I had a bit of a deadline for this frock. I wanted to wear it to the wedding of a girl whose dress I made. By the time her dress was delivered, the Melbourne Autumn Winter fashion season was upon me, as well as a musical production I only had a week & very few free [...]
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Betty Draper,
Mad Men,
Mark Lerner
Inspiration Inspired by a wiggle dress i saw online for $150, I decided to make one. It cost me $33.64 for fabric & everything else was in the stash. I trawled through my patterns to find one that wouldn’t require too many changes. I turned up this great Simplicity 3397 in a size 14. I [...]
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exposed zip,
Simplicity,
wiggle
I decided it was time to have a day to sew for me. Not for Beauty & the Beast: my latest show, not for Alex Perry; design legend, not for the kids ballet & band uniforms, not for any styling jobs. It was time to use some stash fabric & break out some vintage patterns, [...]
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1950s,
1970s,
Lauren Bacall,
Simplicity,
voile