Back from NYC

So I didn't get to post pictures from NYC, mostly because a) I didn't have my camera cord b) I didn't take pictures c) we were so tired every night to do anything besides collapse and d) I didn't wear a lot of it.

Yes, I only ended up wearing one dress....which I will put up in a later post. I did manage to get one picture in front of Columbia.

However, I did take pictures of all of my dresses today to show you what I intended on wearing. Our hotel was in Brooklyn, and that is quite far from Manhattan, so my idea of changing at night went out the window when we realized how far it was. And the walking! I wanted to wear heels with these dresses, and there was no way I would have been able to last - we walked 10+ miles throughout the entire weekend. It was great though!

Without further ado, my projects:

First, is the dress I did end up wearing, a plaid sleeveless one that I absolutely love. The plaid is so bright, and with the mustard brown sweater I wore with it, it looked very seventies, according to my friends.

Doesn't the plaid look awesome from the side? I managed to match the plaids almost perfectly on the front - the back was a different matter...easily solved by keeping my sweater on all day. It's a little wrinkled from being in the suitcase, but I didn't iron it since I plan on washing it soon anyways - it's cotton, and all the edges are finished thanks to my serger!

Next is one I absolutely love, a purple satin long-sleeved dress. If you can see, I didn't even hem the sleeves and skirt! I was planning to do that the night before I wore the dress, but since I never wore it...I most definitely will though. The Edison downtown, anyone?

Lastly is a white dress I made, hemmed, and tried on on Sunday, but eventually decided against wearing - it's lined and would have been way too warm for the nice October day. Also, there are some fit issues I'll have to work out - somehow it's sized bigger than all of the others, even though it is from the same pattern, and there are a few kinks with the cap sleeves I designed.

Luckily, I'm going back to school tomorrow and can how to both fix the fit problems, and learn how to properly make cap sleeves! I can't wait!

A picture of me in the plaid dress will come soon, I promise.