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So for 2025, Im hoping she chooses this dress from the Christopher John Rogers Pre-Fall 2024 collection, because it offers a touch of drama mixed with refined elegance and it stems from the mind of one of the worlds great Black designers

TIMESTAMPS Inspiration 00:59 Pattern drafting process 1:39 Buying fabric 4:35 Sewing the dress 8:22 Adding a waiststay 12:55 Sewing the clutch 14:10 VIdeo of final dress 15:50 THINGS MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO (some of these are affiliate links) Crinkle Metallic Ruffle One Shoulder Gown by MAC DUGGAL at Nordstrom Butterick 6582 (Out of print by widely available used) Pattern Making for Fashion Design by Helen Joseph Armstrong Mood Fabrics (I wasn't able to find the fabric I used online.) Sunray Pleated Clutch Pattern by Constructivism on Etsy Shoes I wore: Catalina Ankle Strap Sandal JEWEL BADGLEY MISCHKA at Nordstrom PATTERN After settling on the pleated one shoulder style, I looked in my pattern stash to see if I had anything similar to start with, and I found Butterick 6582

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