The lovely Kelsey brought me her mom's wedding dress to see what I could do. It had (of course) a high Victorian neckline and long prairie sleeves, but also a heavy overskirt in yards and yards of synthetic stretch knit. An ominous tag inside the dress informed us that it was "highly flammable when washed" (!). This project was truly a process of subtraction, editing away the neck and sleeves, re-appliquéing some of the lace around a new scoop neckline and along the shoulders. To refashion the skirt, I made a new skirt layer out of ivory silk organza, which preserves some of the dress's original drama but at one tenth the weight. The synthetic stretch knit was permanently retired--hopefully to the same place where pet rocks, shag carpet and The Hustle went.
Thursday, 26 March 2009
Less is more...
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- ...because she's just such a dish and these pictures are so great. Thanks, Emily x 2 (the
- Photo: Jay CarrollDress by me (mom's wedding gown made over). Suit by Duchess. Love by La
- ...under her peach parasol. Allie just sent on these photos from her August 15th wedding.
- This one is a favorite of mine. For Heather's dress, I redesigned her mom's (lovingly han
- After a week of freezing winds and apocalyptic storm warnings, I was thrilled to receive
- Love this photo Kimi Kolba shared with me of Annie's dress (Jenny Yoo's Jocelyn, ordered
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