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Robe Manteau
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Stating that it took a while to finish is dress is not a mere euphemism.
I cut it in October and went through numerous minor nevertheless time consuming re-adjustments from January up to a few weeks ago .
The Denim Skirt (can’t do hyperlinks with mac) I created last spring inspired me to make a dress which in a sense was not the most nerve wracking part; I then used the beautiful components of the Nancy coat such as the gathered yoke and collar-which I narrowed down in width
Adapting the yoke to the creation and placing was the most difficult part of it. During the process, I had also purchased a beautiful Stockman Mannequin on EBay to ease up the yoke placement on the shoulders. The fabric was uncompromising in the sense that its fragility (or bad quality) didn’t allow me repeated stitch reaping. And then, I finally decided to stop the fussiness and to take some pictures because…
dang it, patience is a form of neurosis in the end and after all, I am not working for Coco ‘F*£$%^”g’ Chanel… yep I like the good English swearing …old style…:)
Material Notes
Woolen fabric, lining
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Oct 10, 2009, 10.54 AMby ajtak7171
OMG, Wow!!! Fabulous, fantastic, amazing, gooooooooorgeous!!!!!
Sep 4, 2009, 09.26 PMby saxsilverain
oh, LOVE!! it’s really worth all the trouble you had with it! :)
is that the Stockmann mannequin on the picture?? if it is, it’s a great find (love the vintage-ness of it), lucky you!
Aug 30, 2009, 08.44 PMby Enero
This is just so amazing. Always impressed.
Aug 25, 2009, 09.44 PMby carrotflowers
jaw droppingly amazing!! I love it
Aug 4, 2009, 03.03 PMby Polychromatin
Hi Helene! Girl, it looks beautiful and reading your description made me laugh. I love the color and the shoulder detail. Very nice garment! I’m into sewing again and hopefully can post a creation soon :) Read somewhere that you are in N.Y.? Great! Have a lot of fun!
Jun 20, 2009, 03.45 AMby naughtylittlepony
Hello! Wow amazing. You are such a pro. Hope to see you soon. xx
Jun 12, 2009, 05.19 AMby stephiaffi
This is a fantastic creation! I sure can believe that this took you a long, long time. But it was certainly worth the effort…
Jun 10, 2009, 07.19 PMby Sandrabella
love it! really beautiful and very funny description of the creative process… thanks! love the part “patience is a form of neurosis” hahahaha
May 28, 2009, 01.07 PMby smvphotography
oh helene, the work has paid off! it is beautiful and my color too ;-P the ruffling is sooo cool and so refined. and the seams that split up the dress are gorgeous! i’ve been fighting a battle with my own dress but i think now all i have left to do is clean up some loose threads…great work and you should be so proud of yourself!
May 18, 2009, 07.00 AMby Bola
WWWowow you are the best!! this is amazing well done! and the colour is great!bx
May 13, 2009, 12.18 PMby CathySews
Stunning!
May 9, 2009, 06.20 PMby theluxuriousvagabond
The dress and its color are absolutely stunning. Impeccable construction
May 9, 2009, 07.57 AMby k2-
FABULOUS!!!! caught my eye immedietly!
May 9, 2009, 05.18 AMby nicola82
Whoo hoo! I’ve been waiting for your latest installment. That colour is gorgeous. Well done – that yoke looks bloody tricky!
May 8, 2009, 11.57 AMby zozowahine
Well, after all that hassle, you’ve got a really beautiful and unique dress! Hurrah!
May 8, 2009, 07.20 AMby Benedikta
What a brilliant idea!
May 8, 2009, 04.51 AMby EmilyKate
OMG, worth the wait, the struggle and the painstaking!!!! This is truly gorgeous. I’m speechless!
May 8, 2009, 04.31 AMby jodika
Absolutely gorgeous! I love the gathered yoke.
May 8, 2009, 01.32 AMby LYBU
Absolutely beautiful. Bravo for the creativity
May 7, 2009, 11.26 PMby juebejue
wow! this is stunning! i love your pattern merging skills and always like your funky cuts :)
May 7, 2009, 08.27 PMby kquade
fabulous. you kick major a$$ ;)
May 7, 2009, 06.49 PMby erdronen
beautiful beautiful dress! fabulous work! i absolutely love it- the details are amazing
May 7, 2009, 02.15 PMby sewella
Don’t worry about that! See all the pearls you received this time !!!
May 7, 2009, 10.46 AMby Helly-K
very good work, I’m so impressed!! :)
May 7, 2009, 10.01 AMby amandamargaret
it’s gorgeous and worth all the effing trouble and time! great job! it’s lovely.
May 7, 2009, 08.44 AMby Hajnika
Your redesigned creation is fantastique!! I really like it! I love the colour too. Great job!
May 7, 2009, 08.23 AMby lauriana
Great dress, I love the yoke, the colour and the overall design. Did you draft it yourself?
May 7, 2009, 07.31 AMby ink
Good HEAVENS LADY !!! Where does your creativity
and dexterity end !!!
You knit and sew the clothes of my dreams! SO SO SO
beautiful.
What type of material did you use? It looks like it could
be a raw linen (finer) or a wool blend of some sort.
I absolutely love the colour and the gathered detail
from the coat is gorgeous.
I would love to see a close-up of the ribbon (?) you
used to define the edge where the gathering joins
the back and front panel.
Fantabulou-SOH!
May 7, 2009, 07.16 AMby yoshimi
Your creativity always make me speechless! The dress is amazing. I love your gathered yoke, of course, but … actually everything looks perfect. Great style.
May 7, 2009, 06.11 AMby JJ1
I love that you picked this color. It really goes with this style.
I adore the pleats of skirt part, the detailed seams on bodice and
the adapted yoke and colar. The only thing that I don’t care much is
the sleeve style even though it went well with the dress.