Day 307: Gala Dress
As usual, a major event snuck up on me, with me totally unprepared! By day, I work at the South Carolina Arts Commission as their Grants Manager (A big Pttttttthbt! to those of you who have speculated in my comments section that I don’t work full-time). For the past couple of months, everyone’s been super-busy preparing for our annual SC Arts Gala, which is a big fundraiser for us. So, it’s not like I didn’t see it coming. Unfortunately, when the big day came, I realized I didn’t have a thing to wear! I had no idea what I was going to refashion, as I really didn’t have anything that looked remotely cocktail dress-ish! :/
I dug furiously through my stash, cursing at myself, with only a few minutes to get ready, and came up with this:
No Jillian. This ain’t fancy! 🙁
This is a rather casual dropped waist numba with a tiny stain on the front (which completely failed to show up in pics, sorry!). I hate anything with a dropped waist, as NO ONE looks good in these things. NO ONE. Nope…not even you. So just don’t wear them, okay? 😉
I needed to get rid of that dropped waist, and make this thing look fancy, STAT! First, I made a big chop!
Chop!
I knew I wanted to turn that bottom scrap into a wide sash to hide the stain, and raise the waist of the dress, but I wanted to do something a bit more fun with it than my usual plain jane sashes. I cut three long fringey parts on each side.
Fringey bits!
Then, I tied my sash on by tying the fringey bits off to one side, wrapping them around my waist to the other side, and tying them again!
I think my last-minute refash ended up quite nice! 🙂
Bringing Fetching Back! 😉
When I found out I would have to wear a weirdo orange button (see waist) for this event, I compensated as much as I could by tossing on complimentary orange accessories…Like these bad boys:
Rawr!
Even though I had to work the whole time, I managed to sneak in a bit of fun too! 😉
All your dots are belong to us! 😉
Spy Vs. Spy!
Hi, Mr. Photographer! 🙂
I even snapped a few pics of some of my favorite pieces from the sale! 🙂
I heart Dorothy Netherland!
Fiber Art…perhaps my next terrain?
My fave colors…all in one place! 🙂
I’m actually a proud owner of two of Saad’s Sterling Sculpture Necklaces! 🙂
I like the composition of this one.
Heeeere fishy fishy! 🙂
After the gala, I swung by Art Bar to unwind a bit. While there, I ran into Becca, who was wearing a realllly cute refashed Tee! Such a fun night! 🙂
Digging on Becca’s refash! 🙂
Cheers! 🙂
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11 Responses to Day 307: Gala Dress
Love the shoes! And the dress ofcours, wow!
That turned out beautifully! And the shoes… gorgeous! And the photographer… also gorgeous!
The first thing that caught my eye in the “after” we’re those shoes- I LOVE them. I really like the idea of a fringe on the sash, I’ve got to try that. Ps: that photographer needed to have his pic taken too- gorge!
Fantastic and I´m with everyone else – fab shoes (and photographer 😉 )
I’m drooling over the shoes!!! Btw you and the cute photographer would make a great couple 😀
I love it! I ama amazed that made it on such short notice, and I love love love the fringe! And the shoes, of course 🙂
I LOVE it all! Who makes those great shoes? And yes – that photog is super cute- you guys DO make a great couple!
The shoes are from Modcloth.com. I’m going to have to share this entry and all the flattering comments with Mr. Photographer. 🙂 He’s happily married, and just as nice as he is cute! 🙂
I don’t read all your comments, so I did not know that people were speculating that you do not work full-time. What jerks! How completely unnecessary! I thought you made it pretty clear that you worked, and that the refashioning was all in your free time around your job. Seriously, you are so wonderful – they are just jealous. Please ignore that minority – the rest of us love you and your work!
This is great! and I definitely agree about the dropped waist – finally someone who feels the same!
Dropped waist haters….unite!
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