kasizzle said... Wow! It's beautiful! I have this pattern and have been wanting to sew it up. 10/14/08 5:17 PM
Meggie LuLu said... What a CUTE dress!!!! I just LOVE your fabric combo!!!! She looks great in it!!!! GREAT knock-off of the ''Gossip Girl'' dress!!! 10/14/08 5:18 PM
Amanda S. said... I LOVE it! Granted it would not look good on me, but looks smashing on your daughter. Awesome job! 10/14/08 5:25 PM
nglalala said... Very lovely! Great job! 10/14/08 5:34 PM
sewtime said... Wow, beautiful! 10/14/08 6:05 PM
Luckylibbet said... Wonderful knockoff! Hope she has a great time at the Sweet 16. 10/14/08 6:08 PM
appleton78 said... Wow, a RTW size 2....Can I ever remember being a size 2?? I don't think so.
The dress is absolutely gorgeous, Great Job!!! 10/14/08 6:26 PM
Sew4Fun said... Great dress. B-eautiful fabrics. Love it! 10/14/08 6:35 PM
michellep74 said... Stunning. 10/14/08 6:53 PM
Karendee said... DD and the dress look absolutely perfect; add the purple shoes to the mix and wow! Those quality fabrics make so much difference in the final product; I personally hate those poly "lookalikes." 10/14/08 7:11 PM
joline said... Just beautiful! You should be proud of yourself, and I know your daughter is proud of you and the dress. You inspire me! 10/14/08 8:19 PM
Mahogany Stylist said... That is retro adorable chic. 10/14/08 8:44 PM
Karen8320 said... Stunning work, Lindsay! The dress looks fantastic and your choice of fabrics and amazing workmanship really puts this into a class of its own. Very, very impressive! 10/14/08 9:07 PM
Markie1 said... what a beautiful dress. I love the fabric choices--she looks beautiful. 10/14/08 9:21 PM
Kay Y said... Really special dress, fabulous ingredients, beautifully made and a terrific fit. 10/14/08 9:29 PM
Karen6790 said... Congrats - if I were your daughter, you wouldn't be doing much sewing for yourself after this lovely creation. Beautiful work, very "hot" in an age appropriate way. What a good mom. 10/14/08 9:40 PM
Lori V said... This is such a beautiful dress, you did a fantastic job. 10/14/08 10:25 PM
lilyofthevalley said... What a killer dress and your couture work is impeccable! DD looks gorgeous though it's clear that your girl would stop traffic if wearing a burlap bag. Are those *purple* satin heels? Be still my heart. DD is a vision and you've provided the goods. Stunning, Lily 10/15/08 1:05 AM
Heatherrique said... Showstopper of a dress! You did a wonderful knockoff of the inspiration dress! 10/15/08 1:44 AM
Lazycat said... Beautiful and classy! Your DD looks fantastic in this! Love it! 10/15/08 2:13 AM
ryan's mom said... Simply divine!!! 10/15/08 6:25 AM
MissCelie said... What a seriously fantastic outfit. And, I'm a little in love with the shoes. I love that this is going to teach her more about quality clothing than anything! 10/15/08 7:40 AM
fourkid said... A very beautiful dress - and thanks for the great write-up, I learned several great tips! 10/15/08 9:20 AM
cmarie12 said... You did a great job of interpreting the original and your daughter looks fantastic in it! 10/15/08 9:57 AM
DorothyK said... Stunning. Your daughter is a lucky girl. 10/15/08 10:30 AM
Bonnie D said... Gorgeous! What young lady wouldn't love this dress?!!! 10/15/08 10:34 AM
cindyann said... Beautiful, Lindsay! A fantastic knockoff. 10/15/08 10:59 AM
Stitchcakes said... Red carpet work! The lining even looks yummy - I'd want to lay around the house in it! Wonderful job. 10/15/08 11:51 AM
Ann Smith said... How fabulous this is! Thank you also for including the tips on working with 4 ply. I need that soon. 10/15/08 12:06 PM
janet said... Oh-la-la! What a gorgeous dress on a beautiful daughter!! This is truly a "Project Runway" winner!!! Many thanks for the link to the invisible zipper tutorial. 10/15/08 1:29 PM
Bernadette W said... Truly fabulous! BTW- BE VERY GLAD that per your blog your DD is not into Facebook--it is addictive and a major time waster. OK, so we have PR, but only Meggie LuLu has homework waiting for her! 10/15/08 5:37 PM
MiamiNice said... This is just lovely, absolutely beautiful. I wish I had someone to make me dresses of this caliber! Amazing.... 10/15/08 10:26 PM
Catbird said... This is absolutely gorgeous and your daughter wears it with style and grace. I like it better than the inspiration! Elegant and hip at the same time. I love it. 10/16/08 9:11 AM
Mahler said... Oh well everything has been said ? ! ? Your daughter must have been the most proud teen of that party. What an amazing, gorgeous and so "tendance" dress. I love what you did. I want one in black and a little longer ... since I am no longer 16. Génial cette robe. bravo Lindsay. 10/16/08 9:52 PM
HLT said... Excellent dress for a party!! Love it!!! 10/19/08 11:32 PM
AuntieShel said... OMG, Lindsay, I don't know how I missed this on the 14th, was looking for reviews of this pattern and found yours. Your DD looks absolutely breathtaking in her beautiful dress!!! I am soooo inspired now. Thank you for this review. Absolutely fabulous! 10/28/08 9:44 AM
AnneM said... Nice dress (Yikes, a little short - oh, to be that young). It isn't every your lady that gets a 4-ply silk dress to wear. Thanks for sharing Marji's tips. 11/5/08 8:39 PM
Wow! Great dress ... looks wonderful!
