my new best friend.

She is my new best friend.

Well, not really, but a friend let me borrow her to shoot my clothes for my Etsy shop (coming right along!!!!) and it's made all the difference. Photographing baby clothes 2D is okay, but for women's clothing you need some dimension! This dressform was a huge help. 

Mom, I've decided I need one. Christmas? ;-)

And, here is my $15 flea market find. You'd have to see it in person to get the full effect, but it's a quality material, lined heavily (brand new with tags) Richilene floor length gown from the 70s and I love her! Cinched at the waist, pleated beautifully with fun sleeves ... my only complaint is that you could've made drapes from the same print 40 years ago. But, I still think it's fun.

$400 retail price 40 years ago from a high end store here in KC called Woolf Brothers. I think the flea market man would've asked a lot more if he'd remembered the details. But, he didn't! Ha!

*sigh* Where's the formal parties when I need one to wear this to?