It has been an intense and very busy two weeks for me as I attempt to remodel 14 vintage dresses for our upcoming fashion show on April 13th – Couve Couture. As of today I have 8 dresses done, 4 almost done and 2 that need a lot of love. It is a good feeling to be half way knowing that our photo shoot is in 3 weeks!
There are many challenges when remodeling vintage clothes. #1 working with fragile fabrics, #2 knowing that once I cut, I can’t go back and probably the biggest challenge, #3 finding a person with the right measurements to wear that dress. The dress I was most worried about, after 20 hours of re-creating, has a 27 in. waist and a 34DD bust. Fortunately I had just the right Cinderella who was 2 inches short for the official Couve Couture Model Auditions. She fit into this particular dress perfectly. This ‘Buttercream’ dress needs a little more love and hope to be able to post pictures soon.
Well, enough words and onto the pictures…
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- 1920’s Before
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- 1920’s torn tulle and uneven at bottom of skirt
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- 1920’s – need to replace shoulder straps
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- 1920’s after – placed chiffon flowers where holes were in tulle.
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- Black lace dress before
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- Black lace dress after – took the material from arms and made a waistband.
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- Linda’s prom dress from 1967 before
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- Linda’s prom dress from 1967 after
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- Cricket’s white eyelet before
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- Cricket’s white eyelet after. This is one of my favorites.
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- Hester’s Dress from England before
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- Hester’s Dress from England after. The pink waist band is from leftover taffeta from a dress that is in progress
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- Claire’s Chartreause 60’s dress before.
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- Claire’s Chartreause 60’s dress before. Torn on the bottom.
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- Claire’s Chartreause 60’s dress before. Needs repair on shoulder. The beading detail is incredible!
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- Claire’s Chartreause 60’s dress (after) on Suzy who will be modeling the dress at Couve Couture
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These are amazing!! You are so talented!!
Thank you Tara:)
I love getting to see the works in progress…you are one talented girl…darn your buttons…!
Well what can I say except that you can see into the future. The dresses look so amazing. You are a gifted person.
You are so talented it’s crazy!!!!