a Lanvin dress

I really liked this Lanvin dress, but I really stuffed it up. 


This is the original dress on the runway...

And this is the copycat dress on me...

Yeah....




Okay so firstly, the colour is wrong. My copycat dress is orange and the original is more of a watermelon colour. 


Secondly, the neckline. DISASTER.


The original neckline is beautiful and voluminous and light. My copycat neckline is heavy and slightly voluminous, but only in a sad and pathetic sort of way.


Let's take a closer look...

I used interfacing inside the neckline to make it a bit stronger so it wouldn't droop down, but you can see in the photos how the interfacing started to pull away from the fabric, creating those little bubbles. 

I also had to make all these messy messy stitches inside, just to get the neckline to sit up nice and bouncy...

and I add to add extra interfacing on the inside of the dress around the neckline, and underneath the neckpiece on the front of the dress to help the dress support the weight more.

The dress isn't finished properly either, I only overlocked the edges instead of hemming them nicely

And here's my Lanvin by Copycat label :)

I even made a headpiece, just like on the runway original! I'll blog about that later.

The original Lanvin dress costs NZ$5000; I spent $40.60 on materials, and it took me 16 hours and 45 minutes to make. This dress is by far one of the worst copycat items I've made. I mean, it's obvious what I'm trying to copy, but it is still a major FAIL. I think this just comes down to make inadequate sewing ability. I can sew, just not at this level!