A veil for Jenn’s photoshoot with People
My previous post in Jenn’s bridalwear blog series shared the basted fitting of her rehearsal day top held at Workroom Social in Brooklyn in September 2019. But the top wasn’t the only basted custom bridalwear I had for Jenn to try on. For the Brooklyn fitting, I had also basted together a custom veil for […]
Basting and Fitting Jenn’s Top
My previous post was “All About That Lace…” This post could be called “All About That Baste…” If you’ve been following me for any amount of time you’ll probably know that I love basting. I find it totally wild that those who sew for themselves rarely employ this valuable technique. Basting is sewing with temporary stitches. Since temporary […]
All About That Lace…
When the story of turning Jenn’s mom’s wedding dress into a rehearsal day top left off, the vintage dress had been taken apart. Its satin fabric had been cut after pinning the mockup pieces as a backing fabric. Catch up here. The post you are reading now is all about that lace… Jenn’s mom Lydia […]
Fitting, Disassembling, and Prepping Jenn’s Underlining
Welcome to the 5th post in my custom bridalwear blog series about Jenn! Thanks for following along! In my previous post, I created a second mockup of Jenn’s rehearsal dinner top. We rejoin the story in the summer of 2019 for the second mockup fitting- which took place immediately before Jenn’s bridal shower. The 2nd Mockup […]
Jenn’s Sketches to Second Mockup
During the process of working with my friend Jenn to create custom bridal millinery and transform her mom’s wedding dress into a rehearsal dinner top, the steps of my custom process got all mixed up. Jenn is a professional actress whose schedule wouldn’t allow for much in-person time before her October 2019 wedding, but we didn’t want […]
Making and Fitting Jenn’s First Mockup
If you’ve been following my blog for a while, you’ll know that I love the mockup process! A mockup (often called a muslin or a toile) is a test garment that you construct in a way that allows you to easily deconstruct it. The magic of a mockup garment is that it is specifically designed for […]
Duplicating the Vintage Dress’s Pattern (without taking it apart)
In my previous post, I introduced Jenn and the custom bridal wear project(s) for her wedding weekend. Check out the full story for all the deets, but to catch you up quickly: I’ll be transforming her mom’s 1970 polyester wedding dress (sewn by Jenn’s mom’s mom) into a special top for Jenn’s rehearsal dinner outfit. […]
New Bridal Blog Series: My (kinda famous) friend Jenn!
Brooks Ann, Jenn, & Charles January 2017 Going Way Back… To begin my next bridal blog series, let’s head into the Way-Back Machine. And we’ll head farther back than this bride’s October 2019 wedding, and even farther back than her January 2017 inquiry about transforming her mom’s 1970 wedding dress. This beautiful bride and I […]
In with the New!
What a Year! As we all close out the weirdest year ever and move into the unknowns of the future, I wanted to offer thanks and gratitude to you (and my small Team -more on them below!) and to share some updates about where I’ve been and where I am going! My quick 2020 recap (click each link or photo for more):
