Back in January, I had my hair colored red, just for fun. I told The Mister that with red hair, I wanted to find an emerald green dress to wear to the upcoming Ball. I started looking online for either a new or a vintage dress with no luck. Unbeknownst to me, however, that sneaky Mister was plotting! He found this image:
and decided that was the dress I needed, only in green. He asked our dear friend and neighbor, Alice, if she thought she could sew something like it for me. He even swiped a dress from my closet so they could get my size!
Eventually, they had to fess up and tell me so that she could begin fittings. Alice chose a beautiful emerald green satin and she even found a copycat Pippa dress pattern at the fabric store. She altered it slightly, pulling up the neckline a bit and getting rid of the train in the back, and this is how it ended up:
Isn't the color gorgeous? The cowl neckline thing unfortunately wasn't working right--I think the fabric was a little too stiff or something and it just refused to drape correctly. I solved that by using one of my pretty vintage brooches to tack it down in the front.
I wanted to wear a fresh gardenia in my hair, but I forgot about that plan until Thursday afternoon, and the ball was on Saturday evening. I made some calls but it seems that florists just don't carry gardenias on hand anymore and it was too late to order one. Rats! I had to make do with a vintage silk millinery flower instead.
It's always fun to have a chance to get gussied up and go out with my handsome soldier!
Beautiful color green!
ReplyDeleteAnd you look stunning Heidi!
How fun to get dressed up each year and attend a "prom" with your husband. I would love that!
Oh, WOW! That dress turned out great! You are beautiful!!! And Quin is nothing less than dashing in his uniform---love all the braiding and medals, etc.
ReplyDeleteTwo hotties! You guys look great. I haven't had on a dress since my wedding. I'm not kidding.
ReplyDeleteSo gorgeous! And love that it was a surprise!
ReplyDeleteWow! Alice is a gem! And Quin...what a sweet husband! You look absolutely stunning and I love the addition of the brooch. So fun!!
ReplyDeleteLovely! What a beautiful shade of green, just what we redheads look best in. I'm an authentic redhead and generally don't think that dye jobs look good, but your hair looks wonderful! Mister is very handsome as well.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know Quin did that!!! I am very impressed! You look incredible!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful and what a gem of a husband you have! You both look great!
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