dress

Black + lace

November 12, 2009 By Chie

I was extremely busy this week because of my work and could not squeeze in any time to make a blog post or update the shop till now. The past four days, my work hours were 5am-12am, and I’m so glad that it’s over! I came home today at 4pm and passed out… now I feel much better:)

Wearing: vivat veritas black and lace tank dress, wet seal leggins, h&m earrings and pumps bought in Japan

I made this dress last week. I was inspired by Nasty Gal black mesh dress and this black T with mesh detail, worn by Liz from Late Afternoon. She looks amazing in them! So I imitated her.

To make the bustier look, I used the same pattern I created for the black and white t-dress. Then I finished neckline and armhole with the same lace fabric, used as a bias strip. This lace fabric has a bit of stretch, so I did not need to use zipper or buttons.

Well, I don’t look as sexy as the girl from Late Afternoon, but oh well:) I wanted to incorporate the black lace to my creations this season.

Bubble sleeve cardigan

October 26, 2009 By Chie

New creation! Sometimes it takes me a couple days to complete one project, and this was one of them. I sewed a bit and then stopped for a while to think about how to add sleeves. The arm holes came out too big, so if I add regular sleeves, it would end up looking like a cardigan for a man or something. So I slept on it for a day or two, and came up with this idea of bubble sleeves. I pleated the shoulder part and scrunched up the edge of the sleeves with elastic bands to make them bubbly.

Here is the picture of the front panel – I did not use any pattern for this.

I’m pretty satisfied with how it turned out – it’s loose, and comfy. I added this to my shop

Wearing the cardi with thrifted black tunic, uniqlo tights and payless booties:)

One-shoulder dress

September 10, 2009 By Chie

A couple of days ago, I wrote about how I wanted to try making a one-shoulder dress. So I put my act together, and sew this up. I know, this is far different from gorgeous Badgley Mischka dresses that I admire, but it is a start. This was my first time making one-shoulder dress. I had not tried making one because I wasn’t attracted to them before. I hope my version of one-shoulder dress don’t look like I’m Miss America or political candidate (it might only be Japan, but they wear this shoulder thing in campaign with their party name on) or something. If so, please tell me! I won’t be offended:p

The base dress is pretty simple. I created a tube top first. I lined it with the same fabric for the fear of seeing through, and on top, added a little loop to go through an elastic band.
The skirt is a circle skirt, I think Burdastyle has a simple how-to of it. I usually cut out a square fabric, fold it twice, then cut the hem so it will be a perfect circle. Then at the other end of the folded square, I cut out a small circle, which is where your waist goes in when wearing it. Then I put the tube top and the skirt together, added a sash that goes around the back, crossing, and tie it on the left side.