Fashion Show!

Each semester the Dress and Humanities classes put on a fashion show at USU.  I am in that class, so I got to participate!  At first I thought it was kinda a dumb assignment, but I ended up loving it.  We were required to make an item of clothing out of recycled material.  The theme for the fashion show this year was "re-tell" so the categories were book genres.  My friend Taylor and I worked hard to design and make a little dress for the Western genre category.  This is how it went:

Draw out the design

Gather materials...we used gunnysacks (burlap), bandanas, and lace!

Draw out a few patterns here and there....

Sew our little hearts out - love my new sewing machine from Christmas!
 I was excited to have something to use it for.

Some details...

I think these details made the dress!  Cute lace and burlap flowers on the bandana belt.

Kellie-jo being awesome and modeling our "gunnysack prom" dress.

Guess what!  Our dress won for the Western category!  That was exciting!

This is what we won.  A Long Way Gone.  I'm excited to read it.
I've heard it's way good. 

 So this was just a fun, unique opportunity.  I was surprised at how legit it was.  Lights, a catwalk, music, etc etc.  A lot of people came too!  The TSC ballroom was packed!  So there ya have it!  If you get the chance, go to the next one!  So fun. :)

Decades

Like I've said before, 

Sometimes the vintage way is the only way to go. :)

Purchased at Decades store in Salt Lake.
Love it!!

Saks and 5th Avenue

Sometimes the vintage way is the only way to go. :)

Purchased at awesome antique store, Urban Renewal, in St. George.