Thought I would share some good news..

Wow, you are clever, congratulations!

Admittedly I'm no style icon but I much prefer your dress to the first and second prize winners! I think maybe the first two are a bit to and OTTo US?

Congratulations - I love the dress

? Big congrats Ethel, that's fabulous (darling)!!

The picture is great...next 1st prize ?

Thanks Zebra

The girl who won has won *everything* ever..seriously, so I have no real issue with her winning this. She also won a scholorship to Paris with that dress, so people really like it.

I do think I design in a more European way, as opposed to the way a lot of my american fellow students design..never a made thing, in my opinion..makes me stand out a little..?

The prize for 2nd/3rd are the same so I guess we are both joint 2nd really..she isn't from our school, so we don't like her design (kidding)...

Fab news. Your dress is excellent.

I don't like the photo of the winning dress. I really don't understand fashion photography like that, it looks dreadful to me.

Well done - that's great. And I genuinely agree with what others have said - I think yours is much nicer than the first and second place dresses.

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I think I was very lucky that they chose to photograph mine in a flattering way..I think some of the others are a bit weird..esp the one grabbing her shoe..but that dress is one you can't sit down in, so I guess they were limited.

Inara's dress (1st place) is truly beautiful in the flesh ( I know, I dressed her model in it..lol). I don't think black dresses photograph too well..

I'm SO happy for you Ethel. You deserve some good luck and great things going your way. Your Nan would have been so very, very proud of you ?

Love your dress! And how fantastic is that in your 1st Semester?! Go you!! [clap hands icon desperately needed]

Keep us posted on the house too .. 2009 is going to be your year ?

Thanks Peaches..you made me tear up a little, I have really missed her this week. You're right she would have been *so* proud..?

Aww, I'm sorry. I nearly took that out before posting, but didn't. Sorry. I'm sure you miss her all the time, especially when you have such great news to share.

Although I think we may be almost as excited for you as she would have been, so tell us and we can be proud of you too ?

It's gorgeous. Congratulations ?

Oh wow i love it, you're so talented well done x

That's a fabulous dress - many congratulations! ?

That is a gorgeous dress, and WEES said - definitely better than the others. Congratulations ?

Love the dress. Don't really like many of the other dress. I quite like nos 2 dress though.

Well done. Next time the 1st prize is definitely yours.

Thanks everyone, its so nice to have positive news for everyone.

Peaches, you are lovely..no one else has mentioned my Gran at home, I guess they dont think I can handle it, so it becomes like a big white elephant in the room. My Gran is the person who taught me to sew, so this kind of thing will always make me so greatful that I had someone like that in my life..

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