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This Teen Made Her Amazing Dress the Night Before Prom...and Nailed It

17-year-old Shami Oshun took prom style into her own hands!
This Teen Made Her Amazing Dress the Night Before Prom…and Nailed It
By Brandi Fowler · Updated October 26, 2020

This article originally appeared on Instyle.com.

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And this friends, is how you make prom just a little more magical.

Rather than spend weeks looking for the perfect dress for her big night, 17-year-old Shami Oshun tried something different when she decided to go to prom at the last minute. According to Buzzfeed, she made her dress herself and she designed it the night before prom.

Oshun shared several photos of the process while she pieced the look together, showing her followers each step as she turned $15 worth of purple tulle fabric into a masterpiece.

Proms tomorrow. This going to be a thread of me attempting to make a dress the night before 😂 pic.twitter.com/04KogHxc6B

— Shami Oshun (@bluexheeta) April 29, 2017

“Proms tomorrow. This going to be a thread of me attempting to make a dress the night before,” she captioned the shot of the tulle pinned to a dress form. Then, she peeled faux diamonds from one dress, attached them to the fabric, and added a plunging neckline, as she captioned another photo, “I have no idea what I’m doing right now just making stuff up as I go.”

Taking diamonds from this dress lol pic.twitter.com/WlBU1tWOeP

— Shami Oshun (@bluexheeta) April 29, 2017

 

She continued on, using a strapless, ivory dress for the base of her look, before adding pleats and a sheer panel at the bottom covered in black floral embellishments.

Since this is last minute I'm using this other dress I have as a base and now I'm sewing pleats✨ pic.twitter.com/wJzg6L5qkf

— Shami Oshun (@bluexheeta) April 29, 2017

OMG UPDATE IM SO EXCITED NOW pic.twitter.com/6awYcy9FIb

— Shami Oshun (@bluexheeta) April 29, 2017

“I think it took me about five hours,” she said, as she continued posting about the look the morning of prom. “Because, at a point, my machine broke, so I started hand sewing.”

I cannot be stopped #handsewing pic.twitter.com/BDcY4YZ9bO

— Shami Oshun (@bluexheeta) April 29, 2017

The result was stunning. When she finished, Oshun posted photos of herself in the dress, and it’s still blowing up on social media.

Made my prom dress the day of with $15 and a old dress ✨ face beat by @darlittta #prom2k17 pic.twitter.com/WAQhJbrV6C

— Shami Oshun (@bluexheeta) April 30, 2017

 

When the California native made it to prom though, it turned out the dress wasn’t the most convenient frock to dance the night away in … so she altered it on the spot. “I had to let you guys know that the flowers were too heavy for the fabric I used so I chopped the dress mid prom,” she continued, sharing another snap of her now minidress, which still slayed.

I had to let you guys know that the flowers were to heavy for the fabric I used so I chopped the dress mid prom😭❤️ pic.twitter.com/aHT4c2iG7D

— Shami Oshun (@bluexheeta) April 30, 2017

 

While Tweeters encouraged her to audition for Project Runway, it appears Oshun is already on her way to building her own design empire.

She already designs clothes and sells them on her site shamioshun.com.

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