Frozen Masquerade Party Dress

* As I mentioned in my last post, my employer had a holiday masquerade dinner party on 01/09/2015 and the theme was 'Frozen in Time'. The dress I wore to the party is the same one I wore to the Red Rose Banquet at my church last year (blog post here). I also made a shrug and matching mask for the event. Below are pictures of the outfit for the day ... Enjoy :) 
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I started with the dress from the Red Rose Banquet (bottom right above), raised the hem a little bit, adjusted the fit of the bodice and added a sequin trim to the waist.

The shrug was my answer to always feeling a bit cold at winter parties. It was made with velvet fabric and entirely using a serger, hand sewing and iron-on adhesive (to finish the edges). For the pattern, I traced the bodice of the blue and white and blue dress and the sleeves from another outfit.

I accessorized with a pair of silver sandals and a silver clutch in keeping with the bling at the waist of the dress.

'Frozen' appropriate if you ask me :)

Velvet Border Skirt

  * It's called the 'Border Skirt' because the fun details are in the top and bottom borders. This is one way to show your love for Ankara fabric without wearing an entire Ankara outfit. Dress it up, dress it down ... still gorgeous and it'll go perfectly with your clutch from The African Fascinator.
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