Day 19: The Material

Material:
Neon Pink & Neon Orange Spandex Material
Pink Thread

Inspiration: Fancy

Day 18: Mission Accomplished

Today's dress was designed with fabric that I purchased at Ebad Fabrics on 8th Ave in the Garment District. I was drawn to the bright colors and distinctive paisley designed--however when I brought the material home---I hated it. I do adore the design of the dress--however the texture of the fabric in combination with design reminds me of swim wear. I combined the tulle with the spandex material in an attempt to add texture to the dress. The actual dress began as a long skirt---however I was not satisfied with the look of it so I decided to transform it into a belted sweet-heart dress.

Day 18: The Material

Material:

Hot Pink/Fuchsia Paisley Patterned Spandex
Pink Tulle
Pink Thread

Inspiration: Texture

Day 17: Mission Accomplished

This dress was designed for a dear friend of mine---through all the pokes and sticks of the straight pin--not only have we remained friends but she has a fabulous dress to wear! My friend chose the speckled wool material and I combined it with the stretch blue rayon material--used for the top portion of the dress. I attempted to design the top of the dress, similar to the dress that I previously made--but due to the fabric, it did not lay the same way. With a comfort fitting top--adorned with the speckled wool and twist to a classic mini--I present  to you today's dress.

P.S. The blue rayon material used for this dress would be great to use for draping a dress. 

Now if only she would come a try her dress on !!! 

Day 17: The Material

Material:

Blue/White Speckled Light Wool
Blue Stretch Rayon
Black Thread
Blue Thread

Inspiration: Comfort

Day 16: Mission Accomplished

I'm back with more fabric, more designs and "fab" dresses. I have been on a blog hiatus for the past few days, however I was hard at work creating some great new dresses for your viewing pleasures. I have been thrown so many different ideas and fashion opportunities during the last week...that I do not know what to do with myself. I follow the motto "One day at a time", and believe that something things will fall into place. With that being said I want to present you with today's dress. I love , love, love, the fabric/pattern of this dress--the fabric was purchased from Ebad Fabrics on 8th Ave in the Garment District. This was the second time that I purchased fabric from this store, and I must say that the great customer service and reasonable fabric prices has been consistent! The store owner, I'm assuming, picked out the fabric for today dress; which really grew on me.
Today's dress was originally suppose to be sleeveless---as I have not yet mastered making sleeves---but I decided to use the seam allowance for the sleeves of the dress shhh.... after I constructed the top of the dress, I decided that it was too plain for my liking---thus I added left over material to create a design on the right side of the dress.

Day 16: The Material

Material:

Black/Grey/Light Pink Stretch Rayon

Inspiration: Trendy & Classy

Day 15: Mission Accomplished

YAY! Fifteen days down fifteen more to go. Need to start thinking about what I'm going to do with my time when my blog mission is complete : ( I purchased the material for today's dress from my adopted fabric store in The Bronx. My mother actually picked out the polyester material that I used to construct today's dress: I am very satisfied with her choice. I decided to keep the dress simple however I added detail to the top right of the dress and a belt---to give it a bit of flare! 

I now present "Simple & Chic"

SN: What am I going to do for FALL...I would hate to get rid of my bright colors and light dresses? 

Day 15: The Material

Material: 

Multi-Colored Polyester

Black Belt Buckle 

Yellow Thread

Inspiration: Simple Yet Chic 

Day 14: Mission Not Accomplished

Day 14 did not go as planned : ( I attempted to construct a dress...however I was working on very limited time. I will still try to complete the mission of 30 dress in 30 day--I guess I will have to double up soon.  So instead of presenting my wonderful guest with a new dress I've decided that  I would display one that I created before designing my blog. Excuse the background of the photo...I decided to wear this one out---> the woman in the right seems to admire this dress as much as I. Now you all can see a dress that has been accessorized- this one with a chunky cross chain I purchased from Forever 21. Enjoy:   

Day 13: Mission Accomplished

I decided to think bright and edgy as a put together this neon, black, and gold halter dress. To me, these colors look absolutely great together--especially the black and gold. I went out on a limb creating this dress---and hope that someone enjoys this design as much as I. It somewhat reminds me of something that I would see Rihanna rock with less material and more body exposure--if possible. I had a really hard time attaching the black stretch material to the dress as it was much heavier then the neon material---which caused the dress to gather in some areas. There is also some minor adjustments that I need to make to the dress. Gee, I learn more and more each day as I experiment with different fabrics and colors. I am proud of the overall design of the dress I hope that someone in my blogger world feels the same! Thanks for tuning in. 

