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Last year my husband and I didn’t have time to plan our costumes for Halloween, so this year we decided early to be a Mail order Bride and Geek.
I searched for short wedding dress inspiration, tons of it actually, but since my own costume was at the end of the to-do list for last week. I end up with only 6 hours to make the dress, so I had to change my design and make it more time-friendly.
I kept the top just like I wanted and changed just the bottom of the dress, my plan was to have a bottom full of rosettes – very over the top :) but I end up making just an underskirt with left over purple from my my real wedding dress and a plain bottom. I didn’t use any patterns and just cut and measure myself to make it.
I used some old curtains that my husband’s Aunt gave me to make the dress, the purple left overs, and I spend $3 on the white satin I used for the inside and the outside details. it has an incorporated satin sash just because I’m weird like that :)
One of my favorite parts were the back, I also made the purple detachable so I can wear it and show as much purple as I want, or none. I also think it looks cute without the underskirt, it’s more like a normal dress.
You can see the full post and the rest of the pics in this blog post.
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mostly recycled materials
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Apr 27, 2011, 03.12 AMby lipglosspops101
u should so post a tutorial
Apr 18, 2011, 04.42 PMby themisslinds
i can’t believe this was a halloween costume – it’s so beautiful!
Apr 17, 2011, 07.27 AMby mnavoy
amazing! i would wear it as my REAL wedding dress!
Nov 6, 2010, 12.04 PMby lelie
Wow! Great dress!
Nov 5, 2010, 06.21 AMby scarletohara
this dress is amazing seriously!!!! so beautiful!
Nov 5, 2010, 12.08 AMby junehawk
Beautiful. I’d actually wear this as a wedding dress.
Nov 3, 2010, 09.06 PMby simone272
This is beautiful! How many layers of tulle did you use for the skirt?
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Nov 15, 2010, 09.15 AMby howjoyful
I used 4 layers of tulle and the bottom satin for the dress. For the petticoat I used 6 small length layers in the bottom, 6 medium layers about half the length and then 4 at the top. it is a lot of layers :D
Nov 2, 2010, 10.46 AMby peaches2218
If you don’t think you’ll wear this, you should consider selling it. It’s completely wearable, and no one would imagine it had originally been a Halloween costume. Excellent work for such a tight time limit.
Nov 2, 2010, 09.09 AMby Maria Alejandra Curbelo Cal
Absolutamente precioso…¡Bellisimo!.
Nov 2, 2010, 07.20 AMby oshy31
woooooowwwwooowwoooooowww!
Nov 2, 2010, 06.10 AMby howjoyful
Thank you everyone =]
Nov 2, 2010, 03.30 AMby Kelly Briggs
BEAUTIFUL! I would have worn that at my wedding. I love it!
Nov 1, 2010, 08.40 PMby holasoylulu
well done!!
Nov 1, 2010, 03.15 PMby alyc
Gorgeous !
Nov 1, 2010, 03.08 PMby seedling
Oh I love it! 6 hours?! I think I spent 6 hours just sewing the sequins on my Halloween costume… Kudos to you!!
Nov 1, 2010, 11.07 AMby doudou
WoooowwwW your dress is so beautiful !!! so original !!
Nov 1, 2010, 10.50 AMby magdamagda
its better than many wedding dresses out there… actually its so so lovely! congrats!
Nov 1, 2010, 07.02 AMby kdrodgers
I love it….so fresh, so fun, so lovely!!!!
Nov 1, 2010, 06.27 AMby minkyone
Oh wow, You´re so talented! Amazing dress.
Nov 1, 2010, 06.18 AMby Ralf Schmitz
such a great dress! i love it!
Nov 1, 2010, 06.15 AMby lemadrid
That is gorgeous!!
Nov 1, 2010, 05.28 AMby nishavinod2009
beautiful!
Nov 1, 2010, 01.13 AMby nidhi
wow, so beautiful! i love it!
Nov 1, 2010, 01.09 AMby Zane Tanqueco
Lovely=)
Nov 1, 2010, 12.55 AMby gaviccaabri
Unbelievable, It’s beautiful!
Nov 1, 2010, 12.51 AMby kelepso
Are you kidding me? $3? This pretty amazing and it look couture! Wow, I am impressed!