Sunday Dresses

I really like contrasts and the idea of using contrasts to obtain harmony. I love mixing colors, textures, materials and playing with contradictions and opposites. Still, I do not want to emphasize the contrasts, as they are not the purpose of my designs, but only the tool used to reach the harmony I desire.

snake skin print silk & light pink lace

                       

The detail sewings are entirely made by me.


Have a lovely Sunday!
Liv

BLUE AND LACE

       I like to combine different colours and textures, I love the idea of harmony through contrasts. Next I want to present to you a blouse I made a while ago. What I really like about it, besides the amazing color and material, is the fact that it's pretty versatile as you can mix it up and wear it as a blouse or even as a loose vest (mixed with skinny jeans for example).

Here are some styling options:

I think that blue and green are one of the best color combination there is. I mean this will work great even when the color block trend will be out, besides we see it all the time in the nature : the sky and the grass or forget-me-not flowers (so cute!). And nature knows best:).

Next, I mixed it with a white skirt and I really like how the waistline is nicely accentuated. The advantage of this blouse combined like this with different skirts is that you decide how revealing your cleavage is.

Or you can wear it over a dress:

I wish you a gorgeous day!

xoxo

Liv

New

FOREVER GORGEOUS

 Vionnet.
 Madeleine Vionnet
(June 22, 1876 – March 2, 1975)
A French lady also called the "Queen of the bias cut", makes me feel sorry I wasn't born 90 years earlier to see her raw talent live. It absolutely fascinates me how contemporary her designs look decades later. I love her creations, I respect her courage to innovate and I adore the fact that the dresses she made are forever gorgeous. 

My fav! It's also on phone as wallpaper!

Evening Dress Spring/Summer 1938. Yes, 1938!

Here are some pictures I took yesterday from this fashion album: 

To prevent fraudulent copying Vionett's right thumb was added to her label from 1923.

superb details

Another amazing dress made in 1933, the picture for the add is made in 1936. 

M. Vionnet would first make the model of the dress on a miniature doll. 

 From the stiffness of corsets and society to fluidity, motion, elegance and freedom. A true creator, a true inspiration!

And in the end a drop of wisdom from Madame Vionnet herself "when a woman smiles, then her dress should smile too." 

I wish you a wonderful day filled with smiling dresses:)!

xoxo

Liv

PS: Next inspiring post: The "prince of haute couture"! 

BOOBS OR LEGS

OR

You can't have both. Really, you can't. Because if you do you'll be sexy cheap not sexy chic. Clothes are an important part of your image, a part that you can control and master as long as you ask yourself "What message am I sending dressed like this?" 

So here is a proposal of a dress designed and made by me:

cream silk + black tight bottom part + hand sewn shoulder detail

PS: I'm gonna write in English from now on, for very good reasons: 

- it seems that English is the language with most words in the world(source: http://www.vistawide.com/languages/language_statistics.htm) therefore I can express myself with the eloquence I desire

- I feel very comfortable speaking English, so comfortable that for sure I would end up writing in Romenglish on the blog and I don't do things half way

-I refuse to put my foreign readers at the mercy of Google Translation

Preview

 Blossom. Nu, nu ma refer la personajul din "The Powerpuff Girls":D. Ma refer la procesul de inflorire ca o metafora a transformarii si evolutiei prin care trecem cu totii la un moment dat. Ca atunci cand un boboc de floare se deschide timid si isi arata frumusetea intregii lumi. 
Voi posta mai tarziu si citatul care m-a inspirat sa aleg tema asta. 
Mai jos gasiti o parte din materialele pe care le voi folosi.
De abia astept sa incep:D:D:D! Intr-adevar,  nu muncesti nici o zi cand faci ceea ce-ti place.