I know. I know. I promised you more Steampunk Dalek. But it's prom season, so it only feels appropriate to break in to the series and share my prom dress upcycle!
I recently attended the employee prom at work, and it was a phenomenal time. Our theme was "Enchantment Under the Sea." As nerds, there was no other option except to have a Kraken centerpiece on each table.
I digress. I had the perfect dress for the occasion. I bought it in 2010 for $17 from a wedding shop, and it's been sitting in my closet since.
The problem? I'm bigger than I was in 2010. The dress needed some alterations if it was going to fit.
I recently attended the employee prom at work, and it was a phenomenal time. Our theme was "Enchantment Under the Sea." As nerds, there was no other option except to have a Kraken centerpiece on each table.
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| The Kraken takes over the table! |
I digress. I had the perfect dress for the occasion. I bought it in 2010 for $17 from a wedding shop, and it's been sitting in my closet since.
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| The dress before alterations |
The problem? I'm bigger than I was in 2010. The dress needed some alterations if it was going to fit.
I decided to take out the zipper and put in some lacing down the back. This was my first time hacking a dress so fancy, so I was a bit nervous. Turns out not so bad to seam rip the zipper out. The challenge was getting the lacing in. I bought two different styles of loops and lots of ribbon. My first attempt looked pretty good.
The problem was that when I tried to get the dress off the dress form, it popped some of the loops. And the loops were all connected, so when one popped, they all popped. I didn't discover this last bit until the morning of prom! So I had to do some frantic last-minute alterations (of which I do not have pictures). I was not happy with them, but the dress stayed on and looked great from the front!
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