2013 Fashion Design Challenge Entry #2
Design
For my inspiration, I decided to go to the American girl historical
character books and find pictures of outfits that American Girl never
made. I found a few ideas and
thought I would see where materials would lead me!
I happened upon a little girl’s linen
look shirt with eyelet trims at the thrift store, and saw Rebecca’s blue eyelet
trimmed dress aching to come out!
This outfit was pictured in Rebecca
and the Movies. AG never
made this dress. I doubted I
could make the small amount of material work, but bought the shirt anyway. I bought organza ribbon and tiny
buttons at the craft store. The
hat will be made of felt, a light satiny pink fabric, faux flowers and satin
ribbon. The boots will be made of
velveteen, and fun foam. Here are
the inspiration pics (and inspiration shirt!)
In-Progress Shots
I took the
shirt *completely* apart, including removing the wide eyelet to use
separately. I supplemented with a
similar color fabric for the facings.
This just may work!
Adjusting the fit before adding the collar, sash and finishings.
Creating the hat.
Inspiration for the boots. The illustration shows her black stockings, but not her
shoes. In the scene before she
wore simple black boots. I would guess
she would not have more than a couple pairs of shoes that fit her at a time – a
weekday, Sabbath pair, and maybe some hand-me-downs - so I guessed that she is
wearing the black boots with the black stockings again.
Creating the boots.
(my first pair of doll shoes! ☺)
Finished Outfit
Rebecca lived in 1914.
She was not a flashy dresser, - my aim was to make the outfit as
authentic and accurate as possible to both the illustrations and the time
period. Rebecca wears a ¾ sleeve
pale blue dress with a sailor style eyelet collar, and eyelet bordered
sleeves. It buttons in front
(really velcro with decorative buttons) and has a sash with a bow on the side,
and she has a ribbon tie around the collar. She wears short black boots with black stockings. She can wear a matching ribbon in her
hair, or her hat. She is pictured
both ways.
In the illustration, I think her dress
is hiked up a little because of the way she is sitting, and it would normally come
to her knee when standing. (A typical
length for girls in the time period.)
I think her family also followed Jewish laws of modesty, which means
sleeves cover the elbows, and skirts cover the knees, and nothing low cut
(perhaps another reason why Rebecca didn’t want her family to know about the
movie she was in. ☺) I
imagine if AG made this outfit, it would come with a ribbon for her hair
because the hat is already sold with the movie dress. I think she looks pretty adorable with a ribbon in her hair.
So glad my 8
year old daughter takes such good care of her dolls, so I could send in good
pictures! She helped chose locations
and set up for pictures
(because I would look pretty silly doing it by myself! ☺)
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.
33 comments:
This is a really pretty outfit, It's neat how you made it from a photo in the book! My first entry is #1:)
Thanks Kate! I like yours too! I started sewing (by hand) when I was about your age. I didn't get a machine though until I was 19! This was a real challenge because I had so little fabric available to play with!
I know! Luckily I have a lot of fabric:)
Wow, this is really pretty! I love how you dis-assembled a people shirt!
Thanks Felicia! It wasn't how I planned the project, but the shirt just presented itself at the right time. I like to think I upcycled it! (plus, it cut the dress cost to $3 including buttons and ribbon!) Are you entering?
This is breath taking! Great work!
I am sure Rebecca is happy to have such a nice new dress. The color is so nice and the photos are awesome.
I vote for this one.
Testing, and a vote - I'm voting on others, I may as well vote on mine. :-)
Wonderful! You did well matching the illustration. Plus up-cycling is always fun. =p
No I'm not. I am TERRIBLE at sewing. :( Oh well. :)
Such a cute and quaint outfit, Miriam! Make one for me!
This is amazing. The talent and craftsmanship is remarkable. I vote for this item from Miriam Lawrence.
This is really good! I liked how you made it from the photo in the book. My Rebecca is jealous of your Rebecca at your sewing abilities. :) I'm voting for this one!
Amazing detailing and true to the book photos for inspiration! Got my vote.
Wow, Rebecca, I love your new dress and hat that you are wearing for your trip to Miss Liberty. I bet you are the best dressed young lady at this tourist site. I vote for this beautiful outfit!
Wow, Rebecca, I love your new dress! Love the pictures with Miss Liberty too. I vote for this!
Love it! Has my vote!
I love your outfit! You have my vote! Your NY pictures are wonderful too!
This one has my vote! Love it!
I'm impressed with the inspiration and up-cycling involved in creating this dress. Great job!
This one gets my vote! :) Its so pretty!
Thanks for the nice comments! (past and future) It means a lot to me, and really makes my day! I wish I could get to know all my new friends here. :-)
Vote. I love the Statue of Liberty pics!
Thx! I think I nearly spent as much time on those pics as I did on the outfit. It was pretty fun!
Miriam, the clothes are beautiful! Simply gorgeous!
Very pretty outfit! Great job!
love the hat! vote!
This design is flawless. How creative and original!
Really beautiful work. Elegant. Best of competition!!
This is gorgeous! An outfit any doll would be proud to wear. And I love the up-cycling...great reuse of fabric. This outfit deserves to win.
beautiful and very clever! (looking through previous contest entries as I ponder the current one).
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