Sewing: Alt Summit Emerald Outfit

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Thursday night’s look came together almost exactly how I envisioned.

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The only difference is that I opted for cobalt beaded detailing instead of gold chain detailing around the shoulders. The beading took more time than sewing on metal chain. I started laying out my idea in chain, but it started looking cheap.

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The green and blue combo is the new pink and orange. I love these colors together. istillloveyou-sewing-style-beaded-wiggle-dress-2

The outfit was a bit understated, but the beading made it something special. The bodycon silhouette is classic, too.

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Sewing up this piece was easy. I sewed a fitted version of the Renfrew tee and connected it with my wiggle skirt block. No zippers. No buttons. Easy peasy. The beading, however took the longest. Thankfully that could all be done while vegging out to Brooklyn Nine-Nine with Chris. It’s our new favorite show. Go forth and watch it if you haven’t already!

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Beading around the neckline was hardest. I had to use two needles and thread. One for stringing beads, the other for attaching the thread between the beads to the neckline. The neckline is barely big enough to fit over my head, but I still have to be careful when pulling it on and taking it off to avoid busting threads. I’ve broken threads twice already. It’s a 20 minute set-back whenever I break threads. UGH! Still, so worth it, though.

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The night of the emerald party, I paired my dress with a bold metal lace statement necklace from Tai Pan. That along with doing my hair in a low chignon made the dress shine.

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    1. Celeste says:

      Love this simple dress! Beautiful fabric and beading. That necklace is perfection.

    2. maddie says:

      This is my favorite outfit from Alt Summit. You rock, Melissa!

    3. Heidi Lassila says:

      I love the understated look to the dress, the beading really finishes it off.
      Also, I hope this isn’t inappropriate to ask: for a dress this fitted, you don’t have undergarment seams showing. Is it thanks to the material or do you have some tricks?

      • Melissa says:

        not inappropriate at all! It all boiled down to the fabric. I used a really thick 4-way stretch ponte knit. That stuff works miracles for hiding lines (and bulges).

    4. Leslie says:

      GORGEOUS.

    5. phil says:

      super classy … as always !!!!

    6. Kate @ This Wandering Life says:

      This is such a beautiful dress.

      I have a house-related question.

      Could you see this used somewhere awesome in a living room? Pinterest, shockingly, is not much help, and I don’t know Houzz. BUT I love your home style and figured you could weigh in on it. (Vinyl can be painted – I’d go a lime green color or white.) So I’m thinking this could be an awesome piece to a living room…. AND IT’S ONLY $20!

      http://images.craigslist.org/00A0A_jsIzkteCZbG_600x450.jpg

    7. Kate @ This Wandering Life says:

      You know, I came to your blog how many years ago because someone sent me one of your crafts – maybe the cereal box trash bin for the car? I don’t remember. Since then obviously as your blog becomes more and more sewing focused (and less crafty as I would have thought so long ago) I thought I would let you know this: I didn’t even know what “cut on the bias” meant until yesterday. Maybe you could do an iddy-biddy sewing primer/reminder for the uneducated among us. Shameless plug!

    8. Natalie says:

      Are you wearing NYX shocking pink? Or something else? Great dress!

    9. Lindsay says:

      You look GORGEOUS! I absolutely love this dress and how you styled it. I wish I could tie a belt like that!

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