One of the fondest memories growing up was spending weekends at my grandparents‘ watching my grandmother sew. I would take scraps of fabric and tape them onto dolls as clothing (yes, despite my tomboyish upbringing I *did* have a few dolls, or maybe they were my cousin’s).
During university, I was big into cosplaying and sewed a couple of Final Fantasy X costumes, as well as a red taffeta dress I actually wore for a students’ club event.
This evening I was going through my closet trying on old dresses, and came across an old bridesmaid’s dress.Â
I decided that even though I probably wouldn’t wear this color combination again, the red was stunning and I wanted to see if I could do something with it. The dress was still in good shape except for a few things: I was a bit heavier when I wore the dress, so the boning was a bit damaged from the evening when I was slouching too much, and the height of the waist was at the proper height to make me look squarish.
I snipped off the orange waist tie, tucked in the orange trim at the top, and started to gather the dress in different places.
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Browsing the first hit for a search for “strapless dress” yielded a few good ideas, and I liked the belted look (hiding the too-high-yet-too-low waist) and petticoated skirt.
Looking further, I found a ruched strapless cocktail dress in the same rich hue, and decided that this would be the inspiration for my re-creation.
Now, sometimes I get lofty ideas in my head that I start but don’t finish, so we’ll see in the near future if I actually complete this project. ;)
It's tough to think of a blurb for myself when I'm also on 
In case you abandon this project… I heard that some women get together with their girlfriends for a night out and they all wear their most hideous bridesmaid dresses and wear corsages and all. Might be a fun idea for a wedding shower or just for fun!
KNOW THEY’RE EXPENSIVE. THEY ARE EXPENSIVE. I LOOK AT THEM, AS I SAID, LIKE PIECES OF SCULPTURE. IS THAT THE WHOLE IDEA, TO DESIGN ART FOR THE FOOT? >> IT’S ABSOLUTELY ART FOR THE FOOT. Christian IS INSPIRED MY MANY THINGS AS HE TALKS ABOUT. ANYTHING FROM DAILY LIFE FROM A DOORKNOB TO A FLOWER TO, AS ONE OF THE shoeS IS NAMED, A SEA ANEMONE. HE BRINGS THAT INTO HIS THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS ABOUT WOMEN, WHICH HE’S VERY PASSION ABOUT. OPRAH: WHY ARE THEY SO EXPENSIVE? >> WELL, I MEAN, EVERY shoe IS HANDMADE. IT ‘S A MINIMUM OF TEN HANDS THAT TOUCH EVERY SINGLE shoe. OPRAH: REALLY? >> EVERY ELEMENT OF THE shoe IS DONE BY ONE ARTISAN AFTER ANOTHER. OPRAH: EVEN NOW, STILL? >> EVEN NOW, STILL. I MEAN, EVERY RED SOLE IS CUT, PIECE BY PIECE AND GLUED AND SOWN ONTO EVERY shoe. OPRAH: WELL, WE’RE GOING TO TAKE A LOOK AT A FEW LouboutinS FROM THE WINTER AND SPRING LINE. COME ON OUT, MODELS. LET’S SEE YOUR LouboutinS. WE LOVE shoeS. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] OPRAH: WOW. GOOD, GOD. OH, MY GOODNESS. ALL OF YOU WOMEN WHO ARE shoe PEOPLE, YEAH, I SEE HER SALIVATING. [LAUGHTER] OPRAH: OK, TELL US WHAT WE’RE LOOKING AT HERE. >> OK.Christian louboutin OFTEN LIKES TO SAY THAT WHEN HE DESIGNS A shoe, IT’S MUCH MORE LIKE DESIGNING A JEWELRY COLLECTION THAN IT IS FOLLOWING FASHION AND THIS shoe IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF THAT. WITH THE shoe, THE BLACK BEADS ACROSS — THE CRYSTALS ACROSS THE FRONT ARE LIKE THREE BRACELETS LAYING ACROSS YOUR TOES. OPRAH: YEAH, AND THAT’S THE KIND OF shoe, IF YOU WERE TO BUY THAT shoe, YOU WOULD TAKE THAT shoe, I WOULD DO THIS, I WOULD TAKE THAT shoe OUT OF THE BOX AND I WOULD , SORT OF, HAVE IT ON THE COUNTER OR — [LAUGHTER] >> TO GAZE AT, YES. OPRAH: I’M NOT KIDDING, Y’ALL. [LAUGHTER] OPRAH: I WOULD PUT IN ON THE SHELF LIKE A PIECE OF SCULPTURE TO LOOK AT. >> ABSOLUTELY AND ALSO, FROM A PRACTICAL STANDPOINT, IT’S, IF YOU HAVE A BLACK TIE EVENT AND ALL YOU HAVE IS A BLACK DRESS THEN YOU’VE GOT ALL YOUR ACCESSORIES IN ONE PLACE TO TAKE YOU. OPRAH: ABSOLUTELY. GORGEOUS. THAT’S A LOVELY shoe. LOOK AT THIS shoe. