Catie Quigley tweaks her prom dress

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Taylor Brooks

Catie Quigley (center) poses with friends for prom pictures in the dress she altered.

Junior Catie Quigley sewed her own alterations onto a prom dress she purchased for the 2017 Black Tie Affair prom on April 29. Catie said, “I could not find any dresses that I liked because a lot of them looked really similar, and the last thing I wanted was to look just like everyone else at prom, so I decided I would take my dress and make it my own.”

To make her prom dress appear the way she wanted it, Catie altered the fit and added pockets as well as made the neckline for the dress. Catie said, “I stabbed myself with a sewing needle like twenty times because these alterations could only be done by hand, but it was worth it because my dress came out looking great, and I had many people compliment me on it.” Catie hopes to pursue a career in fashion after college.