Every year in May the Art Deco Society of California puts on an amazing Soiree in an authentic Art Deco Setting.  This year the Preservation Ball was at the Scottish Rite Center in Downtown Oakland, right across the street from Lake Merit. 

One of my favorite things to do when creating something like this, is to use materials i have on hand.  Luckily, I had some lovely silk hanging around.  I did NOT however, have large pieces of anything in particular. 

This incredible gold color peacock pattern silk jacquard was the only fancy fabric I had enough yardage to start with.  It also coordinates very well with my gold art deco t-strap shoes, so it was an obvious pick.  A friend had given me an amazing piece of green and gold lace.  There was only about a yard of it, but combined with the gold peacock silk and a lighter green washed silk, the assortment of fabrics really worked.

Here are some photos of my dress in progress.