Tuesday, July 7, 2015

Western Stampede



No doubt that this farm girl loves some western couture!  When putting this look together I knew I wanted to create something full of “ruffles”, but I also wanted it to look worn.  (I LOVE the look of worn denim!!).  I started creating the bottom of the dress first and decided on cutting out multiple circles so that I could create the flounces…..if you have ever worked with denim, you will know it is not something you would enjoy ruffling.  I tell people I usually find patterns all over my house, and of course I used a small plate for my circles.  After each were drawn and cut, my kids and I started hand fraying each piece.  The dress quickly started to come together after I finished tiering the skirt and adding in some extra peek-a-boo tulle underneath for fullness.  When doing my sketch work, I chose pink lace to go with the dress, because I wanted to “upscale” the western look and again, there is something about pink lace and denim that I love.  I had sketched a jacket to go with the look, but I ran out of denim in my trial and error on this dress, but look for something similar in the future!!
 




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