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In Progress:: Beachy Wedding Dress

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Vivat Veritas Wedding Dress in Process4Here are some photos of what I’ve been working on. It’s a Wedding Dress for a bride who is having her wedding on beach. She and her husband’s hobby is surfing, so the location of the wedding is perfect for them. I came up with something light and easy to move around in for this special occasion. The top has scalloped lace over layed on satin. The bra cup is attached to the top, so the bride can wear the dress without a bra. The skirt is two layers of gathered chiffon skirt, and the lining is 100% silk satin, which feels so luxurious on the skin. back scalloped wedding dress sketch and inspiration vivat veritasThe pictures above are the inspiration photo and my sketch.

Vivat Veritas Wedding Dress in Process2 Vivat Veritas Wedding Dress in Process1The back detail is my favorite. The deep V opening with scalloped lace is so pretty and romantic! If I were to do a wedding again, I would make something similar for myself with the mermaid shaped skirt.

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Cupcake Decorating Party

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cupcake decorating party Vivat VeritasMy daughter turned three last week! We threw her a birthday party with the theme “cupcake decoration” (You can see the first birthday party “pink and piggy” here and second party “Minnie mouse” here). I love planning a party like this. I start by collecting images on Pinterest (party idea board), and slowly collecting the items for decorations. Andy’s grandmother was kind enough to send me many cute pieces like cupcake liners, hello kitty cupcake toppings etc.

The day before the party, I baked about 100 cupcakes(!), which certainly satisfied my baking urge that I get once in a while. For the party, I added the whipped cream on top, since I was too lazy to make actual icing. They don’t cell easy icing mix like they do in the U.S. here. The kids loved it! I was a bit concerned that decorating cupcakes would be beyond what a three year old and her friends could do, but they seemed to have had fun decorating and licking the chocolate toppings.

girls birthday party decoration by vivat veritas cupcake toppings by vivat veritas heart cupcakes by vivat veritas table decorationg for three year old by vivat veritas party decoration by vivat veritas cupcake shop birthday party by vivat veritas kids party cupcake decoration party by vivat veritas DSC_0277 copy DSC_0280 copy DSC_0284 copyI decorated the house with tissue paper ponpons and washi paper garland that my friend, Taren of Oslo and Alfred made. The one side of the wall is decorated with washi tape (DIY here) and I also have Kiko’s watercolor”art” hung up on the wall. handmade pinata by vivat veritas handmade pinata by viavt veritas2Andy is not known for his DIY skill, but he volunteered to make a pinata. That is something you can buy at Target for 10 bucks in the U.S., but in Japan such a thing does not exist. We tried to order one on Amazon, but after adding the shipping cost, it was about 50 dollars. Andy read some tutorials online, and used balloon, newspaper, flour and water to make the shell. After two or three coats, and letting them completely dried, he popped the balloon and put candies inside. It looked ugly, so I attempted to paint it with gold spraypaint, but it ran out while I was painting. So you can see it in the picture that the pinata has some “bold spots”. Oh well, the kids liked it, so I think that is what matters the most!

We did not call this party a “birthday party” on purpose. We did, at first, just like we did for her 1st and 2nd parties. But she started to act a bit princessy and act as though she would necessarily get all the attention because it was her birthday. So Andy and I told her that we are doing cupcake decoration party so that everyone can enjoy. It took some talking with Kiko, but at the end I think she understood. Attitude gone, problem solved.

I very much enjoying having my little girl in my life, and the more she grows, the better it gets. I don’t really look back on her baby days as I think she is more fun to hang out with now that she can talk. There are some kind things she says, like “come here mommy sit with me! Do you want some blanket?” that makes me chuckle. The other day, I let her paint her nails pink with my nail polish, and after she was done, she was so proud and asked me to take a picture of her nails(evidence here). Sometimes I imagine what it would be like to see her all grown up, living on her own and having a chance to grab lunch on Saturday or something. It would be amazing!  I look forward to those days.

娘が3歳になりました★

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Made:: Kawasaki City Dress

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kawasaki city dress by vivat veritasI made this dress back in August, but never had a chance to photograph it until now. I am not sure why, because I love the dress, and I’ve worn this numerous times already! I wore it on its own during the summer, which worked out great because the material is light weight cotton, and now I wear it with uniqulo heat-tech turtle neck (it’s supposed to retain your own body heat, thus keeping you warm..not sure if it is working), tights and booties.

When I came up with the design, I tried to think of the best way to place the panel print. I usually go for a design that is cinched at the waist (like this one), but for this dress, I made it one-panel and and slightly A-lined so you can see the cool city scape print. I named it “Kawasaki city dress” since the print makes me think of Kawasaki city, which is located in Kanagawa. They have many factories there, and the print looks like a futuristic version of Kawasaki city. bra straps copy I added the little ribbon with snap buttons at shoulders so it will prevent the bra straps from slipping off. I bought this for 100 yen at Okadaya.kawasaki city dress by vivat veritas2 kawasaki city dress4Outfit details: Dress – made by me (skirt version for sale here), Bag – thrifted for 500 yen, Watch – Michael Kors, Booties – Rag and Bone (seriously the best heeled booties I’ve ever worn). 

side view kawasaki city skirtI added the white side panels. I thought it would be an interesting contrast, but also to save the fabric! I only bought 1 and a half meter of it. I wish I bought some more, because when I checked the store today, I could not find the same one anymore. The white fabric is T/C poplin, left over fabric from making these Bermuda shorts.

夏に作ったドレスですが、写真を撮るのを忘れていて、今更アップしてます。
夏から、かなり頻繁に着てる、ヘビロテドレスです！夏は一枚で、今はユニクロのヒートテックのハイネックとタイツ２枚重ねで着てます。黒なので、コットンで作ったドレスでも冬でも違和感ないかな、と。
裏地付き、肩にはブラがずれてこないように止められるストラップを付けました。
柄が夜の川崎工場街を思い起こさせるので、Kawasaki City Dressと命名してみました★
デザイン、型紙は自分で作りました。スカートバージョンはこちらで販売しています。

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