My mom's gown!

after the wedding last Tuesday

2 years ago at the Romeo & Juliet ballet, CCP

I figured this gown deserves a post as it was my Mom's gown in the 70's

She wore it to my coronation (yeah, yeah, laugh now)

as Little Queen of our Parish

and 36 years after, the fabric still looks good 

Quality of most of the things before are really better

I had it re-worked by my modiste

It used to be a loose cowl neck

I had her make it one-sided and added the beads

We also trimmed down the sides to give it shape

And of course, my Mom always feels happy when I tell her I wore it to

somewhere special

Now, that's true blue upcycling!

My childhood souvenir

w/ flash

without flash

At an event I covered

Wearing my Mom's dress from the 70's

I remember her wearing this when I was about 7

Then she started wearing it as a housedress

So, I just asked her to give it to me

And had it reworked

I am just amazed how fabrics then are really so different from fabrics now

This has withstood more than 3 decades and the color and quality remain the same

Gotta sleep, been a busy, busy week.

Night!