's Bombshell dress for a New Year's Eve wedding in Boston.  I allocated Monday-Wednesday of the week between Christmas and New Year's to sew.  Since my office was closed for the week, I just assumed that lady-of-leisure-me could get it all done! WRONG.  By 3am Wednesday morning, I was only on lesson 9 of 16 of Gertie's Craftsy course (no longer available) and thoroughly enjoying the slow pace and couture techniques.



There was no way I would finish in time for our Thursday train to Boston.  So I stepped away from the sewing machine and went "shopping" in my existing wardrobe.  Turning up a New Year's appropriate me-made dress from December 2010!


Vogue 1174,  a now out of print Cynthia Steffe pattern.



I made Vogue 1174 for my husband's holiday party in London in December 2010.  It was a fancy British affair and I can remember being self-conscious about my me-made frock.  I haven't worn it since.

The pink and gold fabric is from Winmill in Boston.  I cannot remember the details of the dress construction.  This is quite an advanced pattern, as it involves boning in the lining and a 15 piece bodice. I worked on the dress over the 2010 Thanksgiving weekend with much needed assistance from my Mom.

For the Boston wedding, I accessorized the dress exactly as I did in 2010.  I wore a little leather and gold flower in my hair purchased on the day of the London party at Liberty.  I sewed up a matching stole made from the leftover fashion fabric and embellished my shoes with me-made shoe clips using gold organza and a rhinestone center.

Cheers to slow and deliberate sewing in the new year!

4 comments:

  1. Dress is lovely and looks lovely on you. Nothing me-made looking about this!

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    1. Thanks Cissie! My poor quality pictures hide a good deal, but I do love this dress and was so glad to rediscover it. Though it took some digging to find it!

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    1. Thank you Sonja! it was fun and it sure did stand out at the wedding because I was the only guest not dressed in black!

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