The dress is totally asymmetrical. The front, the back, the skirt. It has layers and layers of rounded edges that are all lined with red rickrack. The way it hung reminded me of streamers, especially at the hem of the skirt. If I had planned better, I could have combined Molly's birthday party and the photo shoot in one. As it turned out I did manage to use the balloons we purchased for the party.
The sash that wraps around the waist is really interesting. It is straight in the middle and each end is curled, cut in a circle then sewn together at the ends for a twisty look.
We took the photos at an old bath house on city island. I'm surprised I hadn't used the bathhouse before. It has great old architecture and color. Ideally I wanted to take the photos for the dress at a carnival. That would have been great. But of course there were no carnivals in the nearby area. You know, something with a dippy slide and cotton candy in cones.
The back is asymmetrical as well, see pic below. I love the randomness of the layers. Like I said, reminded me of party streamers. Look for Monday's Frock by Friday post later today.
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«Oldest ‹Older 401 – 600 of 605 Newer› Newest»This is fabulous! I love the trim.
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So pretty! I would frolic with balloons as well!
This dress is so so fun! I need more fun :)
Just gorgeous! Where did you get that pattern from?
Oooh, my favorite colors together! You always amaze me.
This dress is amazing.. and it has a TON of visual interest! I love it!
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That dress is fantastic! Just found your site... so cute!!
Achaia
Love it, and i have the perfect red shoes!!
Wonderful dress! I love the twirls!
what a beautiful dress!
Love it, love it, love it! Love turquoise and red together, love the asymmetricalness (is that even a word?!) and the quirkiness of it. It is SOOOOO pretty !!!
Love it Love it Love it!!! Love turquoise and red together, it looks so fresh! This dress is quirky and very, very pretty! Mind boggling how you came up with the pattern, but I might try and copy you anyway!
Whoa! This is absolutely FABULOUS!
I do quite adore this dress.
love the colors. like the houston oilers of yesteryears.
that i amazing - and i'm so into turquoise and red right now!
i linked you!
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That is beyond beautiful! I must check out the rest of your blog right now.
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It's so beautiful! I can't believe you're giving it away. Great work!
Your talent truly is amazing. One of the most beautiful garments I've seen in a very long time.
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Love this dress!
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New to your blog, and wow I love the dress!
That is absolutely gorgeous. I don't normally notice this sort of thing, but wow. That's just stunning.
This dress is really pretty! Wish I could come up with such a good idea!
How cute!!!! I posted a link to my facebook.
Such a generous giveaway! Would love to wear it!
yes, this dress is very nice... in details and in its light summer color. Model looks lovely in it.I can feel summer atmosphere from the pictures.:-)
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This dress is amazing, I can't believe you are giving it away! I looove it, and really hope I win!
I love the construction of this dress! (and I've linked this post on my facebook)!
Stunning dress!
Please count me in
for a chance to win.
Thank you.
oh my god LOVE the colours!!!
it is very very beautiful!
you are linked!
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Asymmetry makes my heart go ba-boom. I saw an asymmetrical dress the other day retailing for 300 USD and this dress is even nicer, IMHO. Priceless.
I love the red rick rack trim. Such a cute dress!
Oh, how sweet and beautiful (both the dress and the pictures)!! What an amazing job you have done!
I NEED this dress!!!!
Ooooh, that is just beautiful! I would love to have it!
This dress is gorgeous!!!! Please enter me in your giveaway! :)
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Fabulous work! Red + turquoise is my favorite color combination.
The dress and the fotos are splendid, congratulations you've done a great job.
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gorgeous dress!!! I have linked the post in my facebook.
link:
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PS:Thanks for the giveaway ;D
Just gorgeous! The colours are so pretty!!
I linked to it from my Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/profile.php?id=100001212495186.
PatrÃcia Simpson
KAWAII! I love the color combination, especially! I'm sure the dress won't fit my cupcake swollen waist- :) -but I posted a link on my facebook (ethel bonnie)
Good luck everybody!
The dress is so dreamy. The colors make me smile. I would definitely seek out a coney island carnival in this dress, wearing big white framed sunglasses. Or jump rope and pick flowers all day sporting it.
Pick me! This is adorable!
I love that dress!
