12 Days of Christmas - Day 1

Prom Tales 2014 - Part 3

The most wonderful time of the year is here again, yes it's Christmas! It's the season of giving and to make up for all the months I haven't posted, I'll be giving you a different post every day for the next 12 days leading up to Christmas :)

This first day of Christmas, I give to you the final part of this year's series of Prom Tales. Zainab has the perfect bod for this champagne gold mermaid cowl back dress. I love the lace accents on the shoulders and at the back. She rightly styled it with a pair of black gloves giving it a vintage feel.

Hope you like it as I much as I do.

Ho ho ho Merry Christmas!

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WuraF 

xo

Prom Tales 2014: Part 2

Next up is Debbie from Prom Tales 2012 - Part 1. Two years later and she is back for her year 13 prom. She had lots of great ideas initially but they were also very similar to the last. However, one day she saw a dress I made for myself and decided she wanted the same but in a mermaid style.

Yes I was at yet another wedding haha, blog post soon come. We also went back and forth on colours but she eventually opted for mustard as she'd just been given a jumpsuit in that colour and she loved it. The dress was perfectly styled with nude sandals and a shimmery gold box clutch.

Shoot Details:
Hair & Makeup: Jadoy
Photography: Me

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WuraF

xo

Prom Tales 2014: Part 1

Wow! It's hard to believe that it has been that long since my last post *covers face*. There's another new year's resolution that ought to be worked on in this second half of this very fast paced year. It has been an amazing one indeed, extremely hectic but I'm so grateful for it. This also means that I have lots to share with you and hopefully I can keep churning them out more frequently for you to see :)

This prom season has also been an exciting one, I have done a total of 6 dresses with colours ranging from pastels to nudes to brights! I will be sharing them with you in this year's edition of Prom Tales.

First of is Praise who isn't a new face on the blog. ( http://www.wurafola.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/back-in-time-50s.html ) For her year 11 prom, she wanted a mint green dress and was really into a dress she'd seen on Nicole Scherzinger. Together we worked to create her vision. Styled with a very elegant updo bun by Jadoy Hair and a vintage brooch, Praise looked ever so stunning.

Shoot Details:
Hair & Makeup - Jadoy
Photography - Me

I think this will make for a lovely bridesmaid dress. Brides don't worry about being upstaged by your bridesmaids looking glam, they will only make you look better! ;)

In case you missed 2012's edition of Prom Tales, here are the links:
http://www.wurafola.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/prom-dress-tales-part-1.html
http://www.wurafola.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/prom-tales-part-2.html
http://www.wurafola.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/prom-tales-part-3-final-part.html

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WuraF 

xo

Prom Tales 2012: Part 3 (Final Part)

Last one in this series is Dolly. Dolly had a pretty clear idea of what she wanted, she had a design sketch and had bought some ankara fabric too. When she showed it to me, I thought hmm this is different. I wasn't too sure it'd be ideal for a prom. In her own words, here is what she wanted: "Initially I wanted to have a dress which was one-armed with some native attire on the top of the body and the bottom as a shorter skirt with chiffon of a complementary colour on the top being short at the front and longer at the back. But I was open to any adjustments and was flexible with any changes she wanted to make." 

At first, I thought I could run with it and make it work. However, when I was out fabric shopping, I decided to call Dolly and share a new idea that I had with her. I tried not to stray too far from what she wanted. Dolly was trusting and let me run with the new idea. I really like the outcome, however, I feel like it was circumstantial and it isn't really what I would've thought to do. I think with this one, you either like it or you don't.

Dolly is an absolute natural beauty, we did this shoot after her very long day out with no makeup on. Stunner!

Dolly Says: "Then ultimately she found this wine-coloured material which I loved and she came up with a cute design which was a little different from what we had originally. I was so pleased with the outcome and loved the detail she put into it. It's such an elegant and glamorous dress."

Dolly turned 18 yesterday! Woohoo! So this is also to wish her a happy birthday! Enjoy the celebrations. Mwah!

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WuraF

xoxo

Prom Tales 2012: Part 2

Next up is Dolapo! She wanted a nude coloured dress and the rest was pretty much up to me. She came round for a chat and together we came up with an idea, went fabric shopping and here's the outcome. Hair by Jadoy of course ;) I thought it'd be quite interesting to create a feather detail as an embellishment to the dress. Hand stitched some gemstones on as well. I love it! It's kind of like my new thing now lol so if you're into feathers like me and you like it, hi 5!! :D

Here's what Dolapo had to say: "Prom that is the day where every girl wants to be beautiful and wants all eyes on her, I wondered 4 a long time is the stress really worth it. Let me just say I was so happy with the finished product and I spent a whole week wondering what it would be like it was definitely not what I imagined, it was classier, even letting people know that the dress was made especially for me was an even nicer feeling. In the end looking back at the pictures, I will not change a thing just wanna say a massive thank you to Wura the dress was stunning!"

Sorry for the delay guys, hope it was worth the wait :)

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WuraF

xoxo