Chie

ruffle vest variation

September 7, 2009 By Chie

Does this dress look complicated to sew? Not at all! It literally took me 30 minutes to finish this. I forgot to document it this time, but next time I will make this dress, I will make sure to take a step by step photos and post a how-to here.

I used the hot pink fabric I bought on last Saturday. I was so excited when I came up with the idea for this dress while I was riding bike to bank this morning, I could not stand it. Right after I got home, I immediately started sewing this. This dress is a variation of the ruffle vest I made the other day. Base is the same – big rectangle and a hall in the middle. This time, I lengthen the rectangle so it’s wearable as a dress. Then I sew the front, and added a sash in the back. That’s it! Simple, right? The tie can be tied in the back as well.

Friday’s outfit

September 7, 2009 By Chie

Just a quick post about Friday’s outfit.. I wore this to go to Shinjyuku, Tokyo. I am having a hard time finding places here. I miss Philly or New York’s block system. It is so easy. But over here, I always have to print out a map, and even if I follow the map, it is impossible to find a place following the land marks, because sometimes 7 eleven goes out of business and no longer exist, or there are three UFJ banks in the area, and I can’t find the ride road. Very frustrating. Past two weeks since I got here, I feel like I’ve spent most of time being lost!

Anyway, I wore a baggy stripe top, and a handmade zipper front skirt that day, with bandolino sandals. Thank God I carried flip flops with me, because I desperately needed to change my shose after wondering around Shunjyuku for half an hour.

Style inspiration: Badgley Mischka

September 6, 2009 By Chie

I used to hate one-shoulder dresses. Why? One, because most of the one-shoulder dresses looks like you are miss America with a name tag thing hanging across your shoulder. If you don’t look miss America, usually one-shoulder dresses make you look like you are wearing a big plastic bag across your shoulder. Also, it is so inconvenient to have only one shoulder strap, instead of two. You must wear a strapless bra to be able to look right, and I don’t like wearing strapless bra, since it always slowly falls off on me because of the flatness of my body.

For the above reasons, I never wore one-shoulder dresses, let alone made one. Until I saw a fall 2009 collection of Badgley Mischka. First of all, I am very impressed that two guys are designing these gorgeous dresses. I know a lot of designers are men, but it still amazes me how men can design something as fitting to woman’s body like their collection, and something that makes women beautiful in them.

The three one-shoulder dresses below look so classy, not looking too 80’s disco-ish. I especially like the one on the left, with a ribbon falling from your shoulder.
Also, I love their use of color – beautiful colors! violet, dark blue and purplish silver.. I love them all.