The Whitney Dress: Design #7

This dress was dictated by a classmate of mine. She wanted a floor length, low backline and cowl neckline for her prom dress. And also chiffon.

From this I took into account her proportions and height. 

She was tall, had long legs, and a short torso with a large bust. 

If the cowl neckline was a scoop neckline as well, this would minimize her bust and if the effect of the cowl neckline is repeated below the hip then her torso would appear much longer. 

A long silk strip would wrap under the cowl neckline and continue past either shoulder and end in a bow in her lower back. 

The Yellow Blazer: Design #6

Now comes the idea of color combinations. 

Canary yellow and light green with eggshell and light blue composed over nautral light grey skinng pants. 

The low cut skinny pants have split zippers that cross over the leg at 225 and 315 degree angles (to be geometrically correct).

The ensemble flirts with female and male attire. the blazer, a common feature in a man's outfit, is fitted and the grey skinny is a feminine version of a male's classic grey dress pant.

The bow at the back of the asymmetrical  shirt is just above the backside as an aid for the modest woman as well as the elongated back of the shirt which mimics a tuxedo jacket with tails.

The Blue Dress: Design #5

Breezy blue dresses: the quintessential dress of spring. It flows, it's very feminine and it has knife pleats. 

Eggshell and light blue team to give a bright youthfulness to the modern woman.

The peter pan collar, tumbling down into layered  strips, create the masculine undertone of the dress. The layered strips resemble a dress tie for woman.

The Houndstooth Ensemble: Design #2

Behold the houndstooth fabric. Among some of the greatest patterns ever made, this fabric is worthy enough of having an entire ensemble  pay tribute to its greatness.

I found this polyester cotton blend in a sales bin at a Walmart for $1.99 a yard. I took advantage of this opportunity and left the 2 yards I purchased at the bottom of a drawer, under my sewing machine. 

So there it sat for nearly  years. It was not that this remarkable find had gone unnoticed  for this great length of time, it was that there was nothing to become of the fabric. 

A box pleated skirt? A pea jacket? No, there was nothing for this remarkable find.

Until 2 years later i decided to bite the bullet and pull out a high-waisted skirt and shirt pattern which turned into an object available for me to look fashionable.

I believe I made great use of it.