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> WE KNEW YOU WOULD LOVE THAT. WE KNEW YOU WOULD LOVE THAT. OPRAH: LOOK AT THAT shoe. HALLELOOYER. [LAUGHTER] OPRAH: HERE WE GO. THAT IS A shoe. >> THAT ISA GREAT shoe. THAT shoe IS ALSO, I THINK IT’S PRETTY WELL KNOWN THAT Christian louboutin IS VERY INSPIRED BY MANY KINDS OF DANCERS. THIS HAS A VERY SPANISH, FLAMENCO FEEL FROM THE BLACK RUFFLE IN THE FRONT, THE T-STRAP WHICH KEEPS HER FOOT IN PLACE BUT ALSO THE SEXINESS OF THE ARCH WHICH IS ONE OF Christian’S FAVORITE PARTS OF THE FOOT. OPRAH: YEAH, THE SEXINESS OF THE ARCH, YEAH. >> YEAH. OPRAH: GORGEOUS. >> INCREDIBLE. OPRAH: THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> WE LOVE THIS. OPRAH: I THINK I HAVE THAT PAIR. >> YOU DO? NOW WE JUST NEED TO GET YOU THE HANDBAG THAT GOES WITH IT. OPRAH: OH, WOW. >> IT’S VERY — OPRAH: I HAVE THAT PAIR. I CALL THEM MY DOROTHY shoeS. CLICK YOUR HEELS? [LAUGHTER] >> THAT’S INTERESTING THAT YOU SAY THAT BECAUSE Christian LIKES TO PLAY — [LAUGHTER] LIKES TO PLAY WITH ICONIC IMAGES AND HE, YOU KNOW, THAT EVERY LITTLE GIRL GOING INTO WOMANHOOD DREAMS OF THE CINDERELLA shoe OR THE RUBY SLIPPER AND THIS IS THE PERSONIFICATION OF THAT. OPRAH: YEAH AND THAT shoe GOES WITH EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING. >> ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING, YEAH. OPRAH: I WORE IT WITH JEANS ON THIS SHOW AND I’VE ALSO WORN IT OUT LIKE WITH EVENING WEAR. IT’S FANTASTIC. >> YEAH, IT’S GREAT. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] OPRAH: THAT shoe SAYS, TALK TO ME. [LAUGHTER] OPRAH: THEN IT SAYS, WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SAY? [LAUGHTER] OPRAH: THAT shoe IS A CONVERSATION UNTO ITSELF. >> THAT IS ABSOLUTELY. OPRAH: IS THAT shoe, NO, THAT’S THE KIND OF shoe YOU WALK IN THE ROOM AND YOU SAY, LOOK AT MY FEET. [LAUGHTER] OPRAH: THAT IS AMAZING. THE MEN HERE DON’T UNDERSTAND WHAT WE’RE TALKING ABOUT. [LAUGHTER] OPRAH: THEY’RE LIKE, LOOKS FINE. THAT IS GORGEOUS. >> I KNOW. OPRAH: WHAT A BEAUTY. >> AND THAT’S A LOOK AT BEING, LOOK AT ME FROM BEHIND. OPRAH: YEAH, LOOK AT ME FROM BEHIND. >> WHICH IS VERY, SOMETHING THAT Christian THINKS ABOUT VERY MUCH. OPRAH: THAT shoe SAYS, WATCH ME LEAVE THE ROOM. >> EXACTLY, EXACTLY. [LAUGHTER] OPRAH: WE LOVE IT. WE LOVE IT. YEAH. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] OPRAH: OH, MY GOSH, THANK YOU, MODELS AND THANK YOU, NEIMAN MARCUS FOR PROVIDING THE BEAUTIFUL CLOTHES FOR OUR Louboutin FASHION SHOW. WELL, SHAWNA HAS A SURPRISE FOR SOMEBODY IN THIS AUDIENCE FROM MR. Louboutin WHO HAS BRONCHITIS AND COULDN’T BE HERE. HE WANTED ONE OF YOU TO GO HOME WITH A PAIR OF HIS SIGNATURE shoeS. SO, EVERYBODY IN THIS AUDIENCE IS HOLDING A NUMBER THAT THEY DREW RANDOMLY WHEN THEY ARRIVED TODAY AND NOW, SHAWNA IS GOING TO PULL A NUMBER AND, YES. PULL A NUMBER, SHAWNA. >> I’M GOING. OPRAH: PULL A NUMBER, TELL US WHAT THE NUMBER IS AND WHOEVER HAS THAT NUMBER — >> 107. OPRAH: 107. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] OPRAH: COME ON DOWN. COME DOWN HERE. 107, COME ON DOWN. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] OPRAH: OK. HI. WHAT’S YOUR NAME? HI. >> LAURIE. OPRAH: LAURIE? HI, DON’T YOU LOVE THESE? OK, SO YOU GET TO CHOOSE ONE PAIR AND THEN THEY’RE GOING TO SEND THEM TO YOU IN YOUR SIZE. >> OH, HELP ME, OPRAH, WHICH — OPRAH: OK, I’M GOING TO HELP YOU. I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU SHOULD DO, OK? [LAUGHTER] >> YOU DO? OPRAH: YEAH, OK? AND THEN WE’RE GOING TO LET HER PICK WHEN WE COME BACK? >> YES. OPRAH: OK. >> OH. OPRAH: I’LL HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH YOU. [LAUGHTER] OPRAH: WE’LL BE RIGHT BACK. OK, WE’LL BE RIGHT BACK, OK
LOAD-DATE: January 16, 2008
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