Lucy 2011 Ball Gown

Lucy got in contact with me and asked if i'd be interesting in making a Ball Dress for her.

To be honest -I probably wasn't that enthusiastic.. but when she said what dress she wanted to base it off -Mila Kunis' Oscar Gown - It was possibly the only dress I had been obsessed with since the Oscars show.

So naturally I had to say yes :)

I got online and found photos (below) of how it was made and how she styled it to give Lucy some ideas and see what she wanted to do with it.

It was alot of fun making this dress.

We changed the Skirt and removed the train (as a train at a school ball is ever a good idea -I learnt the hard way) And she basicaly left it all up to me too see what i could do.

I tried to keep the detail on the neck line the same but I did raise it slightly so she wasn't so 'out there'

Lucy had talked about making it knee length as most Wellington Ball gowns these days are more cocktail dresses (think- Saturday night town dress + styling) But she was in the end that this gown really needed to be floor length to make it what it is.

But in True Bridget fashion -I turned up with the finished gown the day of the Ball and what happens... the zip breaks... sigh. So off i went to get a new zip, which i couldn't find, so i use a black one and moved the zip from the centre back to the side seam.

Which actually made it look alot nicer. the back was smooth and was more flattering -We just made sure she posed with that arm by her side :)

You looked Beautiful Lucy :) xo