- 18-year-old TikToker @satellite4moon posted a video in her homemade prom dress.
- The teen spun around in a brown dress before unveiling a Cinderella-inspired blue gown.
A teenager posted a video revealing her homemade dress on TikTok on April 22, and users are amazed.
In the video, 18-year-old TikToker @satellite4moon can be seen walking onto the stage in a plain, brown dress, before tugging on a string while spinning to unveil a Cinderella-inspired blue satin dress underneath.
@satellite4moon Senior prom ✅ #cinderella #transformingdress #sewing #prom23 #seniorprom #senioryear #fyp ♬ Originalton -
The TikTok has more than 5.7 million views and a million likes as of April 27, and users are fawning over her transforming dress in the comments.
"Katniss Everdeen in real life," read a comment with almost 30,000 likes. The comment makes reference to the iconic "Mockingjay dress" in "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire." In the scene referenced, the protagonist Katniss Everdeen, played by Jennifer Lawrence, spins in her wedding gown which catches fire and transforms into an ashy gray dress.
In the comments of another video, @satellite4moon confirmed that she "made the entire thing" by herself.
As prom season approaches, other Gen Z TikTokers have been sharing videos of themselves making their own dresses.
@bluexviibes I REALLY ATEEE #fyp #foryou #greenscreenvideo #prom #prom23 #prom2023 #customdress #viral #mermaiddress ♬ FreakyT (Sped Up) - TiaCorine
TikToker @bluexviibes documented her whole dress-making process in a video, which has over 540,000 likes as of April 27.
From cutting out the fabric pattern to stitching additional gemstones by hand, she displayed the effort that went into the project and reveals the homemade mermaid dress she prepared for prom.
@bleucouturee Episode 6 | Results drop tomorrow!!!!! Are yall ready ??? #prom23 #prom #fypシ゚viral #custom #entrepreneur #diy #dress #promdiy #promlook #blacktiktok #fypp #capcut #dressmaking #saving #fypシ゚viral ♬ UNTHINKABLE - ꨄ
Another TikToker @bleucouturee took users behind the scenes of her project in six videos, from unboxing the fabric to the final reveal — a stunning silver skirt with a mermaid silhouette, and beautiful rhinestones sitting atop illusion fabric for the upper half.