by admin | Oct 17, 2012 | Wedding alterations
It has been a very busy fall! I am just getting to show off some of the beautiful gowns I have been altering! Here are a few of my favorites:This is the JCrew Rosabelle gown. I love the buttons up the back and the sweet flowers on the shoulders. The bride wanted a...
by admin | Oct 17, 2012 | Custom clothing, Wedding Accessories
I have made a couple cute garters this wedding season that I thought I would share! This first one I made using lace from the bride’s mother’s dress! So sweet!For this one I reused fabric cut from the hem of one of the bridesmaid’s dresses, I love...
by admin | Oct 17, 2012 | Custom wedding dress
Melinda brought in a lovely skirt and top from India that she wanted to wear at her wedding, however the pieces didn’t fit very well and the fabric was very delicate. We decided to create a custom gown using the beadwork from the originals. I appliqued the...
by admin | Oct 17, 2012 | Custom wedding dress
Last winter Sasha commissioned me for an unusual project. She wanted to create her wedding dress using the fabric from some vintage lace curtains that hung in her mother’s childhood bedroom! She also wanted to use natural fibers in the other parts of the...
by admin | Aug 17, 2012 | Custom clothing
So lately I have been following the fabulously interesting Elizabeth Cline after the release of her new book Overdressed: The Shockingly High Cost of Cheap Fashion. I love her philosophy (all backed by facts) of buying fewer, better made garments. Let me share a few...
by admin | Aug 9, 2012 | Custom wedding dress
I am really excited to make this custom dress! It will be so elegant and whimsical. You may recognize the inspiration from several Rivini designs, but I am making this from scratch! Drawn by Meki Couture
by admin | Jul 14, 2012 | Custom wedding dress
I just finished this cute little custom wedding dress! The bride wanted a short strapless dress made from cotton sateen that she can wear again in the future. Oh and she wanted pockets, that was a priority! I started with a Cynthia Steffe Design for Vogue...
by admin | Feb 29, 2012 | Custom wedding dress, Wedding alterations
Last fall I had a lovely bride, Rebecca, ask me to add sleeves to her strapless dress. There are so many strapless dresses on the market but this style doesn’t suit everyone! Adding sleeves or straps is a nice way to customize a strapless dress. Then you can...
by admin | Jan 18, 2012 | Wedding alterations
Ok, so this dress wasn’t for a wedding, but it could have been! Jamelle Kelly of Cameron + Kelly Studios commissioned me to make a dress for her little girl. She picked the cutest fabric! I based the design of the dress on The Party Dress by The Cottage...
by admin | Jan 18, 2012 | Custom wedding dress
The year is starting out great and I am working on several really fun custom dresses! Below are the drawings for two different dresses I will be designing and making over the next few months!Here is the front for the first dress. Originally the bride wanted a...
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