The theme for this year’s Amanda Young Foundation Ball was “Nautical, but Nice” (If you have time, click on the link and view the information video on meningococcal disease. Having this knowledge could save a life…) As usual I…
Tag: evening wear
Grecian ball dress
I made this ball dress in 2004, for a conference function we were attending in the Louvre in Paris, where I couldn’t look underdressed. It was an important event in our calendar and I needed to dress to impress. Thankfully…
Takes the Bronze
My new cocktail dress… I’m kind of in love with it. Wish I could be wearing it all day, if that was in all way appropriate (might attract a few sideways glances in the supermarket, for one) And as for…
Black, gold and beaded cocktail/ball dress
This is not a new dress (although I have finished my new evening dress and will show it here soon!) This is an old dress I made about three years ago, out of lovely matte stiff silk taffeta for the…
Rosetta ball gown, yet another picture…
I found this picture, a partial view of the back of the dress. Thanks Lily for pointing that out! And I thought I’d covered all angles… Now I’m back in the laundry sewing room working on my stash. Top secret…
“Rosetta” ball gown
I’m going to take time to mention the cause that we are supporting tonight as it is such an important one; the Amanda Young Foundation. This non-profit foundation is dedicated to raising awareness of meningococcal disease, to raising funds to…
Paint spattered ball gown
Since I mentioned my paint spattered ball gown yesterday, I thought I’d post pictures of it today, plus a picture of the dress that inspired me, to allay suspicions of “copying”. (And just to clear up any misunderstandings, I am…
Birthday girl
Today is my daughter’s birthday…. Happy birthday, sweets! So I really wanted to feature her for today’s post. Luckily she hasn’t started uni yet and she agreed to pose for me. She’s wearing a dress I made about three years…