I love love love this dress! I've been looking for something similar for some time, and even spent a week and a half trying to make a black and white version of my own...then I stumbled upon this giveaway!
I would love to own this, you did such an amazing job making it!
i'M IN LOVE WITH THIS DRESS, and it looks just my size :)
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Love love love your stuff, hope to one day win something of yours!
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Wow, I just LOVE! this dress. I'm not that much of a dress gal, but this one is just gorgeous.
My favorite color combo!!! Gorgeous Dress!!!!!
You did an amazing job on the dress. And I love the photography with the balloons, and the background was perfect.
Really love the dress, I like the way it flows when you walk!
Nanine
I love this dress. And I just started looking at wearing "girly" dresses for work again :)
love the ruffles
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xoxoxo
What a gorgeous dress!!! Love the layers and the colours. very feminine and stylish. Gorgeous!
The cutest dress I have seen in a LONG time!
Okay, so if I don't win, may I pretty please buy the pattern? Am I missing something? Is there a pattern somewhere? It's amazing.
April
OMGooodness! This dress is GORGEOUS:) Thanks for the chance to win:)
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I love everything about it! It would be perfect for me to wear at my kids' birthday party.
Love it! So cute!
gorgeous dress!!! i love it, the red and turquois is fantastic!!
Elisa
the design looks really unique, and you've used my favorite colors. I would love to win.
That is just so beautiful! I love the whimsy of it!
I think this is a wonderful, beautiful dress - Love the colour combination. If I made something this beauitful I would wear it every day and try to elicit compliments and approval! Anyone who wins this will be super lucky! (hope it would get sent out to Australia if I win!!).
I've linked to my blog a few days ago... http://sewdarntired.blogspot.com/
I love the colour combination and the asymmetrical design. More than just a dress - a real work of art! I would be proud to wear this beautiful dress. The use of rick rack is fantastic. Linked to my blog www.sewdarntired.blogspot.com.
You are so inspirational! I've created a link.
as usual, gorgeous!
Beautiful colors! I love the dress.
Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous! I would absolutely love to wear this! Thanks for the opportunity to win!
Fantastic Dress!!
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oh wow. that dress is AMAZING! its winter here (Aussie) but that dress screams summer to me and i would LOVE to wear it for a stroll on the beach to get icecreams! its fabulous xxx
I love that design. So clever! What size is it?
For a beginner who lusts after girly, structured, vintage style pieces, so many of your creations call out to me. But this one I can't resist. Sigh. Now I just need to get my own skills up to scratch.
That dress is stunning!!
What a gorgeous dress that's perfect for summer!
I love it and would wear it every day!
GOODNESS! That dress is gorgeous! Thanks for sharing such beauty!
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Are you going to post a pattern for this dress? If not, I'd love to buy a pattern- how can i get it??
Oh it's the colours that do it for me... so pretty and cheeky.
probably the cutest dress ever!
Hi! New to your site - linked through from a lovely lady who had a great post on your blog on her blog. What a stunning dress - you have such great skill!
Thats an adorable dress. I really like the rick rack edging, makes the whole thing!
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This is wonderful.
My daughter would be over the moon if I won this dress for her. It is absolutely stunning!! I linked it as well!
Pretty much the greatest dress ever!
Oh my goodness this dress is so stunning!
This is adorable!
I'd love to have it!
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This is one of my favorite asymmetric dresses. I love the colour scheme and it looks gorgeous on you ! Is there any chance that you'd post a pattern for this dress ?
Thanks !
This dress is too cute!
I just started following your blog when this dress was highlighted on BurdaStyle.com - love it! Looking forward to joining in on the next Frock by Friday too.
When does the giveaway happen?
i don't know if i missed the giveaway or not but wow!! that is a great dress. do you sell the pattern for it?
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I just happened upon your blog and I am IN LOVE with this dress.
I am so new to sewing that I don't know if I could attempt it myself, but have you thought about a tutorial?
AWESOME BLOG!!
It is very lovely.
so stunning. I need:
Wow! I am usually a bigger fan of symmetry, but this is stunning.
I want this dress! Love it!
Hi! I can't believe that you're giving this beauty away! It's so pretty and so are the photos <33
Ren
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I want this dress so bad I can taste it. My favorite color combo with the perfect amount of whimsy.
very creative design!
That is stunning! I love the colors and the pattern is fantastic. So unusual!
