Bridesmaid Dresses

So in addition to making my wedding dress I also decided to make my four bridesmaid dresses. Yes, I am crazy. But in the end it was so rewarding to see all my beautiful bridesmaids in the dresses I made specially for them. Since I am still very much a beginner to fashion design I went off two different patterns to make the four different dresses. From those basic patterns I altered each pattern to make it unique to the girl wearing it and to fit in with the 50's inspired aesthetic of the wedding. Here's each of my bridesmaids on the big day and my sketch of the altered look.

Dress 1

 Strapless sweetheart dress with sparkle overlay bodice and A-line knee length skirt.

 My alteration for this pattern was adding the sparkle sheer overlay over the bodice, which I actually took from the same pattern as my wedding dress. But I kept the high back sewing the zipper to the middle of the back and leaving the slit to the top, which was secured with a button at the top.

Dress 2

 One strap dress with ruched sash and A-line skirt. The different aspect of this dress is the tri-tone aspect of the fabric.

 However, once I cut the pattern I found out the gradient aspect of the fabric was so gradual the bodice, sash and skirt of the dress looked like three different fabrics. But in the end we were both still happy with how it turned out.

Dress 3  

High necked bodice with a bejeweled neckband and belt and a fitted pencil skirt.

The alteration to this pattern was to make the high back into a low cut racerback.

Dress 4

This dress is from the same pattern as dress 3, but instead of a neckband I used sheer fabric from the wire sheer overlay for the A line skirt to attach the front and back bodice with a large bow in the center.

I also cut out a half circle in the lower back to give this ultra girly dress a sexy cutout.