Wednesday, January 25, 2012

off the shoulder


So...something people may or may not know about me is that I really like to go dancing. I'm not a fan of alcohol , but I love being able to destress to catchy, bass-pumping music. Not only is it fun to let loose with my friends, dancing is a workout! Burning calories + having tons of fun = win win situation xD (Note: this does NOT mean I'm good at dancing. heh. But no judgment on the dance floor right? :P) Sadly, there aren't a lot of chances to go out this year (aka, when we're not freaking out over exams or dead from an exam, which is almost never), but the times I have gone out have been great.

That brings us to this post. Back in the beginning of September, I went out with some friends to celebrate the end of our first block on Pathology and Pharmacology. We decided to go to Whisper Nightclub, a club that had opened during the summer and gotten pretty good reviews. Unfortunately, I had nothing to wear. Something my wardrobe strongly lacks is 'going out' clothes, due partially to 1) not really going out THAT often...I can usually only afford to post exam, which is like once a month 2) not having any other use for those clothes except going out. I'm a huge believer in making the most out of your clothes, so its hard to get myself to buy something if I'm only going to wear it a couple times.

If you guys have been following my blog, I briefly mentioned going to LA's fashion district when I visited SoCal last spring. Along with the fabric I used in the senior banquet dress, I also got some shimmery brown fabric, some black lace, some turquoise satin, some gorgeous sheer turquoise fabric and some white knit material--all under $3each! The brown fabric was actually a good dress material, so I decided to whip it out and make a one shoulder dress for Whisper.

Friday, January 20, 2012

semi-professional dress~


 Remember the 'fabric' (aka glorified bedsheet) I used as a 'test' in the last traces of summer dress? Well, bed sheets are really big, and I had a lot of fabric leftover after making that dress. I decided to try my hand at another dress, but this time with a more professional look. As a med student, we have to dress up a LOT, and I am always running out of things to wear. I decided to make a conservative, simple dress to help out my wardrobe. Because I didn't have a lot of time, I decided to make the dress similar to the 'skirt' I refashioned last september and use the boxy-ish, t-shirt like look.