10/14/08 5:16 PM
Wow! It's beautiful! I have this pattern and have been wanting to sew it up.
10/14/08 5:17 PM
What a CUTE dress!!!! I just LOVE your fabric combo!!!! She looks great in it!!!! GREAT knock-off of the ''Gossip Girl'' dress!!!
10/14/08 5:18 PM
I LOVE it! Granted it would not look good on me, but looks smashing on your daughter. Awesome job!
10/14/08 5:25 PM
Very lovely! Great job!
10/14/08 5:34 PM
Wow, beautiful!
10/14/08 6:05 PM
Wonderful knockoff! Hope she has a great time at the Sweet 16.
10/14/08 6:08 PM
Wow, a RTW size 2....Can I ever remember being a size 2?? I don't think so. The dress is absolutely gorgeous, Great Job!!!
10/14/08 6:26 PM
Great dress. B-eautiful fabrics. Love it!
10/14/08 6:35 PM
Stunning.
10/14/08 6:53 PM
DD and the dress look absolutely perfect; add the purple shoes to the mix and wow! Those quality fabrics make so much difference in the final product; I personally hate those poly "lookalikes."
10/14/08 7:11 PM
Just beautiful! You should be proud of yourself, and I know your daughter is proud of you and the dress. You inspire me!
10/14/08 8:19 PM
That is retro adorable chic.
10/14/08 8:44 PM
Stunning work, Lindsay! The dress looks fantastic and your choice of fabrics and amazing workmanship really puts this into a class of its own. Very, very impressive!
10/14/08 9:07 PM
what a beautiful dress. I love the fabric choices--she looks beautiful.
10/14/08 9:21 PM
Really special dress, fabulous ingredients, beautifully made and a terrific fit.
10/14/08 9:29 PM
Congrats - if I were your daughter, you wouldn't be doing much sewing for yourself after this lovely creation. Beautiful work, very "hot" in an age appropriate way. What a good mom.
10/14/08 9:40 PM
This is such a beautiful dress, you did a fantastic job.
10/14/08 10:25 PM
What a killer dress and your couture work is impeccable! DD looks gorgeous though it's clear that your girl would stop traffic if wearing a burlap bag. Are those *purple* satin heels? Be still my heart. DD is a vision and you've provided the goods. Stunning, Lily
10/15/08 1:05 AM
Showstopper of a dress! You did a wonderful knockoff of the inspiration dress!
10/15/08 1:44 AM
Beautiful and classy! Your DD looks fantastic in this! Love it!
10/15/08 2:13 AM
Simply divine!!!
10/15/08 6:25 AM
What a seriously fantastic outfit. And, I'm a little in love with the shoes. I love that this is going to teach her more about quality clothing than anything!
10/15/08 7:40 AM
A very beautiful dress - and thanks for the great write-up, I learned several great tips!
10/15/08 9:20 AM
You did a great job of interpreting the original and your daughter looks fantastic in it!
10/15/08 9:57 AM
Stunning. Your daughter is a lucky girl.
10/15/08 10:30 AM
Gorgeous! What young lady wouldn't love this dress?!!!
10/15/08 10:34 AM
Beautiful, Lindsay! A fantastic knockoff.
10/15/08 10:59 AM
Red carpet work! The lining even looks yummy - I'd want to lay around the house in it! Wonderful job.
10/15/08 11:51 AM
How fabulous this is! Thank you also for including the tips on working with 4 ply. I need that soon.
10/15/08 12:06 PM
Oh-la-la! What a gorgeous dress on a beautiful daughter!! This is truly a "Project Runway" winner!!! Many thanks for the link to the invisible zipper tutorial.
10/15/08 1:29 PM
Truly fabulous! BTW- BE VERY GLAD that per your blog your DD is not into Facebook--it is addictive and a major time waster. OK, so we have PR, but only Meggie LuLu has homework waiting for her!
10/15/08 5:37 PM
This is just lovely, absolutely beautiful. I wish I had someone to make me dresses of this caliber! Amazing....
10/15/08 10:26 PM
This is absolutely gorgeous and your daughter wears it with style and grace. I like it better than the inspiration! Elegant and hip at the same time. I love it.
10/16/08 9:11 AM
Oh well everything has been said ? ! ? Your daughter must have been the most proud teen of that party. What an amazing, gorgeous and so "tendance" dress. I love what you did. I want one in black and a little longer ... since I am no longer 16. Génial cette robe. bravo Lindsay.
10/16/08 9:52 PM
Excellent dress for a party!! Love it!!!
10/19/08 11:32 PM
OMG, Lindsay, I don't know how I missed this on the 14th, was looking for reviews of this pattern and found yours. Your DD looks absolutely breathtaking in her beautiful dress!!! I am soooo inspired now. Thank you for this review. Absolutely fabulous!
10/28/08 9:44 AM
Nice dress (Yikes, a little short - oh, to be that young). It isn't every your lady that gets a 4-ply silk dress to wear. Thanks for sharing Marji's tips.
11/5/08 8:39 PM