Blue Satin

     

This is one of my first dresses I made from fully pattern drafting and woo was it a killer mainly since I haven't worked with satin since high school. It was also my first time working with horsehair braid which I was so EXCITED about. its a simple dress with a lapel in the back and a long skirt. Looking at the front wheel in the front picture it looks... Creepy, like she has a pogo stick peg leg almost... But back to the dress, the bodice is fitted with a side zipper and is fully lined, the back other than the lapel is an open back as you can see and the skirt is broken up into 6 panels. I added a slit in the center front since I wanted to also do something to the front since it was to conservative for my taste. I wanted to add feathers too and or fringe but... I've been told less is more and so have been trying to dial back my designs at this point. 

Completed March 31, 2017

Four of Pentacles (Draping 2)

 

   

This dress I based off of the four off pentacles card. I based it off of this mainly since when reading the novel I remember one card that really popped out that the artist recreated with her characters instead which was the four of pentacles card but, I believe it was from the garden tarot deck. It had on the card peppers and pen castles scattered about along with the main character looking directly at you. I've always been fond of plants and that card just seemed to really stick with me in my head for the longest time. The dress itself is made from 100% cotton fabric and as you might not see it has pepper prints on it. There is a single box pleat radiating from the center back waist and a tulle center front for a bit of appeal. The skirt itself is just a plain circle skirt but, to depreciate the pentacles I cut out 4 circles on the skirt and filled it with tulle. I believe once I did this, the dress was complete and all I wanted to do left was just to finish it which I just mainly used bias tape for since anything more would have made it look to over done. 

Please note, the original model is much shorter and smaller than even the size 8 dress form that I used which is why I added her photo to show you how it really looks. Its a shame however I forgot to take a photo of her in the back......-sigh-...

Completed February 22, 2016

Broken Symmetry (Draping 1)

 

This geometric slacks I just traced cut on the fabric itself. Its made from a polyester knit and is lined. The torso body is from my hoodie that I then cut up into what you see are the random triangles. The cowl collar I also wanted to give an interesting take to since its different on both the inside and out front and back of the right sides of the garment and thought this would be a nice touch. I wanted it to look simple in the front and then BAM! In the back. The sweat pants to this outfit I used the shape of a regular pair of Levi jeans and then “slash and spread” the pattern piece all together until out came the result but, it is only gathered on one side of the pants. 

Completed December 1, 2015

Gothic Madam (Draping 1)

 

This dresses main body was up cycled from various garments. The sleeves of the top was made from a pair of dress pants and interestingly it isn’t closed but rather the top of the sleeve is open. The torso itself is made from a stripped skirt and the skirt of the whole ensemble ironically was made from a wrap skirt. The tulle and fringe additions were the only things that weren’t up cycled and had to be purchased. The train in the back I hand detailed by gathering the tulle in certain areas, I wanted to create a sort of sporadic effect. I decided it needed the tulle train and “ascot” thing because it looked too plain to me. I wanted to add drama and although less is more in cases, when I paired the two together, it just clicked in my brain and it felt like it was complete.

This design was based purely off of a gothic design concept I had in my head for a long time. I know this doesn't look as nice on the form which is why I provided an image of how it looked like on the model, isn't it lovely? 

Completed November 9, 2015

Completed: November 2, 2015The torso itself is made from a stripped skirt and the skirt of the whole onsoumble ironically

was made from a wrap skirt. The tulle and fringe addions were the only things that weren’t

upcycled and had to be purchased. The train in the back I hand detailed by gathering the tulle in

certain areas, I wanted to create a sort of sporadic eect. I decided it needed the tulle train and

“hascot” thing because it looked too plain to me. I wanted to add drama and although less is

more in cases, when I paired the two together, it just clicked in my brain and it felt like it was

complete.This design was based purely o of a gothic design concept I had in my head for a long

me.This dresses main body was upcycled from various garments. The sleeves of the top was made

from a pair of dress pants and interesngly it isn’t closed bu rather the top of the sleeve is open.

The torso itself is made from a stripped skirt and the skirt of the whole onsoumble ironically

was made from a wrap skirt. The tulle and fringe addions were the only things that weren’t

upcycled and had to be purchased. The train in the back I hand detailed by gathering the tulle in

certain areas, I wanted to create a sort of sporadic eect. I decided it needed the tulle train and

“hascot” thing because it looked too plain to me. I wanted to add drama and although less is

more in cases, when I paired the two together, it just clicked in my brain and it felt like it was

complete.This design was based purely o of a gothic design concept I had in my head for a long

me.from a pair of dress pants and interesngly it isn’t closed bu rather the top of the sleeve is open.

The torso itself is made from a stripped skirt and the skirt of the whole onsoumble ironically

was made from a wrap skirt. The tulle and fringe addions were the only things that weren’t

upcycled and had to be purchased. The train in the back I hand detailed by gathering the tulle in

certain areas, I wanted to create a sort of sporadic eect. I decided it needed the tulle train and

“hascot” thing because it looked too plain to me. I wanted to add drama and although less is

more in cases, when I paired the two together, it just clicked in my brain and it felt like it was

complete.This design was based purely o of a gothic design concept I had in my head for a long

me.