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So you know, sewing a blue Christmas dress means I had Elvis' Blue Christmas running through my head the entire time

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Here's what it came to: 3 Metres of 100% wool crepe, 2.5 metres of lining from Clegs $160 Fabric covered buttons made by Button Mania $21 Lace trim and notions $10 14 hours to make the dress - $350 Bear in mind however that the original Alexander McQueen dress was reportedly around 20,000 British pounds ($31,600AUD) though that seems a bit excessive

A full leather bag is naturally the most luxurious, but cotton canvas is equally classic and more robust

Not to mention versatile