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• [1] Anon from Williamsburg March 10, 2009 - 11:54AM

  I'm a seamstress and I'll tell you that sewing - as a hobby - is an expensive one. It is OFTEN more expensive to make the item than to buy it.

  
  
• [2] Simone March 10, 2009 - 11:55AM

  It's not just proms coming up. First Communion dresses are also good subjects for diy projects.

  
  
• [3] the truth from Atlanta/New York March 10, 2009 - 11:56AM

  Please DO NOT make your daughters prom dress!!

  
  
• [4] amanda March 10, 2009 - 11:56AM

  there are so many great vintage shops where you can find fantastic dresses for less. Also, women donate their once-worn bridesmaid dresses to 2nd hand shops all the time; maybe it takes a bit more digging, but well worth the effort. . . for well less than $350 . . .

  
  
• [5] amanda March 10, 2009 - 11:56AM

  does the cost of the class include materials?

  
  
• [6] Marie from Pittsburgh March 10, 2009 - 11:57AM

  I recently got married and didn't like any of the big long dresses. I visited some family in NY and went down to the fashion district to pick up a gorgeous dupiani silk for like $7 yard and found my pattern online.

  I grew up knowing how to sew and knew there are other options when you don't like what you find in the store.

  
  
• [7] Caitlin from Sunset Park March 10, 2009 - 11:57AM

  I made my own prom dress! I don't know about up here, but where I went to high school in VA, seniors had to do some sort of research paper or project as part of our English class. I made my own pattern, put it all together, even did some embroidery on it. (Of course, I was one of the weird artsy kids who didn't WANT to fit in, so I was quite proud of it. Incidentally, I know work in the fashion industry!)

  
  
• [8] the truth from Atlanta/New York March 10, 2009 - 11:58AM

  Spring for $100 dress or give her an opportunity to earn the money by doing chores, save her allowance anything except a homespun frock for the prom.

  
  
• [9] lauren from Asbury Park March 10, 2009 - 11:58AM

  why is making dresses associated with being cheap? i made my sisters prom dress b/c she did not want to show up with the same dress as anyone else. When you live in the burbs, you go to the mall - so does everyone else!

  
  
• [10] dage from park slope March 10, 2009 - 11:58AM

  Isn't it hip to be a designer and make your own dress? I think shows like Project Runway have made it very cool to create your own unique designs.

  
  
• [11] Al from manhattan March 10, 2009 - 11:59AM

  Does anyone remember the Project Runway episode where the kids direct the designers of their custom prom dresses? OMG -- be afraid, be very afraid!

  
  
• [12] your brooklyn neighbor March 10, 2009 - 12:01PM

  ridiculous - have you ever watched those design competition reality shows? No way are most novices going to be able to pull this off.

  I'm disappointed that the BL show acts as a commercial for an expensive folly like this, masquerading as a smart tip in this crashed economy.

  
  
• [13] Benedikta from Brooklyn March 10, 2009 - 12:06PM

  We have the best resource for you to create your own prom dresses.

  Go to www.burdastyle.com, you will find many many sewing patterns ranging from easy sewing to more advanced with all the help that you need to complete your project.

  All patterns are copyright free, for you to change the design and even sell what you have made!

  
  
• [14] Starr from passaic county March 10, 2009 - 12:23PM

  I graduated from high school in 1998 and my mother and I made both my junior and senior prom dresses together because my family was too poor to spend the money on a dress from the mall.

  It was a great mother/daughter activity.

  I'm a huge advocate of buying or making things handmade whenever possible.

  
  
• [15] perri from Brooklyn March 10, 2009 - 01:40PM

  As soon as I saw this I immediately thought about those email forwards I get featuring crazy prom apparel. OMG! Just google "ghetto prom dresses"; but, do so at your own peril. *shudder*

  
  
• [16] Jazzy from NJ March 14, 2009 - 12:45PM

  This is a great opportunity and chance to learn how to make your own dress, and, as Fern said, learn a great skill that can take you far. Also, people should take into consideration that when girls make something rather than buy it, they feel better about themselves and what they made, as well as show off their own creation!