An Unfinished Business
June 11th 2008 -
Short note: Have you ever have big dreams and tried so hard to get there, but then you’re still so far away from it? I DO! Damn! If only fairy godmother do exist, then I will be will be a princess overnight! LOL! (It’s a joke, by the way)
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At least I had enough rest after having to burn midnight oil for the last couple of days.
I spend my Saturday afternoon working on my little project that I’ve left untouched for couple of weeks since the last fashion show. Why? First of all, my dress got rejected because my principle said the cloth was rather too white for bridal? Secondly, I make a huge mistake on the drapping which did not turn out as what I wanted (as well as my principle). So, I decided to aboard the project and not take part in the show, just to concentrate on my assignments. It was a critical period for me as I was rushing to complete my PSF that time. By looking back, if I were to redo the whole dress again, I guess I may not have given my best back then. It could have been a missed opportunity. But at this moment, my degree still come first. You probably would ask, why did I decided to take up two (2) different majors in the first place? Well, back then I thought I was able to handle it. Do I feel regret? Not really. Because it served as a backup plan for me after I graduate. 
Anyway, this is how the drapping supposed to look. The drapping itself took me over two (2) weeks to complete because I didn’t have a mannequin back then.
I wasted two (2) meters of chiffon just for that drapping. No one say studying fashion is cheap. The material is already the killer!
A week before the fashion show, I rip off the chiffon and was hoping to start over again. But I abandon the project due to my assignments and thought I would just finish it on my own instead during my free time. More like, treating it as my little project instead.
In total, I bought six (6) meters of soft net which cost me close to a hundred and two (2) and a half (1/2) meters of dutches satin which cost RM80/meter. The initial plan was to use the soft net as a long tail for the bridal dress.
But now, I have better use for the soft net. The white net alone did not compliment the dress. So I had to spend a little more money to add yellow and orange net to go along with it. Sigh. More $$!
This small portion of handwork took me nearly four (4 hours)! And I probably need another twenty one (21) hours more to complete the whole dress (according to my rough estimation).
June 13th, 2008 at 1:12 pm
Celine, it’s very nice
June 13th, 2008 at 1:19 pm
Pauline: Thanks!
I hope I got the time to finish this one and probably make more. In fact, I actually enjoy making it more than anything. Just need some time, which is what I do not have at the moment.
June 15th, 2008 at 2:28 pm
OMG. You’re also good in fashion. Why la study in APIIT?
June 15th, 2008 at 5:07 pm
Simon: I sometime wonder too…