E for Embellishment #7

When it comes to embellishing clothes, I prefer to work on garments that are plain like a blank canvas because I can let my imagination run free.

Usually, I would refer to the clothes I already owned and draw my inspiration from there.

For this embellishment project, I have chosen a plain turquoise long dress I recently bought from our usual flea market stall. Because it was stock clearance day, the lady offered us pre-loved clothes at 1 for 1 i.e. buy 1 get 1 free. Who could resist such an offer? In the end, I bought 3 pieces of clothes and got not 3 but 5 pieces free.

Inspired by the embroidery on one of my long dresses, I decided to follow the same patterns but used sequins and beads for this dress instead.

The overall design is simple yet elegant and resembles that of songket, a traditional Malay fabric of the brocade family.

It took me a couple of days to finish this project and I could not be happier with the outcome.

Although this dress was a pre-loved item, given the proper care and attention, it turned out looking as good as new.

bodice

bottom of dress

end of sleeve (left, right and back)