Showing posts with label Alberta Ferretti. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Alberta Ferretti. Show all posts

Saturday, May 16, 2009

The Saving Stitches


Somewhere between the times of dancing crazily on the dance floor, and walking outside to get some water at Prom, my dress ripped. I was walking up, and a girl bumped into me, and the sequins on her prom dress pulled, and before i knew it, there was a slash in my dress. I literally almost started crying. For me, this was THE dress. The one that meant something to me- it was an Alberta Ferretti, and I don't own too many of those. But in the salvation of the rest of night, I pretended it was nothing. However, when I returned home at 7 in the following morning, I took a better look at it. There was an enormous 5 inch tear across the front. Not on the seam. It was unavoidable. Anyone who wasn't completely blind would notice it. So I decided to research stitching. There had to be SOMEONE out there, my savior, who could fix a ripped silk dress. And there might have been in Paris, England, or Italy. But not in Colorado. There are lots of tailors, but no specialty "let me save the day with my crafty needle and thread expertise." And I am not that good. There was no way that I could do that. But what else can I do? Except hold a very nice funeral for me dress...

Saturday, April 18, 2009

Little Black Dress

It's that time of the year again... and I think you know which one- not just Spring Season, but Prom time! The time when a girl can get dressed up in an outrageous dress, and a pair of heels that as soon as the dancing starts- make their way off her feet and into coat check. The time of the year where the guys are in charge of getting haircuts, putting on tuxes, and arranging limos. aka, one of my favourite times. My grandmother in Australia has a friend from Milan who know's some of the top designers- Ann Demeulemeester for one, and apparently Alberta Ferretti as a second. This friend of my Nana's apparently likes to give presents and even though i've never met her, i got a lovely little black dress from Alberta Ferretti , humbly handed to me when my Nana came to visit. How sweet. Only now, I have to find something to pair it with (pearls of course), but as far as shoes go, it has proven harder than it sounds. I was dreaming of a pair of mossy green or purple pumps, but my searches have been unsuccessful. Any ideas?? As for everything else... I'm leaving that up to my date.

au revoir!

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