It has always been my dream to wear a hoop skirt to prom...

[themeletor]

And my lovely gambling_pirate made that dream come true! Yet another reason I so love her.



It's BLUE.





...As you can see, it also wants a hoop skirt. Preferably, a crinoline cage. commodorified was fabulous enough to assuage much of my fears in putting one together, but I'm still uberly daunted at the task. Help? *big eyes*

Comments

[silly-walk.livejournal.com]

OMG LOVE.
You need white gloves and one of those crazy hats. I am so jealous.

[gryphons-lair.livejournal.com]

I agree.

I also just happen to own a parasol, (several pairs of) white gloves, and a hat that would match your dress, if it's the color I think it is. Though they're from a slightly later period-- 1883-- and the parasol handle needs mending. That dress is, what, 1850s?

Oh, and a modern crinoline, whic you are also welcome to borrow. I don't own a hoopskirt, butyou do know you can rent them from most bridal shops, right?

[meletor-et-al.livejournal.com]

Yes, I do know I can, and I know that I could have, were I not broke. .::looks at ground::.

[gryphons-lair.livejournal.com]

Well, you could call them and ask, and then point out to your parents how $10 (or whatever) to rent a hoop is much much less than you'd pay to rent a prom gown, never mind buying one.

Or we could see about making you one, since I traded mine for some custom woodworking years ago. But even making a hoopskirt does cost something.

We'll work something out. E-mail me (dendarii at tee dee ess dot net) and we can talk. :-)

[meletor-et-al.livejournal.com]

*psst*
I e-mailed you at that address; did it go through?

[gryphons-lair.livejournal.com]

oops

Um, yes, sorry, got distracted by my Sparrington-in-progress and a toothache, respectively.

Do you have IM? I'm pewtergryphon on AIM; we could talk details that way, if you ping me so I can buddy-list you?

[meletor-et-al.livejournal.com]

Understandable excuses; no worries.

I can do that, yes, as soon as I get home tonight, unless I'm overtaken by something very sneaky at school and decide to play with AIM Express.

[silly-walk.livejournal.com]

Bridal shops and hoop skirts? Maybe it's just the city I live in, but I'd try costume stores. But call first, right? It sucks to drive all across town before you find out that they don't have it.

[gryphons-lair.livejournal.com]

Lots of wedding dresses require hoops, so bridal shops carry them. And costume stores are a lot rarer than bridal shops, so I recommend bridal shops for that reason.

YMMV, of course.