Draped Skirt

Here's a skirt we draped in class. It has gathers at the front princess seams. I wasn't very imaginative since this was the project right before our final pr0ject, meaning I didn't want to waste too much energy. It turned out quite well. I wonder who will fit this??

Radiant Dress

THIS DRESS WAS A TRUE DISASTER. I think not really having any enthusiasm for the project didn't help the situation. Some criticisms my professor gave me were:

1. The pattern is too busy for the design.
2. It wasn't draped with enough pleats to give a correct radiant effect.
3. The dress/skirt detracts from the radiant effect.


I don't disagree with her at all. I think this is my worst project to date. My overall issue was that I couldn't envision this dress while draping it. I didn't know which direction I was headed and had draped it several times. I think the outcome really reflects my inner turmoil with this project. You can't tell how bad this dress is because the pattern is that distracting. I'm too embarrassed to even point them out. Maybe I subconsciously choose this pattern for this reason.

Boustie

I was really excited to do this project. Bousties are like a precursor to the corset. This project wouldn't have been as difficult if my dressform in class wasn't so well endowed. I have started to call her Busty McBusterson for that reason.















This is actually my dressform at home so you can't really see the ample cleavage inherent in my boustie. I had this vision of black lace and red satiny fabric. The satiny fabric became a challenge. And I didn't realize that the top seam needed to be stay stitched since it's on bias (diagonal) and started to stretch without my consent!!!! The lace didn't stay close to the body of the boustie either. It had the audacity to fall away. I learned later I should have stitched it in place. There is also the back where I was suppose to flip the piece inside out but didn't figure this closure correctly. It's hard to explain but I did a bad job. But on the bright side I think the grommets turned out correctly for my first attempt.

Faults of this boustie are: loose/over sized bust/top seam, loose lace, and bad construction at the back. Even with all these faults I still think it turned out decently. And overall it was a good learning experience. My next boustie will be AWESOME!! Whenever I get around to doing another one, that is.

I WANT ONE

I was searching for something else when I found this picture. I don't remember where I found it or who designed it. I vaguely remember a reference to some Northern European Designer. It's so crazy awesome. I love the zipper sleeve hem and the hood. I WANT ONE!!!!!!