A-Dress-A-Day: 08/26/10

Day 19: The Material

Material:
Neon Pink & Neon Orange Spandex Material
Pink Thread

Inspiration: Fancy

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.