original shirt by me
frenchi skirt
steve madden sandals
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Showing posts with label sewing. Show all posts
working overtime
DIY, dress, fashion, instagram, personal, project, sewing, summer| comments
Summer equals endless amounts of free time, and I plan to use each and every minute of the approximately 68 days I have left until move-in day wisely. As nice as vegging out is for a day or two, I get upset if I go too long without productivity. And my, what a productive first full week of summer it has been!
Above, the unfinished bodice to my newest project, the Sally dress. I found this fabric a while back in LA and I love the nautical stripes with flamingo pink. The original plan for this dress was to have a double-breasted design -you might notice in the above picture that one side of the bodice actually overlaps the other- but the row of buttons down the middle looked so perfect that I decided to go in that direction. Funny how things change from illustration to pattern to sewn piece.
Below, the finished result. Gathered skirt with a one-inch band at the bottom to give the skirt some more weight. I went with three buttons -even numbers are always nice! Now all I need to do is sew on the zipper and I'll have a brand new summer frock!
What productive -or not productive- things have you done this summer?
(images taken on my iPhone 4S and edited with instagram)
Pomp and Circumstance
2012, dress, graduation, made by me, personal style, sewing| comments
dress by me
j. crew sandals
betsey johnson bracelet
The dress I made and wore to my graduation party last Saturday. Ignore the iffy cell-phone quality and my dog, Toby, checkin' out my footwear in the background.
Good Day
anthropologie, fashion, made by me, personal style, sewing| comments
Black embroidered cardigan by Tabitha via Anthropologie
"The Help" dress made by me
Black floral gladiator sandals via Anthropologie
Today has been quite the lovely day for me! Still seventy and sunny here in coastal California, I've been making the most of the great weather and showing off all my fashionable Christmas gifts. Today I decided to wear this dress I made for two reasons:
- I had an interview with a Brown University alumni and wanted to show off my favorite dress I've made; and
- The yearbook staff was taking pictures of all the senior standouts, and yours truly won "Best Dressed"!
With applications winding down and finals preparation revving up, it's been hard for me to catch my breath lately, so I apologize for the lack of blogging recently, but I promise I am doing my best! I hope all is well with those who are not so fortunate as to live in sunny California and if all goes as well as I thought my interview did, I may be joining you East Coasters next year in the snow and rain!
Have a lovely weekend, everyone!
One of These Days
dress, fashion, handmade, personal style, sewing| comments
Dress by me! I call it the "Picnic" Dress
Report Footwear Shoes
(image my own)
Let's Do the Timewarp Again
fashion, personal style, sewing| comments
So the other day I made my debut runway appearance (for a charity fashion show with the design house I work for) and I promise I will put those pictures up (I just need to get the runway shots from my friend) but after the show I took advantage of my crazy up-do hairstyle and got all fancy! And a note to all of you, cat-eye sunglasses are probably the best purchase I've ever made. They are wonderful! (even if my friend is embarrassed to be seen with me in them)
Dress by me; Anthropologie Cat-Eye Sunglasses and Belt; Report Footwear Sandals
Frolicking through the Flowers
dress, made by me, personal style, sewing| comments
My camera is still broken but instagram is here to save the day! I just recently completed this dress, which I like to call the 'Giselle' dress because it reminds me of something Giselle from Enchanted would make out of curtains to frolic around Central Park in. All I need is a flower garland and some birds chirping in the background.
(image taken with Instagram)
