Merry Christmas everyone! I finished my ball dress for the Swing Sesh White Christmas Ball. The Swing Sesh is my swing dancing school, and it was a night full of big band jazz, pretty white dresses and dapper gentlemen (mostly in white!). This was my effort, based on McCalls 5036, from 1959. The pattern called for a lace overlay over the yoke but I adapted it into a strapless gown with a boned bodice instead.
The fabric is from Ikea! A sturdy drill, I embellished the bodice with beaded stars to make it a bit more dressy. After my debacle with the Brown Birds dress, this one is sturdy enough to last for another 50 years!
I also covered a pair of plastic wedges in the fabric to make matching shoes! It was my first time covering shoes and I was really happy with the result.
There are many more pictures on my blog, Whipstitch Sewing.
Love it!!! ♥ Have a great time. You will knock 'em dead!
It's just beautiful! And I LOVE your covered shoes too!
You look so pretty! Have a wonderful time!
How did you cover the shoes? Did you coat the fabric with some sort of adhesive first and then water-proof it? I am vastly interested.
You look great!!! Love the dress. Hope you had a blast!
How cute are you? I love the dress and the shoes are awesome!
The dress, and you, look gorgeous!
Thanks for following my blog hun, i'm following yours too, very interesting! x
Beautiful dress, and the fit is perfect!
LOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE. <3 what a smashing dress! i never would have thought to cover shoes- they look amazing!
those shoes are awesome!!!!