09/18/2026
The Romantic
Outfit Details:
Dress: Hand dyed 1980s wedding dress, deconstructed and reattached to a bodice that was hand-made from a secondhand silk jacket, decorated with applique hearts and Paisley-like swirls made from the same jacket, cross straps made from thrifted floral ribbon, all appliques outlined with hand dyed second hand tulle and lace ribbon.
Accessories: Acrylic on leather, hand-painted eybeball shoes purchased secondhand, vintage aurora crystal clip on earrings, hand-dyed wedding dress off-cuttings made into a lace mask, hand dyed thrifted fringe gloves, and a hand dyed ribbon piece as a choker.
All pieces used in Whimsy as an Act of Defiance are secondhand and upcycled, down to the thread in many pieces.
Model: Acquired Funk 💘🌸
All photos by Charise Harp - Montana Photographer 📸
Many thanks to Bozeman Fashion Week and Rit Dye I Fabric Dye lol
More photos and a process video on this piece to come!!!