The 2-week Prom Dress (Waay pic heavy)

[Iokina]

Finally! After 2 weeks of slaving night and day, here, my friends is my perfect Prom Dress.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v43/Stylish_Modesty/front.jpg

This took 5 1/2 yards of black satin
3 yards of lime green stretchy satin
5 yards terribly hard to sew rhinestone-encrusted sheer black fabric
6 yards of black lining
6 yards of thick netting
2 yards black interfacing
roll of stitch witchery
lots of boning...just lots
2 spools of black thread
one spool lime green thread
bottle of black seed beads
2 rhinestone encrusted buttons
3 black jewels (purse not seen)

There are two layers of thick netting under the dress. Every seam of the lining and dress was stitched with small stitches then overcasted. The overlay has entirely french seams (difficult to do when you technically can't iron the fabric...the glitter/rhinstones kept melting). The stripes on the bust have rows of hand beading on them. I'll get a better picture of that later.

Halfway through the hem I realized I had never actually hemmed anything before.

My Boyfriend and I
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v43/Stylish_Modesty/Faceshot.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v43/Stylish_Modesty/blurry.jpg
Just me
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v43/Stylish_Modesty/mee.jpg


The Back
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v43/Stylish_Modesty/nowrapback.jpg

Closeup of the neck and earrings my mom and I designed. I ended up not having the time to make it myself, so my mom did it for me. T'was her first time making jewelry!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v43/Stylish_Modesty/P4181406.jpg

[loveakarebear]

wow! i like that! and kudos to mom for the cute necklace too :)

[gollygeeitsbee]

so our prom dresses look similar lol
i have the same colors in the prom dress i made X)
im about to post my thread
yours turned out beautiful!
great job!

[Iokina]

Thanks a lot, guys :)

[aglanceatmyworld]

I don't have any idea what french seams are...but your dress totally rocks! You two look amazing and the jewelry looks great too :)

[timidgothica]

ah, you did such a good job! it's looks so good on you.

[coldtostada]

thats really pretty :)

[Riechan]

wow, very beautiful, I wish I had worn a dress like that!

[Way2crazy]

that is so cool! I wish I had the skills and the patients to make something like that!

[singing_muffin23]

Did you use a pattern? Cause I'm trying to design a dress with the same basic design! Really good job! I like it.

[Daphne]

Very nice! It's beautiful, and it's very flattering on you.

[The Angry Hippie]

OH MY it's fantastic..... you look stunning!

[klc1168]

Looks like the work was worth it. You look gorgeous as does the dress.

[Social Beetle]

Awesome job on both the dress and the jewelry. Really impressive.

[Iokina]

Wow, guys! that is a lot of responses. Thank you so much!

As for the pattern, I just used Simplicity 5207. Everything else was drafted myself. I used the pattern for the black dress.
http://www.simplicity.com/assets/5207/5207.jpg

[Iokina]

Oh! I forgot to Add -

My boyfriends mom also made my corsage and his boutanir (How do you spell that?!) In addition to all of the flowers for 4 of my other friends.

[Addie_Marie]

Oh, wow! Amazing job!! I love the black and green! And the jewelery is beautiful too. :)

[Elizabeth.K.]

cute and good job i am very prod lol

[loccinfit]

Stunning -- absolutely stunning!

[meig_sews]

ah it's so gorgeous. i love the colors and you look so pretty in it!

[Miss_Gagarin]

really nice! I hope the evening was memorable!

[delight]

that is such a cute dress. i love that you put the corsage thingy on your dress. it looks really good.

and your mom's jewelry is cool too. it's like an overall awesome look.

[Glitterimage2]

It turned out so cute and love the glitter

[KoolKatKellie]

geez!!! u should start a club on etsy and sell prom dresses!!!! lol. not really. that would take forever..... but still...... THATS "M"-AZING!!!! =D

[brittanix]

Oh I'm so jealous! That's beautiful. I can't wait to make my prom dress.

[lipglossgirlsavestheday]

WOW! That's amazing! It looks really pretty, as do you.

[jsedai_77]

great googly moogly!! you did a superb job!
I like how you modified the pattern...really turned a ho-hum dress into something really special.

[Iokina]

Aww thanks again you guys.

I just got prom pics, so when I scan them I'll put them up. I'm also going to prolly head out to a park sometime and take some more photos (I'm going to enter it in a contest)

[mkristi17]

omg now you really inspired me to make a dress but since my school doesn't do prom it would just be a dress do you know anyplace were I can get that design make out that you used

[lindsay_pai]

wow, that's incredible! that shimmer fabric must've been a b**** and a half to work with. you and your dress both look great :D good work!

[NalaniFromDaHood]

you look very pritty in it :)

[manduh13]

That is freakin' amazing!

[monochromerainbow]

Oooh, Shiny!
And props to mum for first jewlery attempt!
Looks sweet

[ladyjanewriter]

Yaaay! You did it! Your mom's necklace is great, too.

For future reference, when sewing glittery, sequin, or blinged-out fabric, remove the bling and stuff from the area where you're going to sew. Sequins really break needles.

I'm amazed by everyone doing their prom dresses. I wish I could have done it.

[TheHoLyPanda]

That's so pretty! I'm jealous now. :(

[Berry!]

awesome!! french seams without the iron... never tried it.. never plan to it sounds hard and i'm lazy! i love the dress, and the necklace! hope you had fun in it... i'm being lazy and using simple patters for a 3 fairy costumes for my school's masquerade ball seeing as prom isn't till next year for me. i tried ironing some shimmery materian for wings. it's a right........ yes..... anyways well done!!

[who]

I think that this fabric is difficult to saw it right... but you did GREAT work...

[waterpologrl]

beautiful! great job :]

[Ivy Frozen]

It's beautiful and you look stunning in it.

[Iokina]

Awww wow guys, thanks!

Goodluck Berry, it is hard but it CAN be done...I can't wait to see it!