Francaise Dinner - I wasn't Nekkid

[robinsnest]

Now the boring part, the proof-I-wasn't-nekkid-part. I mean it was a GREAT party but it wasn't thaaat kinda party. I owe a huuuuuuuuuuuuuge thank you to two LJ people. Firstly koshka_the_cat for her amazing tutorial which I found incredibly helpful. I also used her petticoat tutorial, so really I owe her double thanks. Secondly hirami came over on Friday night and majorly helped me finish. She helped me tidy my sewing room for it's overnight guest, and sewed all the trim on my stomacher. So ladies I express to you my utmost gratitude. 

Now that being said I didn't get a ton of good pictures of me in the dress. Rob seemed more interested in the group as a whole...and when we were all standing well I was behind the camera, so lets see what I can scrounge up...

Borrowed from madamekat:




In the end the fit turned out ishy, but I promise the sleeves don't wrinkle that much if I'm standing with my shoulders back and my arms not at my sides. This is BEFORE I laughed till I broke the pins holding gown to stomacher. I had a wardrobe malfunction! 



ookay maybe my sleeves are balanced too far back...but I hate to break it to y'all I'd have to unsew A LOT to swing them around and it ain't happening. I still can't quite figure out what the robings are supposed to do after they hit the waist, they just kinda explode into the skirt at the moment. You can also admire my stomacher coming off from my broken pin. 

Looking back at pictures it ain't all that, but I sure as heck FELT pretty so that's really at all that matter right? and I do think the last min addition of the silver trim (yay Jomar) did help to make it feel fancier. I have a wider version of the same trim to *coughsomedaycough* use along the skirt sides and petticoat. 

Comments

[sadievale.livejournal.com]

Yay, I really liked your dress - it was lovely!! Such a fun event, :)

[sewloud.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I really had a wonderful time :-)

[madamekat.livejournal.com]

I know what you mean. I don't think my outfit showed up well in photos at all. You were certainly VERY pretty! I loved your dress, your choice of trim, and your hair, too!

[sewloud.livejournal.com]

maybe when it gets warmer we should dress up and go take a photo shoot in Valley Forge park or something. Get some better pictures.

[blackcat452.livejournal.com]

I thought you looked great. And I love that photo of us, that was so nice of Rob to be our personal photographer

[sewloud.livejournal.com]

I like that one of us too! One of my faves from the evening :-) That said we need to do a daylight photo shoot of your gown so the true color comes through in a photo better.

[lidiabest.livejournal.com]

You look wonderful!

[sewloud.livejournal.com]

Why thank you!

[estela-dufrayse.livejournal.com]

I think your dress turned out fantastic!
The robings are supposed to just go away into the skirt in the style that you've made, great job there.
If you are hung up on the sleeves, to me they look like they are not sitting high enough on your shoulder, they should be above your shoulder point for this period, sitting right on it at the most. The photo where you are sitting down, looks like the sleeve is falling off your shoulder. All you would need to do is just undo the sleeve cap, not the underarm, and adjust. I don't think they need to be tilted any at all, the wrinkles just are showing that.

All in all, a fabulous job, you looked fabulous.

[sewloud.livejournal.com]

Thanks :-) I feel like the robings are awkward, but maybe that's just in my head :-)

[estela-dufrayse.livejournal.com]

I think they look perfect!

[koshka-the-cat.livejournal.com]

It turned out so pretty! And I'm so glad I helped!

[sewloud.livejournal.com]

I really can't thank you enough, it was a huuuge help in getting my brain around how the whole thing worked. Once it clicked it wasn't that complicated at all, it was just getting to the a-ha moment.

[mandie-rw.livejournal.com]

I love that it's a perfect shot of the glittery peacock in the first picture! Yay glittery peacock!