For the month of March the initial nine bloggers at MSN have been challenged to use lace, any type, for their garment. I've been pondering, thinking and worrying about what garment to make and how to use lace.
My first idea was to copy a Dolce & Gabbana dress that I found online...
![]()
But the desire to interpret that garment faded when I found this Oscar de la Renta dress at Neiman Marcus...
![]()
![]()
The silhouette is similar to the D&G dress but the lace that Oscar used is what caught my eye. See I've made several lace pieces before...
![]()
![]()
![]()
However, I've never made one using Guipure Lace. One reason being the price ~ because it ain't cheap! The second was because I'd only thought of Guipure Lace used in formal dresses and wedding gowns. Even though the outfit that I'm planning is a little on the dressy side, there has been so much lace of all types showing up in designer and regular RTW lately, that I decided to go for it.
Here are the fabrics that I'm using for my interpretation minus the peach silk charmeuse (for the lining) that I still have to purchase...
![]()
This will be my Easter Dress. The good thing about it is that it won't be too dressy to wear to church where you can rarely be overdressed. Okay a ball gown might be a little over the top there but otherwise dressy works.
I will start with my TNT dress as the basis. However, after taking Susan Khajie's lace class at Mood NYC there will be a lot more handwork in this dress than in the two pictured above. That's just one of the techniques that I learned during that class that I will incorporate into the making of this dress/outfit.
A coat may also make an appearance...not sure if it will be a part of the Mood garment or added later on. It depends upon how much time I have but since Easter is the last Sunday in March, I'm sure it will be a little chilly. I'm starting on the dress today, cutting out the wool tweed. The plan is to use the back seaming of the CK Dress and my regular dress front with side darts. Next up will be more construction info...
...as always more later!
My first idea was to copy a Dolce & Gabbana dress that I found online...
But the desire to interpret that garment faded when I found this Oscar de la Renta dress at Neiman Marcus...
Close up of lace dress
The silhouette is similar to the D&G dress but the lace that Oscar used is what caught my eye. See I've made several lace pieces before...
However, I've never made one using Guipure Lace. One reason being the price ~ because it ain't cheap! The second was because I'd only thought of Guipure Lace used in formal dresses and wedding gowns. Even though the outfit that I'm planning is a little on the dressy side, there has been so much lace of all types showing up in designer and regular RTW lately, that I decided to go for it.
Here are the fabrics that I'm using for my interpretation minus the peach silk charmeuse (for the lining) that I still have to purchase...
Wool Tweed & Guipure Lace in Peach
This will be my Easter Dress. The good thing about it is that it won't be too dressy to wear to church where you can rarely be overdressed. Okay a ball gown might be a little over the top there but otherwise dressy works.
I will start with my TNT dress as the basis. However, after taking Susan Khajie's lace class at Mood NYC there will be a lot more handwork in this dress than in the two pictured above. That's just one of the techniques that I learned during that class that I will incorporate into the making of this dress/outfit.
A coat may also make an appearance...not sure if it will be a part of the Mood garment or added later on. It depends upon how much time I have but since Easter is the last Sunday in March, I'm sure it will be a little chilly. I'm starting on the dress today, cutting out the wool tweed. The plan is to use the back seaming of the CK Dress and my regular dress front with side darts. Next up will be more construction info...
...as always more later!