The Soft Touch

This is an eerie image. It makes me very aware of the bones in my face...

One of my girlfriends has just started seeing this guy who is an illustrator. So, my next job was to fb stalk him. :)
I found his website http://www.mattkatzonline.com/ and found this gem.

When i was at College, I did art, I did Graphics, but it never came so easily realistic to me. It was always at the cartoon end of the scale.
This is why I appreciate this sketch and how tallented he is. His shading is perfect, the hues and contrasting lines -I LoVe it :)

Lucy 2011 Ball Gown

Lucy got in contact with me and asked if i'd be interesting in making a Ball Dress for her.

To be honest -I probably wasn't that enthusiastic.. but when she said what dress she wanted to base it off -Mila Kunis' Oscar Gown - It was possibly the only dress I had been obsessed with since the Oscars show.

So naturally I had to say yes :)

I got online and found photos (below) of how it was made and how she styled it to give Lucy some ideas and see what she wanted to do with it.

It was alot of fun making this dress.

We changed the Skirt and removed the train (as a train at a school ball is ever a good idea -I learnt the hard way) And she basicaly left it all up to me too see what i could do.

I tried to keep the detail on the neck line the same but I did raise it slightly so she wasn't so 'out there'

Lucy had talked about making it knee length as most Wellington Ball gowns these days are more cocktail dresses (think- Saturday night town dress + styling) But she was in the end that this gown really needed to be floor length to make it what it is.

But in True Bridget fashion -I turned up with the finished gown the day of the Ball and what happens... the zip breaks... sigh. So off i went to get a new zip, which i couldn't find, so i use a black one and moved the zip from the centre back to the side seam.

Which actually made it look alot nicer. the back was smooth and was more flattering -We just made sure she posed with that arm by her side :)

You looked Beautiful Lucy :) xo

My Foot Fetish

Ok soo... It all started when i saw the Fold Hi in FQ AW09 -I was amazed because i hadn't seen anything like it.

I was beyond in LOVE with the them. Done. I knew i had to find them :)

I ended up looking for a really long time and then stumbled across their online store.. and bought them... Eeeee!

Once i got them, I wore them into town and they were awesome. In some lights, they even glowed in the dark !

Fold Hi -(Nectarine)

So in the spirit of filling up my wardrobe with Timeless but amazing peices (because i don't see myself changing size.. well, ever-) I thought what is an efficient but also cost effective (as in, not all at once) way of doing this.

I figured, every year after my Birthday (Jan) i will hunt around for 'The Year's' shoe and get an amazing pair that's that little bit more worth while and i can see having forever.

Soooo Since it is Jan I am now on the hunt! And these are some high contenders...

Pin Belt -(Cognac)

Eamz Pump -(Black)

Abstract Pump -(Black & Stone)

As you may notice, they are less in-your-face in the colour department. But I was thinking, I should start with the basic, more neutral shoes so i hae the staple peices to work with and then i can go more adventurous. So this year a pump in tan or a dark shade, next year a strapy neutral and then i can do what ever.
I am almost thinking I should go for the Abstract Pump as it is a limited edition style where the Eamz is a Classic which i will be able to get next season in new colours.

But it is quite high... But then again i am quite Short so it doesn't matter... right?

Also this is the Preview for SS12 so i may just wait a little longer and see what i like in a months time :)

Lucy balldress-Final product

So... after saying that i have heaps of time, I ended up making this dress within the last 2 week. ek. Sorry Lucy.

I made a mock up of the dress (shown below left) so that we could play with the ribbon design, and make sure we were on the same page :)

As you can see in the Final Design (below Right) Lucy decided on a shimmery olive green/gold.
To contrast the fabric, we got fabric in the colour of the dark Green created in the shodow of the fabric and put it as the backing of the ribbons to create more depth.

The Finished product looked really good and was a blast to make. Lucy really suited the style and the colour looked amazing against her skin.

:)
xoxo

Structural Concepts

These are the other ideas i showed Lucy for her 2010 ball dress.
I adore the bottom one :)

Lucy Ball Dress

Lucy sent me this image as the idea for her ball gown.
She was orginally thinking a dark cream or ivory colour. I would love to see this dress in a midnight blue, and pale yellow or even a violet. It lends itself to a lot of colours.
But I have advised to see what lace is available and see what colours they come in is probably the best bet.

The ball is on the 31st of july. so we have around 9 weeks to make it.

PLENTY of time :)

Home Made

Over the last few years i have become quite the collector of fabric.

All those tempting sales where you reason that $2 a metre is a steal, saying"its basically a $4 dress!!" to yourself and buying it. taking it home with a smile on your dile, But only to have it sit in your box of "to do's" for the following years.



So i have made my goal to finally do all those nasty 'to do's' and get my moneys worth -finally. I want to share with you the process and final peice's i come up with.

Do share your ideas if you have any :)





First off- #1 fabric-

Its a ivory and gold fabric, soft but structured. The design's colour's are reversed on each side.

I played around with the idea of making a top out of it, but decided that there wasn't enough fabric as i had cut chunks off it at an earlier time.

I have been contemplating different hem lines and how shapes may enhance ones legs, maybe?? (who doesn't want that?!) so i decided a plain skirt, fitted, with CB zip would be possible. The hem Line is to be scalloped edged.

BUt golly me, having it unevenly scolloped, i could not handle. So measured it out. Marked it up and began.

It was pretty fiddly going around the edges but it looks good and sits flat. Hi5 to me.

This is the finished product:

I'm really happy with the finish hem, the overall look and how it sits.

My only problem.... i made it sample size 12, which i don't fit into anymore.... :(