craftgrrl | Bavarian Born Gothics (Reply)

So, there was this company event at Munich's Oktoberfest...and we were asked to wear Bavarian national costumes aka "Dirndl". Quite naturally, my closet does not hold one of these, for I never attend the "Wies'n" under normal circumstances. And since my full-time job did not give me the time to sew a Dirndl from scratch, I got one dirt-cheap off ebay and modified it.

This is where I started:

And this is where things ended, after some 100 hrs of work and countless modifications (dye, trim and ribbons, mainly) and add-ons:

A detailed shot of the beautiful dragonfly-ey lace trim (combined with satin on most of the seams):

I also made a matching choker:

...and added a few bats here and there...apron:

...and zipper (I straightened the wire and closed the eyelets more tightly, this is just the first version):

Worn with knee-high lace-up boots, I felt "myself" enough to have a blast at the Oktoberfest...something I would not have thought possible when I first tried the commercial version on and felt nothing but silly and inappropriately dressed. My colleagues loved the dress, too, I got lots of compliments on it. So yes, I am content. :)

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