Knowing Their Parents Can't Afford Her Sister's Prom Dress, Filipino Brother Himself Made His Sister A Princess-Like Ball Gown

When we think of siblings we often think of petty arguments and rivalry. Sisters tend to steal each other clothes' while brothers fight over nothing. Yet, that is not always the case. Siblings have some of the strongest bonds as they share a certain level of understanding or support each other unconditionally.
The story of a Filipino brother and sister melted thousands of hearts. The parents of the teenage girl couldn’t afford her ball gown, leaving her no choice but to miss out on her prom. To cheer her up, her brother, Maverick Francisco Oyo decided to make her an elaborate princess-like blue dress by himself. Shared on Facebook, the story went viral.
Here is the entire creative process of making this amazing dress.

Steps to create a fabulous blue dress

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Source: Maverick Francisco Oy

Source: Maverick Francisco Oyo

Maverick Francisco Oyo used affordable materials available at the market to make the dress. He shared it was so hard to complete, that he dropped it. However, seeing his sister down, he decided to give it another try. He said: "This was my first day. I was nervous and didn't know where to start. I cut out 9 pieces of blue fabric, decorated them with a satin ribbon, and sewed them all together to make a skirt."

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When realizing there was no space inside the house, he tried the skirt outside. He said: "Since there was no space inside the house, we tried the skirt on outside. 50% of the work was done — my sister's dress was almost finished."

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“I used flower details on the skirt”. His creativity made the dress even more gorgeous.

Source: Maverick Francisco Oyo

"I painted an ombré blue bodice to fit in with the color pallet of the lower part of the dress. I would come home from school and work on it. Sometimes I'd get extremely tired, but by imagining the outcome, I got the energy to continue the hard work.”

The prom dress was completed

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He made the dress sleeves in a creative way. "What I love most about the whole dress is the sleeves."

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“And at last – a day I will never forget! I even cried with joy because all those sleepless nights paid off.” Just with hard-working, he was able to help his sister attend her prom. It looks exactly like a princess ball gown plucked out from a fairy tale, with the huge butterfly sleeves and the beautiful skirt trims. His parents are certainly proud of their amazing and talented son.

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"And here I am with my sister. I didn't expect to finish it in time. I even doubted if I could do this or not because the concept was different from what I was already doing. I'm happy to see my sister happy."