Day 13: The Material

Material: 

Black Stretch Nylon 

Green Stretch Spandex 

Gold Lion Buttons

Inspiration: Edgy 

Day 12: Mission Accomplished

Almost to the half way point! Today I decided to stray from my usual designs and construct a dress that may be worn during the day. The best feature on this dress, to me, is the addition of the braided jersey pattern at the top of the dress. I decided to use another skill of mine--braiding--to create a unique look to the tank portion of the dress. I decided to keep it simple  by adding a braided off-white rope to the dress--which created a drawstring look--and matched the white speckles on the skirt. I absolutely love the look of the blue and white speckled wool which reminded me of denim---unfortunately my camera does not capture the uniqueness of the fabric.

Day 12: The Material

Material: 

Hot Pink Jersey 

Blue/White Speckled Light Wool

Off White Braided Rope

Inspiration: Day-Wear

Day 11: Mission Accomplished

I've been on a blog hiatus for the past few days...as I was away from a computer and my ECO-PRO. However, I have some fabulous new dresses that I have designed just for you ( whom ever you are). Today's dress was created in less than 5 hours. I made a quick trip to my soon to be permanent fabric store located in the Bronx, as it is convenient and the sales associates are extremely helpful. Today I chose four different fabrics-mainly stretch material, including the material that I used for today's dress. The fabric was very easy to pin and work with, unfortunately I only purchased 1 yard of it...just enough to construct this dress.
I absolutely loved the braided gold and black trimming , which reminded me of the trimming seen on an army-style jacket. At first, I was going to add the trimming to both sides of the dress, however to be more unique I added it to only the left side and used the remaining to create a halter for the top. I think that the trimming as a great texture and color to the dress. The length of the dress is much longer than my past designs--as the material causes the dresses to rise when walking (and to satisfy my mother's request : )

Day 11: Material

Material:

Black Stretch Nylon
Gold/Black braided trimming
Black Thread

Inspiration: Trendy w/ Texture

Day 10: Mission Accomplished

Have you ever visited a clothing store where the environment of the store reminded you somewhat of a car dealership? Well, that is the exact experience I had when shopping for this fabric in the Garment District. I happily walked passed the "too-expensive-for-my budget" fabric shop and a few other fabric stores that I had visited and found myself at another fabric store directly off of 8th ave ( if my memory serves me correctly). The store appeared pretty small from the outside, but once inside there was a large array of different fabrics. I looked around for a few minutes before I was approached by a very eager-to-sell gentlemen (used loosely). He offered his assistance to cut a few yards of fabric for me. I came across a sales box, which I seen another shopper ravage through and decided to take a glance. I found a brown, teal, and gold designed trimming that I thought would look FAB as detailing on a dress---and ask for helping cutting it. Unfortunately, the trimming was very tangled--making it difficult for the associate cut. 

Every other fabric that I appeared to take interest in,  the sales associate asked me if I wanted to buy it. This started to get very annoying by the tenth fabric that I touched, so I gathered my items and walked to register. By this time I had realized that I did not want to purchase the trimming as none of the materials I planned on purchasing match the colors---and I DID NOT want to waste my money. I politely told the car sales-- I mean sales associate that I would not be taking the material--in which he replied " I already cut it". Not wanting to argue... I paid for my items and vowed that that fabric would never be graced again with my presence. 

Day 10: The Material

Material:

Striped Black/White/Sheer Stretch Cotton
Black Jersey
Black Thread
Grey Thread

Inspiration: Night/Club

Day 9: Mission Accomplished

I finished this two piece dress  much earlier tonight--- I was just too lazy to upload the pictures until now. I simply adore the texture of the brocade fabric so I decided to utilize a metalic brocade in today's design. I decided to create a more classic, "toned-down" and classy dress for Day 9. I utilized a black a gold trimming to make the skirt portion of the dress drawstring. Due to the hard texture of the brocade fabric, when the drawstring is pulled it created a puffed  look to the dress--which I adore. I decided to use the black jersey fabric because it toned down the shininess of the dress and complimented the black floral print. Enjoy fellow fashionistas!