The GJ dress
Let me share with you the history behind the GJ dress featured in today’s post:
Since I was a little girl, I was always fascinated with the idea of designing my own clothes.
I remember cutting sheets and cloths until my mother had to take them away from me. You see, I always dreamt of designs in my mind that I just couldn’t find in any store.
So, when I decided to start my blog, I thought that maybe…just maybe…I could show little-by-little my own fashion designs, but of course, I am not a professional designer, I’m just someone with a huge imagination, right?
Then, one day while having tea after tennis, I was discussing the Stunning Chic blog with a new friend. We shared many of the same childhood fashion fantasy stories. She was telling me when she was a young girl, she always wanted to be in style and have beautiful clothes as well. But she decided to go to college and become a professional Fashion Designer. WOW! I could not believe it! I told her how much I would love to make a dress, but I just did not know how to execute the idea.
So another day (while talking about fashion, of course) I showed her some pictures and explained how I would love to have a dress that looked like this. Amazingly, from those ideas, and our discussions, she created this fabulous dress!
My wonderful friend’s name is Jaimi Peterson Runyan, and I feel like she and I make a perfect team together. Both of us love fashion as a way to express to the world who we really are!
We decided that this dress needed to be light pink and black with gold buttons, the three colors represent my personality, and this blog, the best!
I’m so proud to share with all of you our very first dress. The GJ dress!
Why “GJ“? “G” for Gemma, “J” for Jaimi
Be creative on your own, and stay Fabulous!
Description: GJ dress by Gemma Donohue and Jaimi Peterson Runya, shoes by Jessica Simpson, sunglasses by Burberry, Purse Forever 21
great post dear
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This is so great! you two make a great team, I love the dress and the button details
The best of the luck in this team you two are starting! I’m sure guy guys will be very successful.
XOXO
Milu
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Thanks, so very much, to everyone
you guys are amazing.xoxo
What a pretty dress. Great job on the design! 😀
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I love that, be creative on ur own
Very pretty dress!
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Wooww beautiful dress!!
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oh wow! so talented!!!!
xxx
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wow, congrats with your very first dress! I’ts amazing dress! You look stunning!
Cute dress! Love all the little details on it. Looking beautiful!
xx Cissy
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So beautiful dress!
And gorgeous place!
Kisses from Spain
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i love this your outfit like a uniform so cool. i have a new post up my blog http://jenniquecreatives.blogspot.co.uk/
Beautiful dress!
xx
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hi darling,have a nice day
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You are stunning !
bisous
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How great mast you feel now in your own new dress…really lady like…love your style!
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Gorgeous you
Loving your outfit too!!
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Have a nice week end you gorgeous 😉
Bisous !
Sofia
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Lovely dress, kisses
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This is such a lovely dress!! <3 You look really adorable!!! And you sure did justice to this sweet look!!!
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Stunning dress. I love the cut and the detail. It looks amazing on you.
I understand what you mean about having a design in your head and wanting to create it. That always happens to me…then I can’t draw it, I can only sew it 😉
xoxo Natasha
gorgeous!
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Lovely dress
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beautiful dress
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amazing post good week
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Thank you so much for your super lovely comment! I’m still happy about it <3 xx Rena
Lovely dress! So gorgeous!
x
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You are so beautiful! I love this dress!
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Such a beautiful dress! Reminds me about Moschino’s collection!
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it’s beautiful dress, I’m the same way, love create my own thing. You look fabulous!
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And here you go Gemma, creative and fabulous!
Baci,
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Great dress, love the color and the style. You look gorgeous
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So cute and lovely dress! You look wonderful!
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Oh very beautiful dress!
xx
OH how gorgeous do you look!!!! SO pretty!! Love the colour
Layla xx
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You look so fabulous! The dress is awesome <3
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Love your chic dress
Beautetude
Cute dress!
Lauren,
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Beautiful and chic dress!
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You had such a great idea and the dress is gorgeous!
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Beautiful dress. Love it!
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super cute dress ! 😀
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Very chic, the dress is so cute. You look fab.
xx
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have a nice weekend
kiss
Super cute dress
Such a beautiful dress! It’s way too much fun and looks amazing on you! Congratulations on the design-how amazing to be able to achieve your dreams! Keep designing, you have such fantastic talent! xx
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Adorable dress!!!! The color is perfect on you.!!!!
