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[miss_philomena]

Finally posted my Dress U pics! It's a combination of my own and ones stolen from others.

I don't have pictures of Friday night and Saturday day for myself, but I did get the rest, so here's the quick list of what I wore:


Saturday night: the Titanic Dinner:
This dress was slightly stress inducing, and that was before I even started sewing. And here's why: I decided I wanted to do an embroidered sheer overgown style gown, so what better way to do that than with a sari? So after it was linked in an article on Your Wardrobe Unlock'd, I went to Utsav Fashion, which makes saris new to order. In early April I picked out this sari and I thought all was well and good with the world. Then May 10th I got an email from them saying the sari I ordered was damaged in production and I needed to pick out a new sari because they weren't making that style anymore. Cue panic and a near moment of crying. Back onto their website I went, and settled on this sari. It arrived on May 23rd, basically a week before Dress U. The design on it was so perfect though that all I really needed to do with the net was cut it apart and just arrange the pieces how I liked best.

So here is the result: A green net overdress and black silk charmeuse underdress, worn with vintage black kid opera gloves, and a beaded Juliet cap.

Mom picture! (And one of the full front shots)
It's a tad too long in the front, so you can see where I pinned up a tuck under the overskirt. I think what I'll do for future wear is some pleats to create a bit of draping on the center front and side seams.


Sunday morning for the Let Them Eat Crepes breakfast I went simple and wore my chemise gown and linen overrobe, nothing new there. It was an easy, lazy morning.


In the afternoon for the Mad Hatter Tea I had my stripy natural form gown, which had it's own set of trials and tribulations, when I discovered a week before Dress U that the bodice didn't close over my bust, but I went for a quick and easy fix with the stomacher/false vest front. Now I'm actually toying with the idea of taking the red buttons off and covering that with a shirred panel, though I'm not sure if I want to go with the yellow taffeta or the green striped taffeta. Something to play with at a later date.

Anyway, the green stripy natural form gown, worn with the metallic green leather hat I bought last year at Costume Con:



Sunday evening was Tiaras and Jampagne, and I pulled out my Strawberries and Cream gown from Costume Con last year, though this year I taped up the overskirt so it looked better. Add a ton of fake hair, some feathers and a tiara and I was ready to go~



And that's Dress U for me!

Comments

[mandie-rw.livejournal.com]

Never would have guessed you got the sari a week before Dress U! All for the best, though, because the work on that sari is gorgeous. :)

[miss-philomena.livejournal.com]

Yes, it was very quickly thrown together xD I should do a better write up of it at some point, but I used a Simplicity 'corset' pattern for the underbodice, cut off at the waistline, which surprisingly fit right out of the envelope, used fusible interfacing for the bodice and top half of the skirt to stabilize the charmeuse rather than line it, and the underskirt closes with an oh so period zipper.

But thanks! I think if the sari hadn't been so utterly perfect, it wouldn't have been able to come together so easily.

[the-aristocat.livejournal.com]

Gorgeous dresses!

[miss-philomena.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[quincy134.livejournal.com]

All of your outfits were beautiful! I loved the way your Titanic Dress came out.

[miss-philomena.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I think it's my favorite dress of the weekend.