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Tropical Spring – Vivat Veritas SS13

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I’ve shared the behind the scenes of making the SS13 lookbook in the past (Part 1 and 2)and full lookbook under “Lookbook” tab on the website, but completely forgot to share the photos here on the blog. We shot these back in March, and it was a lot of fun! I love having all girls team; I felt comfortable and at home working with these wonderful girls. Thank you Alyssa for great photos, Ryoco and Samantha for modeling, Rini for making a magic and Taren for all the work of making the feather print fabric and assisting the shoot.

All the itmes are up in the shop now.

Photo credit:
Photographer: Alyssa Valcourt
Models: Ryoco and Samantha Mariko
Makeup artist: Rini
Jewlery design: Taren S. Black of Oslo and Alfred

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Collaboration with Allison of Curvy Girl Chic

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Perhaps because the models I worked with for Vivat Veritas lookbooks are small, some people think I only make clothes for size small or petite people. But I do make and enjoy making clothes for people of all sizes! While I was on the lookout for curvy models to work with for a design collaboration, I happened to come across Curvy Girl Chic, a plus size fashion blog, owned by Allison Teng. I contacted Allison and was thrilled when she agreed to work with me in creating a unique piece based on one of my designs. She chose the kimono wrap, and gave me an inspiration board and tips on how to fit the curvy body better.

collaboration with allison of curvy girl chic by vivat veritasSadly, the original dress she designed and I made got lost in the mail. It does not happen all that often and I don’t know why it had to be for this special dress I made for her. I was frustrated. After asking Allison to wait for the mail, time passed and the weather changed. By the time we realized that the dress was gone, the same design would no longer work because of the change in season.

So we reworked on the design and here is the outcome! The wrap is similar to the original, but I lengthened the sleeves and wrap itself and added some pleats to skirt. I really like how Allison tied the front part and styled it with a simple black dress and killer heals. Check out more photos at Allison’s blog here!

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Collaboration Dress with Already Pretty

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A while back, I asked Sally of Already Pretty to come up with a variation of her favorite dresses from my shop. If you don’t know Sally, I recommend checking out her website – her site is full of useful shopping information, and she is all about embracing who you are and your shape and figure. For the collaboration, she chose my 50’s inspired plaid dress.

She gave me the above mood board to work with. It’s funny that many of my customers ask me to make long sleeved dresses, whereas I prefer sleeveless. It is always a challenge to draft patterns for sleeves and sew them. Overall I’m happy with the outcome. I lowered the neckline, added cropped sleeves and to make things interesting, I used the plaid fabric on bias. The act of cutting the plaid on bias was a challenge since I have to match the patterns!

Here is Sally’s review of the dress I made for her and here is a similar dress in shop.