A tribute to my idol, The Vivienne Westwood
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Dinner Dance comes and in need of something no one else has got, that will make me look slim and not have to worry about sucking-in in photos and i want it bright! So walking home everyday i go past a rose garden and i saw these pink and orange roses, they were so beautiful i wanted to incorporate them into my wardrobe somehow (freak). Also noting that orange and hot pink were very in for s/s’11 i got set on mood boarding. This is my first ever fully boned corset and i was so excited but nervous at the same time.I brought 20m of steel boning and my best friend gave me dustbin bags of material. I googled 17/18th century corsets and drew up at pattern from the internet. I then used millions of layers to get the thickness in my corset (note to self used layers of really thin fabric that didnt hold colour well and took forever to dye, also wears quickly). I made straps and a cross over section for the bust. I used acrylic paint to dye my fabric as the colour is much richer than using fabric dye, as it doesnt wash out (my mum taught me this when it wouldn’t come off my school shirts). For the skirt i draped it over and round then i dyed it to get the gradual effect, ruining my bath….I put a panel in the back under the lacing for decency. I made my bag using left over lace and a simple envelope idea, I brought the shoes on ebay and the roses for my hair in Peacocks, then i dyed those both to match the dress. Finally, i wore my brand new Vivienne Westwood pink heart orb earring and fell right into character, enjoy….
Material Notes
Boning
Satin Ribbon for lacing
Eyelets
Patience
Lotssss of fabric
Dyes
Difficulty
Expert
Nov 13, 2011, 03.40 PMby Laura Buchan
This dress is amazing! Love the colours! What corset pattern did you use?
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Nov 17, 2011, 12.58 AMby roisins
Thank you, well i had i one originally but its not boned and i laid that on a piece of paper marking off bust under arm etc then i simiply drew this one (http://www.google.com/imgres?um=1&hl=en&biw=1280&bih=775&tbm=isch&tbnid=CrOEZU51BFXF9M:&imgrefurl=http://www.costumes.org/history/100pages/18thcorset_pattern.htm&docid=n0J_X4MXhHDmeM&imgurl=http://www.costumes.org/history/18thcent/patterns/corsetpattern1.gif&w=641&h=384&ei=9VvETv7NL9Sl8gOk-o2TCw&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=146&sig=112770484880784614659&page=1&tbnh=105&tbnw=176&start=0&ndsp=26&ved=1t:429,r:10,s:0&tx=48&ty=51) that i got off of google….hope it helps!
Nov 11, 2011, 02.53 AMby lizajane09
Wow! This is amazing!
Nov 9, 2011, 05.56 PMby olac
Wow – look at you, you’re a knockout! This is trully a statement dress.
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Nov 9, 2011, 05.58 PMby olac
Oh, and I LOVE the shoes!
Nov 9, 2011, 10.09 PMby roisins
Thank you, you just made my day :D p.s for the shoes type in LOVE label shoes on Ebay, they have black ones too!!!
Nov 8, 2011, 12.42 PMby vasea
The dress is lovely.