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I made this dress a while back. I started making it without knowing what I wanted it to be, I just knew I wanted that draped fabric over the skirt creating that cowl effect. I ended up with this halter form fitting cocktail dress. It has a corset structure built in with boning and everything.
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Nov 10, 2012, 04.54 AMby anabella68
love it!!!
May 13, 2012, 09.08 PMby JPGagnon
WOW. I love the fabrication and shaping done here! Did you flat pattern? Drape?
~Jason
May 6, 2012, 08.07 PMby Adriana Orozco
My dear Malon, I have´nt seen you for a long time!!! and this dress is spectacular, like all your works!!!
Feb 8, 2012, 01.49 AMby JuliaBobbin
Oh it’s gorgeous! You sure know how to make the female form pop!! Fantastic!
(Apologies for my excessive use of exlamation marks – I got a little excited)
Feb 6, 2012, 11.00 PMby piackdy
OMG stunning. My first thought: Angelina Jolie. Then I thought: Barbie! Photoshop! Until I read about the built in corset of course. That’ll do it.
Feb 6, 2012, 07.45 PMby Sewing And Style
this is class
Jan 18, 2012, 01.23 AMby Andrea Delesdernier
Stunning. the form is great.
Jan 17, 2012, 09.50 PMby urbandon
Excellent piece!
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Jan 18, 2012, 08.11 PMby marloncosta
Thanks dude! I really appreciate comments from you!
Jan 17, 2012, 09.03 AMby Gurtlamorous
wow…. just wow
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Jan 18, 2012, 08.12 PMby marloncosta
Thanks Guto! I love the dramatic fashion forward pieces on your studio as well!
Jan 18, 2012, 10.21 PMby Gurtlamorous
thanks
i would say your stuff is more fashion forward than mine…. but thank you x
Jan 17, 2012, 07.56 AMby wardrobe-cat
STUNNING!!! Perfect party Frock. Any chance of pics of the back? Did you use a pattern, or did you have a play with the fabric? Might need to make something like this for myself ;)
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Jan 18, 2012, 08.16 PMby marloncosta
The back is simple. There`s is a center back zipper and the draped over piece ends on the central back seam right under the zipper. This dress was draped on the form as well ( I just love to drape…). Thanks for the kind comment!
Jan 18, 2012, 08.51 PMby wardrobe-cat
Thankyou. If I hadn’t embarked on a Frock already, a variation of this would have have been on the cards. I forgot to ask, what kind of fabric is it?
Jan 19, 2012, 02.48 PMby marloncosta
I don`t know the name but it`s a blend of synthetics and it has this super fine silver thread woven in (u would have to get really close to be able to see the silver thread) that gives it that wet shine effect.
Jan 19, 2012, 09.56 PMby wardrobe-cat
I hardly ever know what the special stuff is called. More like ‘Tis-shiny-and-pretty-and-i-must-have-it’. Probably a little irresposibe, but there is a tendancy to get distracted by shiny things ;)
Thankyou. What boning did you use on the corset?
Jan 26, 2012, 08.33 PMby marloncosta
Rigilene boning. Those that you can sew on top of. The purpose for the bonig was just to give the dress that structure it needed so I opted for something light like rigiliene boning.
Jan 26, 2012, 10.15 PMby wardrobe-cat
Thanks. Still stunning ;)
Jan 17, 2012, 05.12 AMby Ralf Schmitz
HOT very very HOT and supersexy and goodlooking and wellmade :-)
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Jan 18, 2012, 08.17 PMby marloncosta
Thanks man!
Jan 17, 2012, 02.47 AMby gedwoods
Extraordinary creation! This would get my vote as “Project of the year”!
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Jan 18, 2012, 08.18 PMby marloncosta
Wow man!!! Thanks!
Jan 17, 2012, 12.12 AMby kelepso
Impeccably smashing!
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Jan 18, 2012, 08.23 PMby marloncosta
…not as much as your menswear dude!
Jan 16, 2012, 08.11 PMby patti-r
Awesome!!! Always look forward to seeing your new creations!!
In case others missed this one it was exquisite:
http://www.burdastyle.com/projects/structured-draping