Well a LOT has happened this year, 2010 has been an incredibly busy, emotionally and physically draining one...but it's not all doom and gloom, promise ;) Some AMAZINg things have happened, I've met some incredible people and it just makes me more excited to LIVE life to the fullest -- I'm an optimist, can you tell?
I always seem to have a few different projects on the go at once, whether it be a wedding or evening dress for a client, an art piece (just for me, for fun!!), my college work...which was challenging and unbelievably satisfying at the same time - mmm corsets!! - or just working away on one of my mini movie costume replicas. yes, you read that correctly, it's my strange hobby... when I get inspired by something, I kinda HAVE to act on it, soo my latest obsession is the dress Kate Capshaw wears for the opening scenes of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom - the red and gold 30's number with ALL of these beads!! Yeah so I've been slowly and patiently working on it, individually stitching each bead and sequin in place to try and replicate it as faithfully as possible. It's nearly finished, just a few more beads to go :D
Oh and I have a bit of a dramatic story to tell about Rose McGowan, one of my FAVOURITE actresses!! Hmm it's quite involved, so I'll talk about it later but it has a VERY happy ending indeed. She's amazingly kind to her fans, that's all I'm saying now ;)
One more thing - as I write about what I've done and what I will be getting up to next year (I'll be in the UK, doing my MA in Fashion - scary huh?) , I'll post a few of the corsets I have made over the last few years, plus some of my other noteworthy garments that may be of interest. Fashion design is a huge part of my life, it's incredibly time-consuming, sometimes frustrating but ultimately unbelievably rewarding and the bottom line is- IT'S FUN!!!!!
My most recent project was making a wedding dress for a lovely lady by the name of Chrizanne. She tied the knot last week Thursday and I JUST got the wedding pics today - what a stunner! It was such a privelage designing and making her dress as she wasn't the typical Bridezilla at ALL. On the contrary, she was the most chilled out bride-to-be in history I think. So lovely and gracious. Anyway she loved the satin and silk chiffon gown I made for her, and I'm pretty proud of it too ;)
Okay, that's it for me now, time to go do some last minute Christmas shopping!!
I loved my dress Dale:) U did a fantastic job at it:)
ReplyDeleteDid you know the Club Obi Wan scene was shot last? Capshaw carries the dress in the jungle scenes and you're going to laugh but an elephant ate the back of the dress. The designer Anthony Powell and his wardrobe crew fixed the dress to be backless, which is suitable for 1935 as backless gowns were used in films made in that time.
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