Ok so it's really not finished as the straps are only half beaded and flapping off, but it's the first time I got to try it on properly and I love it! This is the dressmakers sewing room, so not as glamorous back-drops a some boutiques, but she sure knows what she it doing.
p.s. The glasses were a thing I discovered on photobucket and thought it might conceal my identity if anyone I know stumbled across this pic. On second thoughts, they don't conceal anything, I just look like a muppet. Ho hum!