Chinese Couture Inspiration
Chinese Ceramics Inspiration
First Sample Drape. Fabric Manipulation Technique: all draped from one block of fabric. Will be hand sewn onto outside of dress.
Material used for outside drape. Hand sewn down onto dress. Edge finished with an EFd overedge.
Material used for outer shell of dress, lining for the bodice of the dress, as well as the outter shell and lining of the jacket.
Material used for "tail" of jacket. Finished hem with and EFb.
Material used for lining skirt of dress, an inner lining layer in the bodice of the dress, and lining the sleeves of the jacket.
Image of myself in the production process. Sewing with my Singer Home Sewing Machine.
Image of myself in the production process. Sewing with my Singer Home Sewing Machine.
Image of myself in the production process. Sewing with my Singer Home Sewing Machine.
Acrylic Paint used to paint the dress and the jacket.
Textile medium mixed with acrylic paint to make it suitable for apparel.
When I had every type of needle, EXCEPT a hand sewing needle. Mom comes to the rescue and goes out to buy a Fashion Emergency Kit.
Up close sewing process. Sewing the hem.
Sewing a horsehair braid into the hem of the dress.
Sewing boob cups onto the lining of the dress. Boning was previously sewn onto the seam on the layer underneath.
Beading process.
Beading process.
Beading process.
In progress picture of the dress completely sewn. Contains a waist seam, two darts on skirt front, on dart on front right bodice, and one small dart on the front left bodice.
Outside front and back of dress. One dart in the back sash.
Painting process. Start of the dragon.
Painting process. Back of Dress.
Painting Process. Back of Dress.
Painting Process. Back of Dress.
Painting Process. Front of Dress.
Completed Look. Hand Painting Detail.
Completed Look. Front Dress Detail.
Completed Look. Front Bodice.
Completed Look. Beading Detail.
Completed Look. Back Sash and Dragon Detail.
Completed Look. Invisible Zipper Detail.
Completed Look. Draped detail.
Completed Look. Back Jacket Detail.
Completed Look. Jacket Detial.
Completed Look. Jacket Detail.
Completed Look.
Completed Look.
Completed Look.
Completed Look.
Completed Look.
Completed Look
