It started about a month ago now. From the local thrift store a lilac pair of size 18, elastic waist pants came home with Xernay. The cost? Under $2. The vision? Dresscue these pants and create Xernay’s prom dress. Luckily, since Juniors wear short dresses to the Senior prom, I felt we had enough “fabric” to pull this off.
The fabric is a permanent crinkle. in a lightweight polyester fabric of some sort. The inspiration for the Dresscue came from Elie Saab’s lavender couture dress that Mila Kunis wore to the 2011 Oscars.
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Of course, given the origins of these pants, the inset lace wasn’t possible. So, I navigated towards the drape, fabric, lace and some rhinestone trim. To get the shape, I cut off the pants just below the pockets and ripped the sides to create the arms and shoulders.
This is the front starting to take shape
Then, I worked the back of the dress
It worked best to remove fabric as we went along the process of many try-on’s, pinnings and bastings. I made a couple of trips to several stores to find the chiffon and trims.
Stay tuned for the big reveal….tomorrow.
