Over last weekend we did some canoeing in Rhode Island with friends. I was happy to have kept the canoe upright…during the hours long trip. It was a good workout and fun to meet new friends…let’s not mention the ticks, low hanging tree trunks, and mosquitoes.
Megan and Mary
The humidity was high as Emily, Bella and Xernay worked to get their hair and makeup just right.
Black clouds rolled in, the winds blew and it began to rain…..really rain. We were the lucky ones. Unknown to us, Springfield, Westfield, Brimfield and across Western Massachusetts tornadoes rumbled. Here, they don’t have the tornado sirens I remember from Wisconsin.
But these beauties kept on…
With dress shoes in hand and umbrellas we all headed out to Limo Central. It seemed outdoor pictures were going to be out of the question. The car ride to the Leeds Limo was hazardous at times, rains whipping across the windshield blinding our view. We muddled onward….and by the time we got to Dan’s house the rain’s had stopped and clouds were moving quickly east.
Flowers were exchanged as we waited for late comers and cameras were at ready.
And they were off…to official picture taking that was suppose to occur in Child’s Park. Due to the wet grass, this happened in front of the high school, were limo after limo pulled up and dropped off the relieved Prom goers.
By this point, the tornadoes had touched down in Springfield and were moving easterly. The damage heavy. The Prom goers shuttled on over to the Log Cabin, Holyoke which is up on top of Mt. Tom. I’m pretty sure they saw the spectacular sunset which cast an orange glow across the Valley.
Sadly, just after 8:30 pm or so, and post dinner-I received a text message telling me: Prom was canceled.
By 10:30 the fancy Prom dresses were exchanged for more casual attire and the party had moved to the Post Prom locale.
Oh, and of course Prom Dresscue bucks the going trend, noted in today’s New York Times article: The Prom Dress Moves Into the Designer Leagues.
It started about a month ago now. From the local thrift store a lilac pair of size 18, elastic waist pants came home with Xernay. The cost? Under $2. The vision? Dresscue these pants and create Xernay's prom dress. Luckily, since Juniors wear short dresses to the Senior prom, I felt we had enough "fabric" to pull this off.
The fabric is a permanent crinkle. in a lightweight polyester fabric of some sort. The inspiration for the Dresscue came from Elie Saab's lavender couture dress that Mila Kunis wore to the 2011 Oscars.
Of course, given the origins of these pants, the inset lace wasn't possible. So, I navigated towards the drape, fabric, lace and some rhinestone trim. To get the shape, I cut off the pants just below the pockets and ripped the sides to create the arms and shoulders.
This is the front starting to take shape
Then, I worked the back of the dress
It worked best to remove fabric as we went along the process of many try-on's, pinnings and bastings. I made a couple of trips to several stores to find the chiffon and trims.
Stay tuned for the big reveal....tomorrow.
I’ve mapped out how long it would take to drive to Wisconsin. A large portion of my Wisconsin family are teachers and I would like to be in Madison to join and support the protesters who are marching against Gov. Walker and those who wish to take away our power.
University of Wisconsin student Matt Wisniewski features three days of footage (Feb 15-17) from the Madison, WI protest against the SB11 budget repair bill. This is a wonderful video, very inspiring. Well done Matt and thanks!
Wisconsin Budget Repair Bill Protest from Matt Wisniewski on Vimeo.
I also recommend these words from one of my favorite columnists: Paul Krugman Wisconsin Power Play
On Wisconsin! Stand firm on Collective Bargaining! Power to the Democratic 14!
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