They were a labour of love.
I'm not sure I like them - I liked the idea of them more.
Working out in my head what was necessary in order to make a wearable garment ie. flat doilies along the inside leg, was the easy part.
I'm no artist and embellishing for the sake of it doesn't come naturally to me, so it meant I had to think hard about what I was doing which made my head hurt.
I love a challenge!
If you thought they look good enough to own/wear these details might interest you;
'Tea with Vicki' Jeans
Victoria Beckham Size 28
Embellished (securely stitched) with vintage lace & embroidered Doilies
Lace Doily printing in pink & white
Denim cut-away around the hem to reveal stitched Doily hem edge.
As I was attempting to 'play' with the jeans I had a REinvention ticking away in the back of my mind - more cut & paste than lick & stick.
The High Tea Jacket was a more comfortable design process for me.
I'm not sure I like them - I liked the idea of them more.Working out in my head what was necessary in order to make a wearable garment ie. flat doilies along the inside leg, was the easy part.
I'm no artist and embellishing for the sake of it doesn't come naturally to me, so it meant I had to think hard about what I was doing which made my head hurt.
I love a challenge!
If you thought they look good enough to own/wear these details might interest you;'Tea with Vicki' Jeans
Victoria Beckham Size 28
Embellished (securely stitched) with vintage lace & embroidered Doilies
Lace Doily printing in pink & white
Denim cut-away around the hem to reveal stitched Doily hem edge.
As I was attempting to 'play' with the jeans I had a REinvention ticking away in the back of my mind - more cut & paste than lick & stick.
The High Tea Jacket was a more comfortable design process for me.
Right from the start
she fell into place.
Again, if you thought you might like this for your own here are the details;'High Tea' Jacket
Size M-L (12-16)
Fully lined Jacket REinvented with denim jacket sleeves.
Cropped with denim frill and vintage lace trim.
Vintage Doily & denim Bustle
&
Machine embroidered Lace Brooch.
They're now in the hands of the powers-that-be, to be auctioned to the highest bidder on Saturday 22nd May.
now the "secret squirrel" stuff...did you machine or hand stitch those doilies in place on the jeans?
ReplyDeletebeautiful outfit btw !
happy to share - unpicked the inside legs, Visafixed the doilies in place, left sections of some doilies free for overlap once the inside leg was stitched back in place, stitched doilies by machine, re-stitched inside legs, overlocked inside leg, pressed overlapping doilies in place then stitched them in place by machine.
ReplyDeleteLike I said that was the easy part, it was working out what doilies to use and wear to place them that was tricky.
I should have modeled them for you ha ha!
ReplyDeleteI would have asked but I think they were too big for you.
ReplyDeletePopped into the show grounds to say hello OMG it's huge.
I'm sad I wont get to see the fashion parade/auction - next year I'll organise workshops around the event.
Thanks for adding these to the Whats on the Mannequin flickr pool, the jacket is just gorgeous, I love the mix of denim and crochet. I am working on something myself with the same combination coincidentally!
ReplyDeleteJust saw this post and I absolutely love it. The jeans are so awesome and so clever. I absolutely love the jacket too ..... so nice.
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