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This dress is lovely! I love the pocket detail and it’s great that you got to design it =)
Corinne x
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you’re really beautiful, beautiful shoes, beautiful suit you’re wearing, follow me on my blog I’ll wait. You are beautiful
This dress is so lovely….you both did an amazing job ♥ Have a lovely day Gemmna 😉
Have a great day!
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xoxo,
Jess
Gemma, this is a very inspiring story, I was very happy to read it, smiled when I read it
thank you for sharing this beautiful story. Yes, it is wise to speak highly of their dreams. You and your friend have created a beautiful dress:)
simple but so elegant and chic ~ wow
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That dress is really chic!
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Estás ideal, como siempre. El vestido rosa es una monada. Y tienes un pelo precioso.
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beautiful dress perfect color!
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kiss
Such a wonderful pink dress! You look so beautiful in it <3
xx from Bavaria/Germany, Rena
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el vestido es precioso
besos
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BEATIFUL dress there Gemma. Thank you for your comment today. I love finding gems in my closet to wear again. Rachel xo
wow the dress is so beautiful dear..and you look so amazing in this dress..kiss
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Oh wow! It came out perfect! You can be proud of yourself
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Congrats on the coming true of your first design, it looks MARVELOUS!!!!
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WoW!!! Totally amazed. The dress is sophisticated, you look beautiful, as always, and Jaimi is a talented, beautiful woman!
I am proud of you two. Great team! I wish this is the beginning of something HUGE!! “The sky is the limit” right!?
Gorgeous dress sweety! So happy for you you can finally do this. Great job!
Lovely combination of colors and very chic
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Thanks so very much to everyone
all your comments are very much appreciated.
xoxo
amazing dress! Love its cut and the color!
kisses
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You had a great idea, this dress is amazing! Now I can’t wait to see your next creation!
Chiara
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Have a wonderful day pretty! I’m looking forward to see your new post 😀
xx glamdevils
This dress is really amazing..so chic and romantic.
It looks perfect on you.
Kisses
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Nice dress!
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Amazing skirt ^^
Kisses
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Nice dress!!
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Great job guys!! Looks amazing and loving the pretty in pink 😉
What a dream come true! You should design professionally! That dress is gorgeous!
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This dress is very chic! I love the color
xo
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Thanks so very much, to everyone, for all this wonderful comment
you guys are the best :}
wow! this dress fabulous,very chic in perfect Chanel’s style!
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I love that dress! THe color is beautiful on you and the pocket details are gorgeous!
Maggie
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You are so creative, Gemma… Wonderful outfit!
Good night from Milan
xoxo
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Beautiful dress – love the dropped waist! I would totally wear it!!
Amazing post and pictures!
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xoxo,
Jess
Your friend Jaimi did a good job! Beautiful color for a dress like this!
You two are so beautiful! And this dress is so chic!
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Lovely dress!
kisses Gi.
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Wounderful dress
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Very nice
love your dress
Smack
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You are very creative! Beauty!
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So chic dress!!!!
Great done, it looks great on you! 😀
xxx
S
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This dress is so stylish and chic, Gemma! You should keep design clothes!
Kisses
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This dress is stunning !
Bisous !
Sofia
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What a cool idea!! I love the fact that you had the chance to do that and share that with Jaimi. The dress is adorable
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Amazing! congratulations on making your dream come to life
Awesome!
xo Jules
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OMG Gemma, you are my new muse!!!!
I love this dress and your style is so stunning
Kisses
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So pretty!
KARAMODE
Sweet dress 😉
Awesome dress…..would love to see you more in your designs Gemma! Both of you ladies would be a blast together!
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That is awesome that you got to realize this lifelong dream of yours! Very chic dress. I love the pleated bottom and it’s a great color combination. Good job! Xo
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That is such a beautiful dress! Congrats
xoxo
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This dress is so beautiful on you – I love it!!
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Wow that dress looks amazing. You girls created something marvelous. Reminds me of a Chanel dress 😀
xx Mira
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Nice dress!
xx
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Wow,thay dress is stunning.you look so beautiful
Love the sunglasses too
Keep intouch
Kisses
Looks adorable!!!
Lena
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Wow you look great in the dress, the pictures are awesome! Of course I don’t like myself but I’m the designer not the model and I never like myself in photos!!! I loved what you had to say about our process. It was really fun and seeing the end result turn out so well is very satisfying. I am looking forward to doing it again!
I adored the dress. It is flattering and elegant. Super!