Project finished! Gone with the Wind replica gown

Heey everyone!

Thought I would share my latest completed project which just left with the Groom about 30 minutes ago. Wish the Bride had picked it up; was really hoping to see her face when she first saw it. :p

It is a red silk satin version of the burgundy velvet gown (also known as the ‘Shame’ gown) in ‘Gone with the Wind’. The train bustles into a french bustle but I forgot to take a picture of that. Custom dyed ostrich boas are sewn at the lower back and around the shoulders. This was a super expensive gown; the materials alone cost *ME* close to $1000 (the silk satin fabric is REALLY high quality)!

(Please excuse the background mess; it has been a long year. :p )

Had a bit of a crisis while the Groom was here. I was explaining how things work on the gown when he looked down and said “Is that pee?” Sure enough, one of my cats (I think it was Carmy) had snuck in and peed on the gown while we were talking! We didn’t even see him! I about had a heart attack but the Groom was very cool about it. Thankfully I had some Shout handy and scrubbed it out, re-ironed and you can hardly see it. Hopefully the Bride doesn’t see it; it’s on the back bustled side so its hard to see at all. *crosses fingers she never notices*