Custom Wedding Dress & Kimono Upcycled Clothes | オーダーメイドウェディングドレス&着物ドレス
I haven’t done the inspiration posts for a while, but I could not resist sharing this one. This is from Grey S/S 2013, via Studded Hearts. I really like the styling; it is a fun inspiration for a future photo shoot possibly involving Kiko …
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I’ve been working on a silk wedding dress for a bride who is getting married in September. The plan is to make a simple slip dress in silk, and have flower motifs painted in a spiral way from down waist to hem. I’ve been practicing silk painting on cheap polyester as blogged here, and at the same time, making patterns and muslin for the dress. For the muslin, instead of using cotton muslin fabric, I used polyester satin, just because I thought poly satin will be closer to the actual fabric I use for the dress, silk satin. By making the muslin in satin, I was able to see how the dress flows better than a stuff cotton muslin fabric.
The dress shape is simple. It has a vertical darts in front and back. The straps are spagetti straps (easy tutorial here). I was easily able to turn the straps inside out since the satin fabric is slippery. To avoid the seams from ripping while turning, I used small stitch (2mm stitch length) and sew the seams twice, which was recommended in one of the tutorials I found in Japanese.
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Splatter top made by me (blogged here, and skirt version is available here), ASOS bathing suit worn as bralette, Forever 21 earrings, Michael Kors watch, Palazzo pants made by me, Alexander Wang Prisma Tote
Palazzo pants have been in my “to-make” list for a while. I bought high waisted and wide legged trousers at a thrift store last year and just loved the look and how comfortable they were. The color of those pants are mustard yellow, so I had been looking for something more versatile. I finally had a chance to make myself those pants last week. At first, I was not sure what to wear with these pants, but after browsing through Pinterest, I realized that these can be worn as if you are wearing a maxi skirt. Some slouchy top tucked in or cropped top work well with these pants. I’ve pinned these images for more palazzo pants inspirations…1. with chiffon blouse, 2. all white, 3. in wool tweed for cooler seasons, and 4. with T-shirt and statement necklace.
The patterns were made by me and it is a variation (just lengthened) of these shorts. There are pleats in front, darts in back, side pockets and fly front. Since the fabric was a bit sheer, I lined the pants with polyester lining fabric. I finished the hem with blind hem stitches by machine.
Rina showed me how to attach the pants and lining with a thread the other day. I used #30 thread and crochet hook to make a small chain thread to link the two pants together. It prevents the lining from twisted inside.
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