It’s that time of year again. Time for work holiday parties. After trying on close to 100 dresses, I bought the one that fit the best and brought it home.

It’s a short sleeve, sheath dress with hems down the side. The dress fit well everywhere except at the waist. I felt like adding a belt to gather the fabric made it look less glamorous. So… an hour, and three darts later… my reserved yet sparkly holiday dress was ready.

This picture shows the dress pinned. I’ll have to update when I wear the finished product again as I forgot to document it at the party. All in all, I was able to match up the diamond pattern with some effort and was pretty pleased.