Wisteria Faye
The colours will always remind me of the San Jose Sharks :) Fashion Equinox Producer/Director: Frank Versyle Designer: Laurie Tavan Model: Faye Valentine MUA: Jennifer Mathews Hair: Dina Braden Combs Photographer: Tavan Photography
Tagged: black
My first ever gown – upcoming auction
When I was still in college my now Mother-in-law Ann made me a pink bog dress for Halloween. I went to my first Renaissance Faires in 2001. I was so proud of that pink...
Black and Tan Longline w/ Waist Belt & Straps
I made this sample piece to test out a clients patterning before cutting into her expensive fabrics. Here are images of the first try-on during Dickens Fair Workshops last year:
Black and Tan Series
I finished my trio of black and tan pieces, all samples testing out ideas. The neck corset can pair with any of the three pieces.
Black & Red Corset
Corsets seem like an unlikely article of clothing to take underwater… they don’t flow or drape or do anything interesting themselves underwater. But the model’s body positioning which is only possible underwater and flowing...
Black Dot coutil corset sample piece
I decided to pair this luscious black dot coutil with white lace and white stitching. It was actually my husbands suggestion to add the red taffeta binding. I really like how striking it is...
Black Pompadours from American Duchess
Lauren of American Duchess suggested I could easily pair my pink gown with the black shoes with a change of accessories. So with a change in hairstyle, addition of a black velvet ribbon and...
B&W mock-up: modeled on a body
Thanks Laura for trying on this mock-up. It wasn’t drafted to her measures but fits pretty well I’d say!
FR Stipey corset: finished
I ended up having to redo one seam to get the stripes to be more similar from side to side :) I’m happy with the end results, quite a tedious but wonderful project :)...
Stripy corset: fusing, cutting, & beginning construction
This month I wrote an article for Foundations Revealed on matching stripes in corsetry. I’ve taken the tutorial fabric and proceeded onto making the actual corset from the demo in the article.
Blue & Black underbust: pretty stripy bias binding :)
This corset has been sitting waiting on my mannequin and I felt inspired to finish something so I went ahead and applied binding. Stripe binding no less. I think it is a fun, playful...
