A long running project which will eventually include a robe, kokoshnik, overbust corset, skirt, and….? WHO KNOWS?!?!I had a highly idiosyncratic cream and gold silk jacquard robe I made for a first year draping assignment and couldn’t figure out what to do with it. Slowly the look came together. First, …
A look that will make many think immediately of My Fair Lady, but which I intend as an homage to Camille Clifford and other tightlacing Edwardian beauties. First, the concept art. The idea has evolved since this and will eventually include a smocked black velvet leg o’mutton coat. I machine …
Process blog for a look that will ultimately include a tricorn hat, cropped jacket, demibust corset, skirt, and spats, all with highly customized personal embellishments and techniques. Shall we begin? At FIT, while enrolled in the Leather Apparel program, we were gifted several hides. I received a large teal snakeskin-stamped …
