What an amazing project that all came about by chance! A friend contacted me and said she saw a Craigslist Ad looking for a seamstress to make purses for bridesmaids and that she had the fabric already. My friend thought I should contact her to get more details. I thanked her and this is the story.
When I contacted Emily about my being interested to hear her project, I had no idea that it would be an upcycled project. If you’ve been following me for a while you know that I love this!! I am such a eco/green girl. I love taking something old and giving it new life. I was so excited about the project.
Emily and I met and she revealed that the fabric was not just fabric but it was her mother’s bridesmaids dress and that her Aunt had worn the dress in her mom’s wedding in the 70′s. I don’t have a great picture of that day but lets just say…Emily and I had a good chuckle. Her Aunt was very happy to see the dress go. I am not sure any of us imagined how wonderful the result would be.
The Dress Before
Another Full Length Photo
Emily gave me a lot of time to work on this project and I can’t thank her enough for being the bride extraordinaire. Ordering the right frames takes almost 4 weeks, the glue is hard to come by and I have to say the most stressful part which I did not anticipate was cutting up this dress. Once you cut you can’t go back. The fabric was exquisite. So even for the 70′s this dress was the bomb…well the material was the bomb. A very nice linen fabric which is not great to cut as it moves around quite a bit but the texture is amazing.
Fits in your hand, under your arm….works great for formal events….will compliment the aluminum dresses that the girls were wearing in Emily’s wedding…and…the best part…looks hot with Jeans!!
I complimented the exterior with aluminum silk dupioni on the interior. It is so chic. I loved the result.
5 Upcycled Vintage Fabric framed clutches for Emily’s wedding. Her wedding was on New Years Eve in New York City.
Emily…it was so amazing working with you. I wish you the best in the next chapter of your life. I hope your bridesmaids enjoy their clutches for many years to come.
My best, Jen xoxo
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Tags: bridesmaids dress, Eco-Friendly, Handmade, linen fabric, new years eve, new years eve in new york, new years eve in new york city, silk dupioni, Weddings
Oh my goodness, Jen! Those are just beautiful! Lucky, lucky bridesmaids!
very very cool! right up my alley!