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This was a dress.
For, like, 2 hours.
I’ve had tons of this crazy synthetic-leather-imitating fabric, which, as you may remember, I used for my slouchy clutch as well. Inspired by the photoshoot, I decided to make a beautiful faux leather dress; “it would be so me” – I thought.
And so I did.
And so I tried it on. It fitted very well, so I went out for the party.
And so I sweated. And sweated. AND SWEATED.
I really wanted to kill myself, but, most importantly, cut damn dress into pieces.
And so I did.
Well, maybe not to pieces, but… really. I even accept it now. And I can actually WEAR it.
Victory!
(it’s based on 02/2011 Leather dress #117, but I cannot add “based on” for some reason)
Material Notes
faux leather
Difficulty
Intermediate
Categories
- Season
- Spring, Fall, Winter
- For
- Women
- Garment Type
- Coat/Capes
- Style
- Classic, Business, Other
- Material
- Leather/Fur
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Mar 6, 2013, 06.40 PMby auroras-y-sirenas
:D It looks great as a coat
Oct 22, 2011, 11.25 AMby carolyn-s
Looks fantastic! I can never get that “based on” thing to work either….
Oct 21, 2011, 08.16 PMby nocjestciemna
It’s funny story. The scissors can do a job as good as needle and thread!
Oct 21, 2011, 05.21 PMby patti-r
Like your updated version, Great Job!!