In May, Mark and I were able to attend the Art Deco Preservation Ball at the Scottish Rite Center in downtown Oakland. It was a magical evening, and the experience rivaled that of making my gown for the event, which took a little over a month. I absolutely love designing and making historical dresses for art deco events.
And, I LOVE to go to fashion exhibits SO the High Style exhibit at the San Francisco Legion of Honor was quite the treat. Of course the two dresses pictured above were my favorite and a total inspiration for next year's event.
Here are some photos of my dress in progress:
I started by draping the gold brocade on the dress form front. |
Front View |
side view |
Back View |
I also decided to make a corset to wear under my dress. I really wanted the silhouette to be authentic. It was fun to make, however, I needed to add a stretch panel in the back as the original design was a little (ahem) small.
Here are some more photos from the event: