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m_of_disguise) wrote2017-06-18 11:54 am
m_of_disguise) wrote2017-06-18 11:54 am
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Went to the fabric warehouses on Perth Street yesterday with the goal of finding a fabric that matched my sister's other bridesmaids dresses. The other girls are wearing this halter top short lace dress, which is totally not me, but my sister was open to everyone wearing whatever they wanted as long as it was purple, and she was 100% okay with me making my own dress in my own style. The other two girls happened to love the same dress at the shop, so they'll actually be matching, and I figured I should at least have the same color fabric so it wasn't too different. I ended up finding this fantastic grape-colored taffeta that matched their fabric exactly, but I couldn't find a lace that matched the one that they're wearing. :-/ I have plenty of time to look, though, since the wedding is not until October and I want to see how much weight I lose by September before I start making my dress. Current plan is to make something similar to this:
I spent the rest of the day browsing the fabric district, and just getting away from everyone was sooo nice. I'm constantly surrounded by family or coworkers and I haven't had a chance to recharge my batteries in so long. I was finally alone to just be on my own and not have to keep up conversation, or be interrupted by other people, or bow to their scheduling whims, and it was great. I go to do what I wanted to do. I felt so much more relaxed at the end of the day, and I even indulged in some splurge items.
The cross-barred gold taffeta actually has embroidered stripes, not woven, and it's super pretty and I think will make a great summer or fall outfit of some kind. And it was only $2/yard! I had a robe angalise in mind for it. The brown was a last minute find, and was definitely a splurge for me (it was still only $5/yard, but I was trying to stick to a pretty tight budget), but look at it! It's embroidered all over in this great leafy floral pattern that's simultaneously organic looking and somewhat geometric. I couldn't pass it up, so I bought 5 yards, left the store, realized I would regret it if I didn't get more, and came back and bought the rest, which was only two more yards. It's so pretty! I have something mid-18thC in mind for it, with some yellow, pink, and blue fly fringe. I want to try and have it finished for the Casanova outing in September, which will give me some time to experiment with the fly fringe.
The jewelry was a lucky find! I decided at the last minute to go to Sam Moon, set myself a budget of $20, and had a handful of hair doodads when I came across it randomly stuck onto a shelf. It didn't belong there and I didn't see any others like it, so I blew my entire budget on the necklace set. But it's so pretty and perfect!
I feel much more human after my shopping adventures yesterday. it was so nice to get away from everything and just enjoy looking at fabric.
I spent the rest of the day browsing the fabric district, and just getting away from everyone was sooo nice. I'm constantly surrounded by family or coworkers and I haven't had a chance to recharge my batteries in so long. I was finally alone to just be on my own and not have to keep up conversation, or be interrupted by other people, or bow to their scheduling whims, and it was great. I go to do what I wanted to do. I felt so much more relaxed at the end of the day, and I even indulged in some splurge items.
The cross-barred gold taffeta actually has embroidered stripes, not woven, and it's super pretty and I think will make a great summer or fall outfit of some kind. And it was only $2/yard! I had a robe angalise in mind for it. The brown was a last minute find, and was definitely a splurge for me (it was still only $5/yard, but I was trying to stick to a pretty tight budget), but look at it! It's embroidered all over in this great leafy floral pattern that's simultaneously organic looking and somewhat geometric. I couldn't pass it up, so I bought 5 yards, left the store, realized I would regret it if I didn't get more, and came back and bought the rest, which was only two more yards. It's so pretty! I have something mid-18thC in mind for it, with some yellow, pink, and blue fly fringe. I want to try and have it finished for the Casanova outing in September, which will give me some time to experiment with the fly fringe.
The jewelry was a lucky find! I decided at the last minute to go to Sam Moon, set myself a budget of $20, and had a handful of hair doodads when I came across it randomly stuck onto a shelf. It didn't belong there and I didn't see any others like it, so I blew my entire budget on the necklace set. But it's so pretty and perfect!
I feel much more human after my shopping adventures yesterday. it was so nice to get away from everything and just enjoy looking at fabric.