i’m so excited to let you know that from now on, i’ll be collaborating with Jessica Peterson, an amazing photographer, and also one of my dearest friends, with my DIY projects! she is beautiful inside and out and has a gift to recognize and capture beauty through photographs. her photographs are classy, sophisticated, clean, beautiful, and i don’t know how else to word it, but it looks very upscale and expensive. haha, does that make sense? just look at these photos, they’re one of my favorites. so no more me-taking-the-picture-through-the-mirror photos, hooray!
i modestified the dress by adding black fabric on the bottom of the skirt. instead of picking out the seams of the bottom of the skirt, i added the extra fabric to the bottom of the skirt and sewed it along the already-there seams of the skirt. i didn’t sew the bottom of the added-fabric since the fabric cut nice and clean without any fraying.
project budget: very low(mine was $1-2 per dress)
estimated time: 10 mins.
level: beginner
romwe giveaway winner announced here.
Erica Louise says
Gorgeous dress, stunning photography. You look amazing
Jill says
Beautiful dress and such amazing photos!!
Thanks for linking to a Round Tuit!
Hope you have a fabulous week!
Jill @ Creating my way to Success
http://www.jembellish.blogspot.com/
Anonymous says
Oh watta beautiful dress , im so jealous rite now . u look gorgeous π im waitin for results frm romwe giveaway [yep, its finally monday;) ] love ya
quirkypink says
your dress is lovely, is the white bolero a separate piece? did you make it or buy it? from where? its gorgeous!!
Shiloh says
What a beautiful dress combination! You did a great job with the extra length. Would never have guessed that's the addition.:)
Meme says
The dress is absolutely stunning. Love the shoes. You are gorgeous as always.
Sarah says
Thank you! The white is not attached, it's sewn onto the sleeves and the shoulders. And I have a link on the post right below all the pictures that takes you to the dress. π
quirkypink says
Ah yes, now I see what you mean by having to modestify it, it really needs it… ooo but those sleeves are beautiful!!
Jen Lossing says
What a great dress. Love the structure!
Kisha Patterson-Tanski says
i love this, it is quite stunning.b
Rhiannon says
What a beautiful dress. The sleeves are stunning. Amazing pictures too.
las sandalias de ana says
so chic!
π
ThirstyGirl says
I always think your reworks are SPLENDID! This one included. That dress is sensational. However, why wouldn't you just take out that hem, attach the extra fabric at the bottom with a flat seam and then hem the additional fabric. For once, I think you made the rework look cheap…and you never do that. Please don't be offended, I'm just asking.
Sarah says
hi, the winner has been announced, just follow the link on the bottom of this post. π
Sarah says
I appreciate your honest feedback very much! I guess the reason why I did it this way was because I was in a hurry(my photographer friend came last minute so i actually sewed it while she was at my house waiting) and I just went with this one without much thinking. then she took pictures and I didn't think much about it but I'm so glad you told me it looks cheap! I will be doing it the other way. Feel free to let me know in the future anything I can do to improve!
Crafty Cousins says
Super cute! I love the colors! I'd love for you to link up to Crafty Cousins.
http://crafting-cousins.blogspot.com/2012/03/what-i-wore-sunday-week-10.html
~Natalie @ Crafty Cousins.
Holla! We're your newest followers! π
ThirstyGirl says
like I said, I think you're fab. follow you alot… I felt horrible about leaving this feedback and came back to delete it when I saw your comment. So glad you listened and didn't bristle. You're so sweet. and so talented. really.
Justine says
Stopping by from the Creative Me Link Up! http://queenofsavings.com
Sarah says
Oh, don't feel bad at all! I love it when people give constructive criticism, I know I can always improve and if you really care about someone, you'll be honest and give them ways to improve. SO keep it coming, please! I really mean it. π
Anonymous says
WOW! Your dress budget is more than I spend on clothes for my whole family in a month.
I guess I need to stop being cheap…..
Sarah says
Hi! I got them for free! Believe me, otherwise, it's more than I spend on clothes for my whole family in a month as well. I usually buy $20 dresses for me that's on sale. I am cheap and will always be cheap haha. Thanks for your comment!
Katie says
LOVE this dress–amazing as always. You never fail to amaze me, seriously. Congrats on the new collaborative partner. Just wanted to let you know I featured you on Sew Woodsy as the Reader's Choice! Thanks for linking up!
Selene Wirawan says
I love the dress so much …. Especially the white bolero … How you make it the bolero ?
Anonymous says
You should be on 'Project Runway'=)