Corsetry Class

As promised, pictures of the corset I made in my short course class.

We all based our corsets on a basic block from I think 19th century corset, and adjusted it to our mesurements. Consisting of two layers, one in twill and one in my chosen fabric, a bamboo satin. The dummy is a bit small, making it look a tad wobbly (why would a dummy need a corset anyway,)  but I won’t be able to have it one a person for a photoshoot anytime soon unfortunately.

I need to be making another one over the summer so I don’t forget how we did it, practice makes perfect, haha. If I get the time I want to add some beading on the front, thought I’m always one for simplicity. Making a corset is patience, there is alot of hand stitching on this. However I can’t express how happy I am to have done this and finally learnt how to make one, a  long time goal achieved!

Dressed in white

I thought I’d make a post about wedding designs! I suddenly had so many ideas about themes and dress designs that I wanted to make a few collages. Thought I got a little overwelmed when I started to look for pictures, because there where so many! Internet is drowing in wedding themed blogs, wedding photograpers and so and and so forth, but I found some beautiful pictures no less, those that I managed to pick from the crowd.  There’s just so many possibilities,  if I get married I’ll never be able to decide anything!

When I was little I loved everything about weddings, (yes I was a girly girl, still is.) I even wanted to become a wedding dress designer and wedding planner.I still think weddings are beautiful, but I don’t want to make it for a living. xD

When I have the chance I watch the show Say Yes to the Dress, i love that show! So many crazy brides buying overly expensive dresses that they are going to wear for a couple of hours, dresses that costs half of my student loan. oO

Through the show I discovered a designer I think make the loveliest dresses, Pnina Tornai, a wonderful example seen below.

Almost everybody picks strap/sleeveless dresses. I never wear anything withouth sleeves, so why would I have a wedding dress withouth, however dresses with sleeves that looks nice and not too frumpy can be hard to find. Found a  wonderful example by Justin Alexander, inspired by Grace Kelley’s wedding dress from 1956.

Just a fun example from the latest Harry Potter movie, Fleur Delacour’s Alexander Mcqueen inspired dress by Jany Temine. Some says it’s theft, some says it’s an inspired homage. I certainly hope it’s inspired,  the similarities are ridiculous if not. xD

Anywho, my themes! I wanted to make so many more themes, but yeah, overwelming.

The 1st theme is a forest theme, with lanterns and a  vintage looking dress!

Pictures clockvise: Knight Light decorations. Photo  Braedon Photography via Once Wed. Lace dress by unkown desinger.  Lanters. Silk dress by Emanuel Ungaro

2nd theme Splash of colour. I love the idea of having a simple white dress and one brighly coloured or unusual element!

Octopus necklace, everywere on Etsy. Photo  by Our Labour of Love via Once Wed. Bolero by Englishdept. Dress by unkown designer.  Decorations by Marry You Me. Photo  by Mod 4 Photographic.

Theme 3 Romantic vintage.

Photo by Sights & Sounds via Style Me Pretty. (You should see the rest of those pictres, they are awesome!) Lace lanterns.Gorgeus vintage looking dress, photo by Rachel Thurston via Once Wed. Millinery, photo by Leah Macdonald via La Belle Bride. Pink roses.

With that my wedding themed post ends~ How would you celebrate your wedding?

Astronauts

I promised to show the colour scetches I made back in March, of the “blue collection,” so here they are. ^^

Since I’m so easily dragged into this magical worlds. With Blue collection, I suddenly had an entire universe on my hands, a whole book of images giving the feeling and colours of what I wanted these clothes to represent.

I took inspirations from the world I created, and translated it suddle into lines, shapes, patterns, colors, texture, garments people in this world would have worn etc. It was great fun. But I should not always use such long time on the inspiration, takes forever. xD

Please journey well into the world “Blue”.

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I would love to hear what stores you guys can come up with looking at the collage. : )

(Images are collected from magazines, getty images, corbis and other stock sites.)

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The color scetches with different clothing inspired by the collage. ^^;

Category: Basic, Ready-to-wear

Fabrics: Chiffon/Jersey, popin

Fabrics: Silk wool, Denim/Silk wool, Cottin, chiffon

Fabrics: Silk, wool, beading/wool, satin

Fabrics – silk, lace/wool

Fabrics: Wool knit, silk, brocade/brocade, silk.