Willow's Prom Dress

April 2025

Chiffon, satin, rhinestones

This is a design for a prom dress for my friend Willow. Willow is petite and she loves high-low dresses but struggles to find ones that are the right length on her.  Willow and I spoke about what she wanted in a dress, and I did a few sketches before she decided on one that she liked.

I then made a technical flat to practice my skills, and I made a mockup of the bodice. After fitting it to Willow, we went fabric shopping together so she could pick out what she wanted.

The dress is made of navy chiffon over teal satin (the matte side is facing out) in order to give it a shimmery look. The sleeves are flutter sleeves made of the same chiffon, and the dress is lined with a flannel-backed satin. The dress has eyelets down the back and a modesty panel behind the lower half of the lacing. I applied rhinestones by hand to the edges of the sleeves and the top of the bodice.