Hi everyone!
This is what turned out when I was experimenting with draping the chiffon. A little bit of Grecian feel because of the draping and played around with the translucence of the sleeves.
Technique wise, it's very different from how I worked on other dresses. Just tried to drape a flow around the mannequin itself rather than drafting a paper pattern first because it just turns out so differently in this case.
I love how the satin fabric falls nicely so I kept the skirt simple and flared and it just cascades naturally.
To be honest, it was really hard to work on something which I don't know how it will turn out in the end because it's unlike anything out there and in the process there were lots of times I doubted myself and considered starting over with a safer design because I have no idea if it was going to work out or not. But thankfully, I just told myself to at least finish it so to the point where it can be worn for a formal event. It took longer than expected but I think it does work in the end! So persevering through the challenges paid off eventually.
Below are some of the shots.
This is what turned out when I was experimenting with draping the chiffon. A little bit of Grecian feel because of the draping and played around with the translucence of the sleeves.
Technique wise, it's very different from how I worked on other dresses. Just tried to drape a flow around the mannequin itself rather than drafting a paper pattern first because it just turns out so differently in this case.
I love how the satin fabric falls nicely so I kept the skirt simple and flared and it just cascades naturally.
To be honest, it was really hard to work on something which I don't know how it will turn out in the end because it's unlike anything out there and in the process there were lots of times I doubted myself and considered starting over with a safer design because I have no idea if it was going to work out or not. But thankfully, I just told myself to at least finish it so to the point where it can be worn for a formal event. It took longer than expected but I think it does work in the end! So persevering through the challenges paid off eventually.
Below are some of the shots.
Preview of how it looks like when worn.
Full front view.
Full back view.
Inspiration colours. The colour of the chiffon is quite close to this gorgeous gown worn by Blake Lively.
Made these Habotae and Chiffon beaded flowers.
The flowers are for the cuffs! They fit nicely in between the Chinese ball buttons.
An illustration of how I could use the fabrics to play around with the flow and translucence. It deviated quite a bit from this but the main idea is to experiment with draping :)
That's all for now! Thanks for dropping by! :)
Love,
Sarah Zainal
Love,
Sarah Zainal
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