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Although the dress is now mostly complete, I havn't actually taken any pictures on myself. Before the ball I need to finish hemming it (It was safety pinned for the models height) and making the hair accessories. I am also hoping to finish the combinations, Then I will get photo crazy. The fit on my dress form (even with a corset) is kinda ( Read more... )

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A continuation of my last post, this is the (surprisingly long) dress diary of the up-cycled dress I am making for the Discarded to Divine Charity auction as part of a Special Project class I am enrolled in. All of the proceeds of the auction benefit the St Vincent De Paul Society of San Francisco ( Read more... )

It's official, I picked a dress ( my first Regency gown!) Specifically it's the 1810 Gown from page 158 of The Cut of Woman's Clothes which is an un-gridded pattern with little indication of grain.


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The third and final project in my creative draping class was to make a Boned bodice top of some kind (my teacher used the words corset and bustier interchangeably) with added volume. Another aspect of the project was to pick a couture house that made corsets, and design something in their style. When I worked for Darkgarden corsetry, I was deeply ( Read more... )

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One of my classes is called creative draping, and is specifically geared towards teaching things that can only be achieved with draping. (Garments that couldn't be drafted on paper etc.) The style the teacher uses is very different than what I am used to, but I find it very enjoyable despite the occasional "lost" feeling. I say "lost" because we ( Read more... )

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