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Dancing on the Titanic

The Ghosts of the Titanic Ball was last night, and it was fabulous.  We had the best time.  It was held at Breaker Bay Hall, which is this adorable little 1950s community hall along the coast in Wellington.  It has a lovely wood floor, and a itsy-bitsy stage with a mural depicting the scene outside the hall. Here are just a few pictures.  I didn’t get that many because I was busy arranging music/refilling the punch bowl/calling dances/greeting people/dancing/posing/teaching. Alas, I didn’t finish the Luna Moth dress in time to wear it.  I debated between the Laurel dress and vintage tails, and actually took both to the hall to get dressed there.  When it came time to get dressed, I realised I’d forgotten a shirt and bowtie for the tails, so the dress it was! Though I didn’t manage to get a new dress made for myself, I did make two new costumes for other women: a simple mauve-grey overtunic to go with a purple dress I made years ago, and a fabulous gold sheath …