Picking the fabric for my graduation dress
Now that I’m sure that the pattern for my graduation dress is right, I can crack on with making the real thing. The practice toile for my dress was a bit time consuming,… Continue reading
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Tissues and Issues with the Toile
Toiles are a great way of practising making a dress, but they’re even better for checking the fit of a garment. So I’ve just tried on my toile, and guess what? It doesn’t… Continue reading
Making the toile for my vintage style graduation dress.
My desire for a killer dress for graduation, as well as my own insatiable need to look just like Joan from Mad Men, has brought me to the decision me to sew my… Continue reading
Sewing my own Graduation Dress
After all these years I’m finally leaving grad school! I’m going to be graduating in the next couple of weeks, and I’ve made the momentous decision to sew my own dress for graduation.… Continue reading
Best Dressed at the New York Met Gala
The theme for this year’s Met Gala, held at the Metropolitan Museum Of Art in New York, was “white tie and diamonds”. The event, hosted by Vogue editor Anna Wintour, was a spectacle… Continue reading
Royal Tour of New Zealand: Kate Emulates the Queen’s Dress Sense
We’ve been gripped by a media frenzy ever since the Duchess of Cambridge landed in New Zealand with Prince William and baby George, but the deeper meaning of this visit is symbolised in the… Continue reading
Revealed: Norman Hartnell’s Designs Fit for a Queen
The much celebrated British designer, Norman Hartnell, has been synonymous with elegance and glamour since the 1930s. As the royal dressmaker to the Queen, he was naturally the first choice to design H.… Continue reading
Simplicity 5790 – a dead ringer for Joan Holloway?
I have been buying vintage patterns online again, and this time I think I may just have found another pattern for a Joan dress. Simplicity 5790 has a gorgeous plunging neckline, revealing an… Continue reading
Carey Mulligan shines in new promo still for the Great Gatsby
Carey Mulligan looks every inch the roaring twenties flapper girl in this gorgeous photo. I can’t wait for the film to come out so we can see more outfits like this!