In Progress

I’ve been working on a custom full costume order.

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I actually *gasp* made a mock-up for this one.  I’m combining a few existing (highly altered) patterns, and draping a few of my own pieces for this, so a practice garment really just HAD to be made.

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Plus, I can use it as the final pattern moving forward, as I do plan to offer the costume in my shop.

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There are a few tweaks to make for the customer before I start on the real fabric.  The sleeves need to have less puff, the corset needs to be a wee bit shorter.  Nothing too substantial.

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So, it’s back to the studio with me, armed with a cup (or 2, or 3) of hot tea.

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I can’t wait for this to be done, so I can post images of the final!

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In the Studio

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I’ll be shooting my winter knits session this weekend–extremely excited for that.  While I had to scale down my original intention for the set, I’m happy with the current ideas bouncing around my head.  I need to find a few crucial set pieces, which is today’s project.

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From Under a Stack of Fabric

Well, there went a couple weeks of silence. 
Time got away from me, lots of orders in, lots of hours at the part time gig, lots of excuses and forgetting. 

I’ve been working on a LOT of really fun costumes and outfits, and I wish I’d thought to, oh, I don’t know, take pictures of it all.  Alas, while I have a few to share, they don’t represent even the scantest of hints of what I’ve been doing.

So, without further ado:

A couple of my cincher skirts made their way to the NOLA Red Dress Run:

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I finally finished the Doctor Who-inspired Victorian costume, inspired by this:

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My version (which, in total honesty?  I wanted to keep so bad–that jacket is really lovely, despite it looking rather lumpy on my broken-and-too-small-dress-form):

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I even made the decorative frogs–which was a learning experience in itself, trust me:

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A dress for a friend, who will be wearing it out this weekend to a concert:

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Bunches of other items were made (Alice dresses, Wendy dresses, cincher skirts, leggings, collars….):

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One customer requested pink and orange leggings–an excuse for me to order extra and (eventually) make some for the shop:

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Some knitting was done in the evenings (as I decompressed and watched terrible old movies):

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I found some AMAZING fabric that I’m WAY too excited about….and totally want to make halter dresses out of, for some reason:

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I have a lot of stock that needs to be photographed and listed, but finding the time to do so has been a bit difficult:

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Today I’m working on another Doctor Who-inspired piece (though this one from Tennant’s era):

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And I’m starting to get ready for the Halloween rush–getting prepared, getting organized, getting supplies. 

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Getting ideas together for a Halloween shoot that I’m pretty excited about….

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And…..tossing around the idea of doing a runway show in October–Halloween focused, of course.  Because I’m insane and apparently intend to remain so.