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Vivat Veritas on Maisha Magazine

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vivat veritas on maisha magazineFrom almost 5 years of blogging and reading various blogs, my interest has expanded from just sewing to fashion, DIY, design, art and most recently, decor. I get most inspired from browsing through pinned images of lovely homes (here and here) and reading blogs like Apartment 34 or Made By Girl. Japanese magazine, Maisha (マイシャ) has been on my reading list for a while, and although I rarely buy magazines, Maisha has been an exception. Partly because with the purchase of the magazine for 500 yen, it gives you a gift certificate worth 1000 yen at FrancFranc(フランフラン). I find it to be a pretty good deal!

I would describe the magazine’s style to be a mix of modern and vintage with a hint of whimsical and kitsch details. I am happy that the September 2013 issue of the magazine which was published on the 25th is featuring my home. The place that was featured was my old place before our move to Tokyo last week. Although we left the place for a good reason (it started to get small for three of us), I still miss the relatively spacious living room (at least in Japanese standards), high ceiling and loft bed.

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Making a Tuxedo 2:: More Muslins

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making a tuxedo banner vivat veritasAs I previously wrote, I am currently making a wedding taxedo. It is in the collaboration with Rina, as she made the wedding dress, groom’s dress shirt and bow tie and I am making a tuxedo jacket and pants. The pants have been completed. I just need a proper model for the photos, and if I can get Channing Tatum for this task, I will be most pleased.. Since it is just my dream, I will have to convince Andy to put them on for some pictures. Making the tuxedo pants went pretty smooth despite the fact I used a pattern that was written in Russian, but I will save that story for another day.

The jacket has been extremely time consuming. If you are wondering why nothing new has been updated in the shop, this is why. The first muslin did not fit well, as you can see in this post. I think it would have fit him alright with a few miner adjustment like shortening sleeves, but the problem was that I used a regular fit jacket pattern and the groom wanted a slim fit. I didn’t realize that was what he was going after until the first fitting session. After that I made major pattern adjustments to the BurdaStyle Ehren pattern. It was pretty stressful since I don’t have much experience in sewing men’s clothes except for a few easy t-shirts. But after three muslins and 1 wearable muslin jacket for Andy, I think I finally got the patterns right.

To accomplish the slim fit, I took measurements of the slim fit suit jacket he owns and fits him well. Then I took in a lot on the side, front, back, shorten the jacket length, sleeve length, and changed the shape of the lapel. I wasn’t a big fan of the round collar-ish lapel (not sure how to describe it) that the original pattern had.

If you happen to be on a train during rush hour, you’d notice many business men with super slim fit suits. I don’t know what is up with this super slim fit suit trend in Japan, but some guys look ridiculous with skinny jeans shaped trousers with crotch area that are embarrassing to look at. Thankfully, the groom I’m working with is looking for more regular slim fit than super tight.

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Wedding Project Progress: Dress Completed!

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Hi, this is Rina! I finally finished sewing this wedding dress. It was a kind of hard to cut the huge fabric in my tiny sewing room, and to deal with boning, delicate soft tulle and other materials, which I wasn’t really used to. But I’m pretty satisfied with the result. I was so happy to hear that the bride loves it too!

I was supposed to use satin fabric for covering the seam line between the bodice, and the skirt. When I emailed the bride with pictures of a half-done dress, she really liked it. And she gave me a better idea to use a ribbon instead of a satin fabric. And then she sent me a photo, which she found and likes. The dress on the picture has a ribbon on the waist. I think it’s pretty, and got me inspired. So I decided to change the ribbon, and stitched flower motifs on the tulle skirt by hand.

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These flower motifs swing gently with the bride’s movements.
Stopper

A stopper and strap for hanging.

I got a tip for s stopper from this book, 2 Way Wedding Dress. When a bride slips this boning encased tape into the bustier, it prevents the dress from sliding down. It’s good for making stable any kind of tube top dresses.

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ウエディングドレスが完成しました！小さな部屋で大きなドレスの生地を裁断することや、不慣れなボーン等を扱うのは少し難しかったですが、花嫁さんが気に入ってくれて本当に嬉しく思います。

当初、身頃とスカートの境目はサテン等の生地をベルト上に付ける予定でした。しかし途中経過を花嫁さんに写真で報告したところ、彼女が見つけたドレスの写真と、リボンを使ってはどうか？というアイディアを頂きました。送って頂いたドレスの写真はとても可愛かったですし（ANTEPRIMAのドレスです）、わたしの中でも新たなイメージが浮かんできて、リボンを採用！そしてお花のモチーフをスカートに縫い付けました。動くたびにこのお花も優しく揺れ動きます。花嫁さんと「一緒に作った」という感覚がとても楽しいです。

上記写真のストッパーはボーンをくるんだものです。着用時に下着の間に挟むことでドレスを安定させることができるようです。2Way Wedding Dressという本の中で紹介されていたテクニックです。肩ひものないドレスに使えそうですね！rina signatureMore Rina’s posts….

– Fashion’s Night Out in Tokyo
– Silk Painting Groom’s Vest
– Wedding Project Progress: Dress Shirt Completed
– Dress for Jazz Concert
– The Process of Making Wedding Dress
– Book Review: Over 100 Years of Style by Decade and Designer, in Association with Vogue
– Handmade Dog Cllothes