Parade of Dresses Day 3: Bombshell Take 2

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A million years (or 1.5 weeks) have lapsed since I showed you my gingham Hazel that I wore to the rehearsal dinner of my fiance's cousins wedding. (is that confusing?) I've been hesitating on posting the next few dresses because the pictures are so blurry but I figured I would probably never get around to re-taking them, so maybe blurry is better than nothing? Anyway, now I'm finally showing you the dress I wore to the wedding and it's take 2 (here's my first attempt) of the Bombshell dress from Gertie's Craftsy class...

The fabric is a medium weight quilting cotton I picked up from a quilting store outside of Fort Worth last year. It had Bombshell written all over, especially since I used the sarong skirt from the pattern. It's a little kitschy maybe but I love it. (PS you can see the fabric better in the close up pictures at the end of this post. damn the blurriness of these pictures!)




The only modification I made was to add about an inch to the top of the cup so it covered a little more. (that's for you mom!) To add the extra inch I traced the top cup pattern piece on a plain sheet, marked one inch from the highest point of the cup and drew a curved line to connect that point to the edges of the pattern piece that connected to the side bodice and center bodice pieces. (does that make sense?) The coverage was a lot more appropriate for a family wedding than the first bombshell I made. Also, I noticed that my hand stitching and general construction of the dress improved a lot the second time. Obviously that had to do mostly with the fact that I had made the dress before, but I also think this fabric helped...


Here are some closeups of the fabric, lining, zipper guard and waist stay.






And here's a shot of the dress in action. Obviously it holds up well to dancing like a maniac!



Now that the season's are changing, this dress will probably end up in the closet until next spring/summer. I'm sad to see it go, I'm definitely a big fan.

PS Here's another picture from the wedding (specifically the photo booth at the wedding). It doesn't show the dress at all but I felt like you needed to see it...





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Anonymous
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September 11, 2012 at 5:37 PM delete

Love this dress! It's super hot! Great job, girl!

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liza jane
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September 11, 2012 at 7:30 PM delete

Gorgeous! Just gorgeous. Looks like a fun wedding.

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Anonymous
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September 11, 2012 at 11:05 PM delete

Oh! You are so cute! Hehehe. Thanks for sharing the viking shot.

Your dress is really adorable, I think the print on the fabric really suits the bombshell dress.. Very "tiki" and wonderful! Must be sooo much fun to wear. It looks like you did some solid construction work too!

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Amanda
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September 12, 2012 at 7:12 AM delete

This frock is tiki-tastic! Love it

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Meg the Grand
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September 12, 2012 at 3:11 PM delete

HA! Love that last photo from the wedding - hilarious! The dress is beautiful, and I feel like the fabric is so very appropriate for a sarong style dress

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