2013 Fashion Design Challenge
Entry #15
Pretty in Posies
Mary
is modeling a modern outfit that can easily go from a casual day outside to out
on the town!
My
inspiration came from my focus fabric (gray and black floral knit) and my
colors. I love anything that is black and hot pink. I wanted to design an outfit that was outside of my comfort
zone and challenged my basic sewing skills. That basically means that it wasn't
sewn from quilter's cotton. (Love me my cottons!) I wanted it to be something that I would dress my own tween
daughter in, but still have some sort of "wow" factor. My daughter and I both love anything
that sparkles!
Design:
Here
are my design sketches. I used
three patterns from Liberty Jane (off the shoulder tee, trendy tank and denim
mini skirt). I used the floral
pattern for the off the shoulder tee, with a silver, sparkle "tank"
underneath to peak out above and below for extra suprise. The hot pink skirt, made of stretch
denim, brings out the flower centers in the tee fabric.
Using
my embroidery machine, I copied the floral motif, and after much deliberation,
I settled on a subtle "tone on tone" flower at the side seam of the
skirt. A few black sparkle stones help
to repeat the motif and tie the pink skirt to the floral tee. I embroidered another pink flower to
make the matching accent for Mary's hair.
I like things to be versatile, so I put the "teeth" edge of
sticky velcro on the back of the flower accent. It easily moves from her hair to her sparkly tank for a
dressier look!
The
outfit came together just as I imagined.
The silver sequins add just the right sparkle to pair up with a homemade
silver necklace with a pink bauble. I played with more than a few jewelry
ideas...and settled on the simple charm for the casual look. When Mary went to dress
it up, a sparkly beaded necklace looked great as well. (and that second
necklace could also be used as a headband!).
The
Outfit:
Here
is Mary in her complete outfit. She loves her high top sneaks, so I wanted to create a look that could work with
those shoes. It's a look my own
daughter often wears. Then, after
the entire outfit was complete, I happened to find a pair of pink, black and
gray striped socks in the dollar store. I couldn't believe it! For just 33
cents, Mary had a cool pair of crazy striped socks that matched perfectly!
(Three pairs for a dollar, so she has a few coordinating pairs that also would
work.)
As
evening approaches and it's time to head out for dinner, Mary takes off her
floral tee and changes into her black boots (American Girl). The floral accent moves from her hair
to her shoulder and completes the look.
Thank you for your entry!
Vote for this outfit via comment on this post or by emailing us
at nora.demington@gmail.com.
One vote per person.
You can vote for yourself.
You can vote for more than one outfit.
Hence, you can vote for multiple outfits. :-)
Information about this contest:
First Outfit Tasks Due July 14th, 2013.
Second Outfit Tasks Due August 25th, 2013.
11 comments:
Just darling. My favorite part is the sequin top.
I vote this one!
I vote for this! I love how versatile it is.
I vote for this one!
Love your storyline and photos. Great design. I can see a teen liking this outfit. My doll. Emmie would love to wear and own this one. I vote for this one!
Love this outfit - all the options and styling are adorable!
Love how this outfit is multi-functional. Casual to dressy; say to evening with just a few simple adjustments.
This is marvelous! If my daughter was still playing with her AG dolls this would be tops on her list!
Very cute outfit.
I am very impressed with your combined talents! Really cute and practical.
Very cute! Vote!
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