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Wearable Art
Baroque Satin (Purple)
Crepon Sheer (White)
Solid Organza (Brown)
Dimension... I don't know...

This piece basically proved to everyone, especially to myself, that I'm capable of designing, I'm capable of making something, and I'm capable of pushing myself to do what I need to do and what I want to do.
I made the dress by myself, from scratch, and I worked on it with my sewing machine. While I was working on the project, I got to know my skills better, and I also got to know that I was able to teach myself how to sew. This dress might remind you of the Korean traditional dress (Hanbok), because I was inspired the dress and decided to make my own, modern version of the dress. It's my first sewing project so it might seem really messy and stuff (not that you can even see from this picture or the other picture), but the overall design and presentation I think is really good. I'm really proud of myself for keep challenging and pushing myself. At first, I was not going to use the sewing machine, and just drape it, but I decided to use the sewing machine. And then I guess I became more confident and pushed myself to do some crazy stuff, like pleating it to make the dress have more volume, changing the shapes around to make it fit my body more, and adding the invisible zipper in the back. It may not seem like it's a ton of work, but because it was my first piece of garment I have made, it took me about 50 hours or more. I would really appreciate your feedbacks, and compliments and all that good stuff. :) I would like some criticism as well.

(This is just a side note: When I first wanted to become a fashion designer, there has been one person who's been telling me that I can do it, and I will be famous one day. That was my best friend since middle school, and I promised her that my first clothing/piece I make will be given to her as a gift, but unfortunately, this became the first project. So the headband I'm wearing in the picture is also made from the fabric I used in the dress, but it's Wearable Art 1.5, and I'm giving it to my best friend, because I couldn't keep my promise. I still feel bad, but I think it's still pretty meaningful.)
(Another side note: I cried when I got home, after the critique and all because I was so relieved that I got a good feedback, and it hit me really late that I had finally finished and made my first piece, all by myself. I think I cried the most, because I proved to myself, that I did my best, and all the hard work actually paid off. So.. ready for Wearable art part 2? :D)
(Oh shoot. I keep forgetting: this is another side note by the way. I really would like to thank Mr. English for having us do this wonderful assignment, Ms. Ortanez for giving me feedbacks and advices, Ms. Moon for advices, and just.. everyone who's been supporting me. I just finished reading this whole description and laughed at myself because seems like I did something important in my life like saving someone's life all by myself or something xP)
(Another side note: so.. side note #4. The title.. sort of came to me when I was talking to my friend. He was telling me how I should title it after him, and then.. it's funny because I thought of a word right when he said his name. Starts with the same letter, so I guess you can say I named it after him =] )

Lining cutting time ! To determine how big a lining I needed, I basically just folded some fabric to about the purse's width and about an inch or so taller than the purse. Going just a bit beyond the original purse's size gave me enough for the seam allowance - I used a quarter-inch on just about everything - and allowed it to puddle a bit on the purse bottom.

It doesn't much matter if the lining's a bit big. No one will be able to tell if it's too tall - it'll just drape down at the bottom. And if it's a bit too wide, you can always tuck in a small pleat. The foldover will cover it.