This is beautiful, I love how it is asymmetric but doesn't feel unbalanced. Gorgeous color choice too.
That is pretty much the most fantastic, amazing, fabulously gorgeous dress I've ever seen! :D
I'm not usually the commenting type, but I keep coming back to see this dress again. It is spectacular and your blog is incredibly inspiring!
I don't know if I missed the giveaway, but I just wanted to say what a gorgeous dress this is! I'll echo all the others begging for a pattern for this.
Absolutely gorgeous! Love the assymetrical design and colors. Perfect combo!!
Absolutely fabulous design......and the color combo is perfect! Great work!
What a beautiful dress - my 2 favorite colors!
Let's see if I can get a link to work:
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Amazing dress. What pattern did you use, or did you design it yourself?
Okay so this is my favorite dress of all time that you have made! I would love love LOVE a tutorial on this...or to buy a pattern...please if you have something available e-mail me at pieceofcakery@gmail.com You are SO talented!
You look so pretty in it! Why are you not keeping it for yourself?
I can't believe you feel the need to admit it took you five days for this little beauty! My mind boggles as to where you would even start with something as deliciously elaborate as this dress; but I guess that's why you're the creative genius and I'm the one entering the giveaways, huh? :~)
xXx
I love this dress! you are so creative. I have no idea how you are able to make and part with so many beautiful things.
i'm in love with this dress.
I LOVE this dress. I have never signed up for a giveaway before. I would LOVE to win this dress!
This may be the most adorable dress I have seen. I love the color contrast and the impeccable proportions and design.
This is truly inspired! I love it!
hyee, wow, you hosted a lot of giveaway, but there no closing date?
how can i know?
anyway i make an entry for u
http://rinastories.blogspot.com/2010/07/streamer-frock-grosgrain-giveaway.html
nice dress. really love the combination of blue n red :D
i love the dress!!!
This dress is so cute and looks so good on you I can't believe you aren't keeping it!
This is probably one of the most adorable dresses I've seen. :)
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This is amazing! I love the colors! Red rickrack is my favorite accessory, but I'm always afraid it will look kitschy. But this is so fantastic!
What a beautiful dress. I love the colors!
Best use of rick-rack, ever! So cute, I wish you made patterns because I would make own of these of my own.
Love, love, love it!!! My newest inspiration! Posted on my Facebook for all to see :)
Thank you for sharing your creations!
OMG KAWAII!! I love the image of you being drug along by the balloons!!
I love this! The style is amazing!
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I absolutely adore this dress! The color combination is fabulous and the work you put into making this garment really shows! You are an inspiration to us all!
I love this dress so much, but I wonder how many posts one has to send to win it!?:-)Keep up the great work Kathleen. I'm almost finished with my first skirt in pattern-making class. I might post it if I don't get too shy! Afterall, there are so many creative people out there!
Have Mercy!!
I adore this dress! Love the color combo! You have such talent!
( I just came across your blog... wow it's a keeper!)
Oh, I love it! Absolutely lovely and so fun to look at! It has the perfect dress length!
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I love asymmetry! This has the most fun & happy colours - makes summer the more interesting!
<3 <3
Just found this blog and my, you have some wonderful ideas! :) This dress is so fresh and bright and beautiful! I really love asymmetry of it
LOVE.LOVE.LOVE. I hope it would look good on me as it does with you!
Another gorgeous dress by you! love the colours, trim and style.
Oh my goodness, this dress is adorable<3!!! I would love to twirl around in it with balloons too =)!
Ah! I would love to run around with a bunch of balloons in this dress too!!! It's adorable!
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Love it love it!!
This dress left me restless. I can't stop thinking about it ever since you've posted these pictures. It is so beautiful and I would be so happy to win it.
351 comments above me? And yet I am not surprised, has to be on e of the most amazingly gorgeous dresses I have seen in, well, ever! You continue to astound me with (and make me very envious of)your creative talent. Can't wait to see what's next....
This dress is amazing! And...posted on my 8th wedding anniversary. I think the dress and I were meant to be together. :)
Yay! I linked and commented! I love it! It's so unique!
WOW! Enough said.
Beautiful dress!
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Literally took my breath away.
