An outfit I’ve been working on for a while for my cities Fashion Week was displayed in an Open Store today… Whilst I was in there an old lady (early 90’s) came in and complimented my work in particular… After she left I then found out she used to have a store along the street that did tailoring for the military throughout the 40’s… And that she never ever compliments other peoples tailoring. So… To have her compliment mine has made me realise for the first time that I seriously need to gain some self confidence, especially when it comes to my work.
Yes I look chubby and drugged up and my hair looks awful, but I shall blame that on the fact I’ve only been getting 3 hours of sleep a night for the past 2 weeks and that I got ready in 20 minutes… (ah excuses, excuses!)
1930’s necklace, 30’s top, 40’s jacket, 40’s belt, 40’s skirt, 30’s bag.
Really bad quality of photos I’m afraid. The jacket, corset and skirt were all made as separate single items and I cant pick between then so I want to show all at once, even though the jacket doesn’t exactly match. I’m always a bit mix and match though. Anyone with any constructive criticism for me?
I have just got back from meeting my model for the first time at a fitting and photo shoot. I feel the happiest I’ve felt in ages. I never got to personally pick my model, but I would have picked her anyway, the girl is beyond beautiful and her personal style matches perfectly with my style of work. It was for a fitting to make sure my outfit is ready for a City Fashion Show this Thursday and also for her and my design to be photographed for a newspaper and magazine. I literally made the dress/corset this morning (6am to 12pm) because I wasn’t at all aware I was put forward to take part until last night, but it all turned out pretty well, after 2 panic attacks, 1 sewing machine needle through a finger, 3 broken needles, endless pins in my hands and the help of my dad to actually get to the place!
The panic is not over yet though, I still have an Open Store to get ready for and another Fashion show as well carrying on with getting my own on-line store Delilah Wednesday up and running… I don’t have much sleep these days!
P.s. I seriously regret not taking any photos of everything today. I’ll make sure that I take plenty on the night of the show!
Ah finally College is forever over.
..And this bonnet was part of my final project; inspired by Victorian mourning bonnets.
I’m beyond pleased with myself. I 100% competed something (I usually get to 75% and get bored), and even won the Award for ‘Best Textiles’ display at my colleges Creative Arts end of year show.
