White busiter with hand beaded appliques and straps and triple layer bias cut skirt
butier: polyester
skirt: chiffon
appliques with hand beading
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Me…this was my final dress in my couture class in college…I drafted the patterns and most of the work was done by hand…zippers by hand look soo much better…and are actually easier…I’ll put in a how-to one day!
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Feb 5, 2008, 06.57 AMby passionflower
I would love to hear a how to! I hate putting in zippers, they always look a mess! I just put in one by hand and it looked a little better, But was so much easier!