Allure Lace

This lace gown is one of my favorites. It's so slinky and light...I love it! It is actually a 2-piece ensemble - a thin charmeuse slipdress underneath, with a sheer lace dress that goes over it. When I altered it, I kept it as two separate dresses; the lace layer covered a bit more than the satin, so it extended over all the edges to keep that gorgeous sheer lace look.

Original Dress...

Dress in progress...

Here the neckline has been raised and most of the keyhole in the back was filled in. Don't worry though, we kept part of that beautiful keyhole...

Finished Dress! 

One of a Kind

This bride found her dress at a designer shop in New York. It was a one-of-a-kind sample - nobody else will ever have this dress!

I unfortunately don't have any pictures of it completely strapless. You can get a pretty good idea here though; the photo below shows the dress at it's early stages, and you can clearly see the line where the dress originally ended...

The seams were then beaded over to make the transition just about invisible...

I loved the rounded neckline on this dress. Smoothing out corners on the neckline also takes attention away from any seam that might be slightly visible.

Finished! 

 Petal sleeves and buttons all the way up the back!

Maggie Sottero Karena Royale

Love the lace! This dress is beautiful, and I loved the neckline and keyhole that the bride chose.

Original Dress

Dress in progress...

Finished!

We extended the sheer lace on the sleeves and neckline to give a softer look to the edges...so pretty!

Maggie Sottero Victoriana

Maggie's "Victoriana" is the classic fairytale ballgown that every little girl dreams of when they imagine their wedding day.  It's gorgeous! I have altered this dress once before, but this bride chose a different sleeve style, so I thought I'd post this one as well...

Original Dress 

Dress with sleeves

David's Bridal Gown

Original dress...

Finished dress...

Atelier Diagonal Gown

Original Dress Dress in progress...

Finished...

Maggie Sottero "Hunter"

I've loved adding to this dress. The Hunter is an amazing dress to begin with, but I might like it even better with the sleeves and sweetheart neckline.

Original Dress...

In progress...

The bride chose a sweetheart neckline instead of the straight neckline that

the dress had originally. Good choice I think, that neckline makes it so unique.

Finished top and sleeves!

Maggie Sottero Montana

This is such a beautiful dress, and the bride had some great design ideas that were fun to work with. It turned out lovely...

Original Dress...

Dress in progress...

And it's finished!!

4 New Dresses....oh yay!

So I have 4 new dresses that will be up on the blog anytime now...2 are already finished, 2 are almost there. But, since this blog has been somewhat neglected for a time now, here's just a taste of what is coming...

Maggie Sottero "Hunter", in its very beginning stages...

(It's going to have a V-neck. I'm excited.)

Justin Alexander ballgown ... in progress

David's Bridal dress before...

Dress after!

(front view pictures coming)

Maggie Sottero "Montana"...in progress

Now you need to come back and see them...