My own Project Runway
In honor of one of my top 2 Reality shows, I decided to conduct my own Project Runway Saturday night.
Challenge:
Transform chocolate brown, full length, satin bridesmaid skirt into hot mini skirt in 20 minutes utilizing only chicken shears and the following apparel/accessories: Denim sleeveless jean jacket (Banana Republic of course), 1 carrot Ziamonds, creamy grosgrain ribbon and my favorite winter hat
The play by play:
6:00 pm: I quickly grabbed the (never used) chicken shears and cut the skirt in half, bringing it just above my knee. To keep it interesting I really mixed up the hem with uneven lines and tears, which coincidentally, seemed to be the only type of cuts the chicken shears could make.
6:15: I'm panicking. I try the skirt on... cute, but I needed something to make it FIERCE. As quick as two shakes of a lambs tail, I rip the lining out, wrap it around my hips, tie it in the back and VOILA I have a belt/tail! I spied the creamy ribbon still unused, so I had Dave tie it in a bow right at the mid-line of my buttocks for a plumping effect. (I figured the big bow would make it look like I had some junk in my trunk. Sadly, my buttocks seem to have had an inverse growth relationship to my belly during my three pregnancies).
6:19: Quickly I slipped into my sleeveless jean jacket, installed my 1 carrot Ziamonds and popped on my favorite hat. You'll see in my photo that this hat has a long tail which tied in nicely with the tail on my skirt.
6:20: Dave and I are out the door and on our way to a dinner party at a friend's house with allot of explaining to do about my wardrobe choices.
Regardless of the absurdity of conducting my own Project Runway, I KNOW Heidi Klum would have LOVED the way I rocked bridal satin and denim
In case anyone is interested in purchasing this get-up, the tail is sold separately.
Challenge:
Transform chocolate brown, full length, satin bridesmaid skirt into hot mini skirt in 20 minutes utilizing only chicken shears and the following apparel/accessories: Denim sleeveless jean jacket (Banana Republic of course), 1 carrot Ziamonds, creamy grosgrain ribbon and my favorite winter hat
The play by play:
6:00 pm: I quickly grabbed the (never used) chicken shears and cut the skirt in half, bringing it just above my knee. To keep it interesting I really mixed up the hem with uneven lines and tears, which coincidentally, seemed to be the only type of cuts the chicken shears could make.
6:15: I'm panicking. I try the skirt on... cute, but I needed something to make it FIERCE. As quick as two shakes of a lambs tail, I rip the lining out, wrap it around my hips, tie it in the back and VOILA I have a belt/tail! I spied the creamy ribbon still unused, so I had Dave tie it in a bow right at the mid-line of my buttocks for a plumping effect. (I figured the big bow would make it look like I had some junk in my trunk. Sadly, my buttocks seem to have had an inverse growth relationship to my belly during my three pregnancies).
6:19: Quickly I slipped into my sleeveless jean jacket, installed my 1 carrot Ziamonds and popped on my favorite hat. You'll see in my photo that this hat has a long tail which tied in nicely with the tail on my skirt.
6:20: Dave and I are out the door and on our way to a dinner party at a friend's house with allot of explaining to do about my wardrobe choices.
Regardless of the absurdity of conducting my own Project Runway, I KNOW Heidi Klum would have LOVED the way I rocked bridal satin and denim
In case anyone is interested in purchasing this get-up, the tail is sold separately.
posted by Hello Kitty | 7:25 PM
3 Comments:
Nice to see you are still wearing the bridesmaid dress. Hmmm......Interesting use of the beautiful chocolate satin. What happened to the idea of the pillows? I would also like to see a photo of you wearing this ensemble please.
CWS
You rock Kitty!! Nice ensemble : ).
sweet.
no one ever wears the bridesmaid dress again...you are one in a million but we already knew that darling.
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