It started with collectiveselection’s post on Boyant Spring Prints. I clicked on the link to Browns Fashion and found a dress made for M. It was the dress with the open back that would frame her tattoo. The Opening Ceremony Silk Dress. Then there was a mu’umu’u. “ Most people think that I started with an…
I decided to take the plunge and sign up for the Treasure City Fashion Show again. I acquired a“ sack of old house dresses from my co-worker (her chain smoking mother-in-law had recently passed away. I will explain about the cleaning process some other time. I sent out a message on FB to all of…
Some people have asked about the dress I wore for LBD2. It was made of some remnant polyester of unknown origin (in the very bottom of the stash pile). The design is semi-original. I restored a pattern of my mom’s and made it sleeveless in the process. Next time I will definitely make better fabric…
I figured I should give you the construction details before I hit the one year anniversary of LBD 2. I started out with watching the movie and taking a look at the dress that Andie drew. Then I drew my own version. I already had some fabric in mind. A co-worker gave me some embroidered…
I needed something for a disco themed party and whipped this up in an hour. I used a Halloween costume pattern for the one shoulder tunic but I adjusted it so I could line the top portion. The fabric is a little shear (I wore leggings with it) so I may go back and line…
If I were to name the inspiration behind learning how to sew it would be Molly Ringwald’s character in Pretty in Pink. “ For the last few years I have debated hosting a design challenge that involved turning two prom dresses into one wearable garment. Hopefully I will get something together in time for prom this…
I finally got around to making the dress that I designed for the LBD contest. After all was said and done, I had planned to use some red rayon fabric that looks like shantung silk. “ “ Eight months later I finally got around to it. Sorry for the blurry pic. I will pull out the digital…
This year I participated in Blackmail’s Little Black Dress Contest. This was the invite “A woman without a little black dress has no future.” Coco Chanel’s words might be ones to live by. Celebrate Chanel with South Congress Avenue boutique Blackmail, which is starting its first Little Black Dress Design Contest. Students, crafters, home sewers…
So I am working on a jacket for Megan. She needed office wear. Normally I am opposed to making jackets but I did it anyways. What don’t I like? SLEEVES. I used to cheat and leave the side seams open while I set in the sleeves but today I decided to do it the right…
I was reading Austinist when I saw this pop up in the sidebar.Excuse me? As much as I didn’t want to look I had to it was like a TRAIN WRECK. I was forced to interrupt an email conversation in the latest trends in jeans (boyfriend’s back) to talk about this thing. Claire thinks that,…