Erin was nominated for Lawyers Weekly Law Student of the Year for 2019. This was the 19th annual Australian Law Awards, it is the pinnacle awards program for the nation’s legal profession, recognising the outstanding work being done across major legal practice areas, brilliance at the bar, legal in-house powerhouses, innovators and various firm-led pro bono programs.
The dress was designed from some inspiration images that we collected on a Pinterest board
Construction
The bodice was created using a black drill bodice from Vogue 9124 and was self lined with the drill. For support the lining of the bodice was interfaced and boned with encased plastic boning.
For the skirt the drill layer was cut to be circle that fell to below the knees and flat at the waist. The top gold layer was a six panel circle that was gathered into the waist seam.
The total length of the hem was 11 meters. The drill under layer (3 meters) was finished with overlocking and turned up to encase a black 15cm wide crinoline and the top gold layer was babylocked in black thread (8 meters)
The bows were attached to the dress following the construction and were supported by black crinoline and floating tails.
Details of the Outfit
Pattern: Vogue 9124
Fabric: Gold Fabric from Darn Cheap Fabrics, Black drill from Spotlight, Black Crinoline from Millinery Online.
Shoes: Irregular Choice
Clutch: Olga Berg
Earrings: Swarovski
The 2019 Lawyers Weekly Law Awards were hosted at The Star in Sydney. See Lauren’s outfit for the event here.
View the dress here wore to the LIV Awards last year in this blog post.