My 30th Birthday!

I had started thinking about my birthday - my 30th birthday! - a few weeks ago. I think around that time I had been looking at some really great dresses on ETSY and before long all I could think about was that I wanted to make myself a really great dress to wear out on my birthday. An attempt at being 30 and fabulous, if you will...very Sex and the City, I know.

Anyway, since I had a closet full of old fabric, I decided I would try and recycle as much of it as I could. I had been hanging on to this floral fabric for awhile, without really knowing why, and decided to follow the voice in my head that kept telling me to use it for this dress. I also found some scrap leather in my stash which resulted in the obi-style tie belt that I think pulls it all together. The skirt was a free pattern I found online and I drafted the bodice and wider waistband myself. I love love love this dress and will definately try and find an excuse to wear it again (but perhaps in warmer weather so I can leave the sweater and boots at home!).

And, it's my first project added to my BurdaStyle studio! Check it out.