Client work

I bin doin lots of things, but I’m so busy with the collection that I haven’t been blogging about any of them. I wanted to tease you with this pic of bridesmaids dresses though…they’ve turned out so pretty. Can’t show you the whole deal til after the bride’s wedding, but here is a taste…

I waited until Sabrina wore her dress out in public to post pics of the finished frock. This dress was a serious labour of love, but I learned a lot and it was totally worth the effort. Sab wore it to the Absolute Mode party and Jeanne Beker complimented her on it. Exciting stuff.

Marcus Kan is known for his accessories, particularly his bowties. An enduring favourite is the gold-plated ceramic one he wore to the Elle 10th Anniversary party. After the Paper Dolls project by Christopher Lewis and I, Marcus requested that we make him a paper LED bowtie that he could wear to Ukamaku‘s one year anniversary event. (more…)

See his post about it here.

photo credit: Ryan Oakley

My beautiful friend Jenn whom I miss dearly wanted a frouffy holiday dress to wear to her company’s Christmas party. (more…)

This dress has been a lot of fun to work on. I often drape or make flat patterns based on a muslin process for custom fits, but this design has required actual, serious pattern making. I have really enjoyed it. The hardest parts are done (the hardest parts being all the math). (more…)

One of the weddings I’m working on at the moment is a really lovely group. The bride was so excited about the bridesmaids’ dresses that she decided to order one to wear at her shower. There were more designs, but each in the first group of girls (I’m organizing it by proximity) has two favourites from the slew of sketches posted below. They will decide by the end of the weekend, and I’ll start pattern drafting next week. (more…)