Following up from the last post... I did it! Yesterday was the Re-Style Fashion Show and Competition at the Green With Indie Craft Event here in St.Louis. It was a lot of work in the 2 weeks before re-designing and sewing the 3 dresses I decided to enter, but it was so much fun I hope this first-time event continues on annually!
These are 3 dresses I have been meaning to fix up for a while now. From L to R Albert Nipon power dress - super 80's/ early 90's, 1960's vintage maxi dress - love the orange, and a shapeless, drab, brown plaid dress circa early 90's(?).
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Taking inspiration from the Spring runways, I wanted to create pieces that would be light, feminine and great for the warmer weather. Here are the finished outfits in the show:
My friend, Lisa, modeling the black floral + thrifted Chanel shoes!
A blurry detail shot of the headpiece
I decided to not add the plaid pieces to the top to keep the orange from being too overwhelming.
You can see the nervousness on my face in this pic haha
The final walk with all the models.
There were a lot of amazing pieces in the show and I was so happy to be able to display my work for the first time in a public venue offline. To my surprise, when they announced the winners, I ended up with not 1 but 2(!!!) of the awards! I received the top prize for my category-Most Eco-Fabulous Individual and a smaller prize-Most Creative Repurposing. The envelopes were filled with great stuff including gift cards to an upscale salon, a jewelry store, and tickets to the Missouri Botanical Gardens. When they were announcing the winners I was so caught up in the after-show excitement and chatting with my friends that came to watch that I'm not even sure which pieces won for what awards! At the end, all of the outfits were donated to a silent auction that benefits earthdancefarms.org. It was a really fun and eventful day and I am now relaxing the rest of the weekend, contemplating what to work on next. Stay tuned!
The prize packages.
