Tips for plus size dressmaking. There is no "one size fits all" approach to provide support for larger sizes and fuller bust.

Poiret was said to help change the modern retina (a colorful way to say he changed the way we see fashion)

Essential sewing tools

My favorite pattern making reference books

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All About Dress Forms: A Complete Guide to Dress forms & Mannequins. Dress forms can be a vital tool for budding professional dressmakers.

A brief breakdown of fabric construction, including grain lines, Weave types, and fiber content. Helpful for sewing and dressmaking.

16 simple & glamorous dress ideas for down sized weddings. Dress ideas for smaller weddings

What is crinoline? A brief history of the crinoline cage. Telling the differences between the different dress enhancers.

Christian Siriano Pre-fall 2021. Editorial shots from the designers latest collection.

One of his instructors Best quoted saying "that my sketches looked like Barbie" said Best "So maybe it was prophetic."

This exhibit is about, how time can influence design even though it seems like an obvious point, this exhibit goes beyond the obvious.

The corset has been one of those fashion staples that has transcended through time. They change, they develop along with and around society.

What was once considered a lost art has (as these things often do) made a re emergence as of late. With hit shows like Project Runway..

The filmed debuted in 1989 and was set in the 1930's. The entire movie was just a non stop, visual masterpiece as far as I was concerned

She was an oddity fo her time, her aspirations were to see her designs worn by the most elite, those who could appreciate and well, afford..

So what exactly is Haute Couture? Couture is French for "dressmaking" Haute means, "high". Basically dressmaking at a high level.

When I'm not neck deep in fabric or taking care of my family like to cruise Pinterest, & Instagram to scope out my favorite fashion artist.