#1 ◱ I wanted to make some fancy dresses for those tween girls that come to Larissa's studio to be photographed. The girls would wear the dresses and be photographed. Eventually, I hope to have a choice of more dresses. So I started with a dress that was flat on the skirt part. It did not have any of the "pull-ups".

#2 ◱ So this is my first attempt. I bought an adult size dress at a thrift shop. I tried to make it adjustable in length and width. Thus I put in the lacing on the back to make it tighter or looser depending on the girl.

#3 ◱ I had to open the seams and insert the lace. I think it turned out quite nice.

#4 ◱ I had to research how to make the pull-up affect. Originally, the dress had none of the pull-ups. It was flat at the bottom. It looked like it had enough material for me to scrunch it up. :-)

#5 ◱ I couldn't find the same material, so I bought this instead. The colors match. I plan on making a little jacket to cover the shoulders and a little sleeve.

#6 ◱ I made a reversible bolero jacket. Front with the shiny bolero jacket

#7 ◱ Back with the shiny bolero jacket

#8 ◱ Back with the textured bolero jacket

#9 ◱ Front with the textured bolero jacket

#10 ◱ And every poofy dress needs a poofy slip

#11 ◱ See how much better they look with the slip underneath?

#12 ◱ And it will be interesting to see what it looks like on an actual person. :-)