Fancy Dress

I actually cut this dress out back in June, when I was making this dress.

It really should have been sewn as quickly and done then too. But, after I made the first dress, I experienced serious doubts about the gathered skirt look, and given the fancy-ness of the material, my desire to ensure I didn't screw it up left me in a bit of a slump.

I agonized over what to do, even attempted to add a waist band to help things out, which went terribly. In the end, I came to the conclusion that if I never sewed it, it would be much worse than just sewing it and wearing it even if it wasn't perfect. So I pleated the skirt rather than gathering and finished it last week.

Even after that I couldn't bring myself to try it on for another two days, still convinced that it was going to be terrible. When I finally did, it turns out that it is everything I wanted the dress to be. Pockets and all. Sweet relief! I may have danced around the house twirling with excitement.

I don't know why my brain like to tell me that the worst possible scenario is the most likely to occur, but it does and I listen. Sigh.

Anyway, despite what my brain told me about this dress, it was wrong. My dress is so fancy and pretty, fits perfectly and I love it. I even put a layer of gathered tulle on the skirt lining so that the skirt poofs out nicely. First time I've done that, and I'll sure be doing it differently next time, but it works for this one.

None of these photos really show off the amazing shiny-ness of the material, which my traveling parents got for my on one of their adventures last year. It probably contributed to the reason I didn't want to mess up the dress, because I knew there was no getting any more of it if I did.
 

I'm super excited about this dress, although the fact that it's fully lined makes it slightly warmer than you can really comfortably wear a dress in a Brisbane summer, so I think it will be getting more wear come winter, but I'm excited none the less.