Beautiful dress! It is one of my favorites of yours too. :-)
Amazing! I love it! Linking from my blog!
wow! stunning!
posted to my blog!! =) http://-annegirl-.tumblr.com/
o...my...gosh. posted this to my blog immediately because i am obsessed!
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What a beautiful dress! I love that particular shade of blue with red. Gorgeous!
I totally understand why you love this dress so much, because I do, too! Kudos to you that you don't want to keep it for yourself. I would be way too selfish to give this one away...
so amazing! i love this dress.
This is my favorite of your dresses so far, love the color!
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Beautiful dress. So sweet of you to offer a giveaway. =o)
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I fully love the trim! The balloons in the photos were such a nice touch.
ooh! i LOVE this dress! it's completely different from anything in my closet, and yet it looks like it would fit right in. :)
-katy
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I love this dress!
Wow, breathtaking! It must have taken forever but the look you achieved is so unique. You could make it in white and sell it as a wedding dress.
so whimsical! loves it!
Such a cute dress! http://momcontests.blogspot.com/2010/07/streamer-frock-grosgrain-giveaway.html
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Adorable. I would wear it all the time.
This is amazing. You are so talented!
I love this dress, and everything else you have posted. You are so talented!
Maggie_9fc@yahoo.com
HOLY RUFFLES! I am in love with that dress!! I love how feminine and fun it is. Being a mom of 4 girls, and only 4 girls, I love being surrounded by all things girlie...ok and one hubby too. lol
What a perfect color combination! Love the balloons, too!
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One of the most beautiful dresses I've ever seen, and it's handmade!!! ^.^
oh my gosh - the color, the style ... i realy love it!
that dress is amazing - and the pictures are gorgeous.
That dress is divine and so are the pictures. Delightful colours it would be a pleasure to wear. I posted a link on facebook
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WOW!! my favourtie giveaway so far. Love the colour combo of this sweet dress....ooooo fingers crossed!!! jacqstar55@hotmail.com
OMG that is so so cute! Daisy Dayz Home
Oh please please please tell me you'll share your pattern for this amazing dress! It's just what I need...
This dress is amazing and would be perfect for my husband's homecoming in December! I love it!
Love this dress! I bookmarked the page as soon as I saw it!
Lovley dress!
Link: http://malerhaugposten.blogspot.com/2010/08/grosgrain-giveaway.html
You are such a talented seamstress! I would love to be able to create something this gorgeous, but I guess winning it would be just as grand :]
I love this!
the color combo is perfect! great dress to wear year round here in FL
UM, Yes Please ! This new mama could use a beautiful pick me up !
Sarah
The red and turquoise is just so eye-popping!
linked on my blog
Amazing!!!! I'm a photographer...& I want to do a shoot with this dress. Love how you styled the shoot with fabulous fabulously bright colors!!!
Love it - want it!
Love it-want it!
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What a lovely dress! I just found your blog today, and have enjoy looking at all of the gorgeous things you have made and photographed. I love the use of rick rack on this particular dress, and the colors are fun, yet beautiful at the same time. Thanks so much for sharing this with us!
Emily
It is gorgeous! Love it!
It's beautiful! Have you ever considered posting/selling the patterns?
Gaw, I love this dress! I first saw it on Burda style (where I have been shamelessly stalking your designs). I absolutely love the color pallet. I think that is my most favorite thing about it!
OOOOOOMG you can ignore all my other contest entries, this one has stolen my heart!! You make such great things, I am so inspired.
My god, this is gorgeous! I think this is my favorite of your dresses I've seen! <3!
I don't know if the link is supposed to be in a separate comment, but I linked on facebook because my god, I want to win this dress!
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#!/mugsie.pike
So much fun! I would love to have this dress!
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I don't thik I've ever seen such an unusualy perfect dress before, it makes me happy to know you've made it and someone somewhere will get to wear it and love it!
So lovely!
Wow...I love this dress! I feel like I NEED it! The rickrack trim is great, and the colors are amazing! Nice work as always!
Wow, the dress is so unique and gorgeous!
You are amazing!! This dress is GORGEOUS!! I love it!
Wow, seriously, why don't you have your own line of super posh patterns yet?
Stunning! I love it!!
I love this dress - esp the colour combo! Love your blog - very inspiring esp as i'm a newbie sewer! Thanks!
stunning!!
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