how to make your own cocktail dress Tips for Sewing a Cocktail Dress, with video!

Everything you need to know about suiting up in the heat.

Merry Christmas from the Hefners! This year I decided to really challenge myself and try to get all of our family Christmas outfits secondhand. I documented much of the process over on Thrift With The Makerista, and it was such a fun challenge! I knew the best things I would be able to find would lean a bit 80s/90s so I wanted the overall look to feel fancy, vintage, fun, but in a very fresh way. I found the green taffeta set for myself and built the other looks from there. Menswear is an area Im very unsure of, so when one of my Instagram friends told me her husband loves to do mens styling on the side, I jumped at the chance to work with Jonathan of Stockton and Nash. He found Micahs outfit and the tux jacket was such a score

Closure: Back Zipper, Hook and Eye

Finished with denim stripes and an elasticated back