One of my best friends looks exactly like a teenage
version of Galadriel. I mean, it is almost scary it is so close. So,
for the Return of the King premiere, she wanted to dress up as Galadriel.
We chose the Mirror Dress because it was so beautiful. The dress is
actually two layers: a white satin/crepe layer with a lace overlay.
The sleeves are the same lace but without the crepe underdress. The
white crepe was a dollar-a-yard (Wal-Mart again) and the lace was about
$2 a yard. This dress was pretty straight forward and would have been
simple to make had it not been for the lace covering. I had to cut out
each piece from the crepe and the lace. Then I had to make sure that
the lace was exactly the same pattern as the crepe. Next I had to baste
the lace to each piece before sewing and that took forever. We muslined
the sleeves out of an ugly fabric before we cut into our lace. I cut
out and sewed the belt and then my friend hand-beaded the waist part.
It took her a long time but it looked awesome.
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The original dress...
And here is the dress that my friend
wore to the premiere...
One of my friends made her a beautiful
lace cape. Though Galadriel didn't wear a lace cape like this one, I
think it compliments her dress perfectly.
Colossians
3:23 - Work hard and cheerfully at whatever you do, as though you were
working for the Lord rather than people.
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