Make Do Fashion Show

 Here are some photos from the Make Do Fashion Show at Rhythmix Cultural Works on March 9th 2012.  The above dress was made by moi while I was teaching the Fashion Studio One Class at CCA in the Fall of 2010.  We do a recycled project each fall where students make a garment out of two men's shirts.  This was the teacher's version.  Below are more recycled garments from my students at CCA, Kid's Sewing Camps and some of my own work as well.

 Joy wearing a piece by CCA Student Sindia Lin.

 Starr wearing one of my dresses.

 Emma wearing a shirt she made from two of her t-shirts - One she never wore and one that was falling apart.

 Andi wearing a dress made from from her bedroom curtains and a men's shirt she found in my bag of scraps.

 Rashia wearing a dress made by CCA student Jasmine Stewart.

 Emma wearing a child's apron made by me for my Etsy Shop.

 Dress made by STLM Designs.

 Katie wearing a dress by Remy

 Rebekah wearing a remade Paillette dress by Julie Baron

 Reproduction of the Givenchy Breakfast at Tiffany's Dress worn by Mia - Made by Maya Young (12 years old) out of two formals bought at the GoodWill and Salvation Army for under $25. 

Emilie wearing a remodeled vintage wedding gown by me :-) 

Hope you enjoyed the Fashion Show Photos!

Vintage Remodeled Wedding Gown - Part 2

Well, it's done and listed on Esty. 
Here is the before photo:

and here are some after photos:

Voila!

Vintage Re-Done Wedding Gown

Here is the before photo of this late 1960's silk organza and lace wedding gown.
Here the sleeves have been removed and I'm starting to develop the neckline.
The sleeves in this photo are still attached and I'm beginning to remove the lace from around the neck to see what it looks like underneath.
The sleeves have been removed and neckline lace is off, revealing a nicely shaped neckline and much wider without the lace. A little more attractive I think.
The lace on the dress is actually quite nice. The cheap lace around the neck is being removed. to reveal quite a pretty dress.
I'm beginning to remove the lace.
In developing the neckline, I'm deciding it would look good with straps instead.
Now I need to cut the neckline and re-shape the lace on the bodice.
Lace is cut and pinned in place.
I need to peel back the lace at one point to decide where the neckline should be.
Here is the side view of the gown as I'm shaping the neckline and changing the style.

Above you will find the beginning of a gown remodel. The dress above has about 6-8 hours of work in it already including the tub soak it took after I received it from the Ebay Seller. I still have some more work to do before it's finished, but luckily it's just bodice work and a lot of hand sewing. This dress has a terrific detachable train.

More photos to come as it evolves.