Andrew and I went to Cochon, a nice restaurant downtown. It was excellent and all of the food was delicious! Plus, I got to wear my birthday dress, which is great! I should start making fancy dresses more often and make Andrew take me to nice restaurants! Hee hee.
Again, it is not quite so shiny in real light, with no flash. I also wore the shoes I plan on wearing with my bridesmaid dress- conclusion: maybe for the ceremony, but they are very pinchy!
The only changes I made to the pattern were to shorten the length dramatically, make the waist about 1 inch bigger, and to add the bra strap carriers for the boat-neck.
Here, you can see that the back has a V neck, which is pretty.
All in all, I really like this dress. It is pretty, but more importantly, comfortable enough to enjoy a nice dinner without being pinched like a sausage! Yay!
Happy Birthday and the dress looks great on you. The color choice was prefect for the dress. Thanks for becoming a follower of my blog.
ReplyDeleteYou look gorgeous! I love the sleeves and the neckline. Happy birthday :)
ReplyDeleteWow!! It turned out beautifully and you look beautiful in it! Glad to hear you had a fun birthday dinner.
ReplyDeletehappy birthday. nice dress. i esp. love the back.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous...and happy birthday.
ReplyDeleteYou did a great job and Happy Birthday from a fellow February birthday girl!
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday! Your dress looks lovely! It is one of my favorite colors.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday! You did a wonderful job on the dress! I love your blog, I don't think I've ever commented before. ( I'm trying to get out of lurker status, haha)
ReplyDelete--Kayla
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That is my favorite color for satin. You have a fun blog. You are probably having a fun Mardi Gras if you are in NO. I love it there!
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