Beautiful Belgian Bloggers: The dress…

This month I was featured in the Belgian ELLE along 8 other bloggers (including 2 pairs) in an article about… Well, Belgian blogs of course.

For that very special occasion I wore a dress that I made.

There are many different ways to create clothes including these two… You can start from a sketch, or start from a fabric sample, material…

I, for this dress, was immediately attracted to this fabric I found in my local fabric supplier. I have always been inspired by previous decades, and this 30s style print was just too cute to be missed. There was only a few meters left so I bought it all and decided to make a dress and a shirt of it.

I wanted to mix that print with another plain black material so I went into my fabric box, where I put all the material I have collected through the years and found the perfect match; a pleated black silk chiffon I got while working at McQueen.

After a quick sketch made on a post it, I started with the pattern, and then on to the sewing.

The end result is a mix of 20s flapper dress and 30s cut. I made the shoulder strap in leather to add some texture and contrast with the softness of the silks and a belt at the waist as it elongate the legs…

For the one who haven’t seen it before, here is the video from the making of the photo shoot.

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   Emiiiiiii · November 30, 2010 at 08:52

   Et elle est superbe!!
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   emi · November 30, 2010 at 16:51

   A fond, elle est vraiment classe!
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   Anonymous · December 1, 2010 at 13:27

   nice blog !

   kisses valentine

   http://inthestreetofmode.wordpress.com/
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   Rhea Harris · December 1, 2010 at 20:30

   I love that dress

   http://styledefinedlondon.blogspot.com/
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   Jinna Boo · December 3, 2010 at 16:28

   These photos are abs gorg! Love this post! Great blog – I really like your voice.
   Check me out when you get a chance! I'd really appreciate it :)

   xoxo, Jinna

   http://jinna.fulltimefabulous.com
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   Beenie · December 6, 2010 at 12:01

   Really pretty !!

   http://www.theupperfashion.com
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   Valentine · December 7, 2010 at 19:57

   Merci!!

   Thanks guys!!
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   Black Zebra · December 8, 2010 at 14:57

   wow you are so talented.
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   Al · December 16, 2010 at 14:21

   I'm running to buy this issue as soon as I get off from work!

   Very beautiful dress, I love it! And I love the pictures of the "making of"!

   Al

   -The Red Dot-
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    auxpaysdesmerveilles · December 21, 2010 at 00:24

    That dress is gorgeous!
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    Cris · December 21, 2010 at 03:44

    Wow! Congrats on being featured in the magazine! It's so nice to see bloggers doing great things! Great blog, great post!

    Bisous,
    Cris

    http://www.bisouonline.com
    Live,Love,Fashion…bisou!
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    raven · December 24, 2010 at 04:31

    Wow what an honor to be featured!! Thanks for including the video – you have such a radiant smile + I love your hair!!

    Also really cool that you made that dress for the shoot yourself! I sew too, so you are def an inspiration!

    Happy Holidays!!

    xo,
    raven
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    **OnYxStA** · January 6, 2011 at 21:50

    in love with the piece you created! You're a lil guru…x

    http://say-bleurgh.blogspot.com
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    valentine · January 19, 2011 at 12:17

    You are so beautiful and your style very nice
    Kiss
    Valentine 13 ans
    J'adooooore

    http://inthestreetofmode.wordpress.com/
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    Flaviena · January 29, 2011 at 10:10

    Wat een mooie jurk! You made such a wonderful dress, I would buy it if I could! Amazing :)