Heritage Exploration

It has taken some getting used to migrating my brain from the SEW BROMO work to my own designs. I have decided to go all in design wise and to make dramatic fine fashion with slower more intentional methods. I want fashion that ignites a sense of romance and appreciation for fine fabrics and construction. I want the designs to remind you of a bygone era that has jumped out of the history books into full present day form.

I have started to watch films that inspire me around old world dressmakers such as the House of Elliot and have started a sketchbook of image clippings reminding me what those spaces and people look like as I desire to create an Elsa Fitzgerald version of these elements. It feels good taking off the training wheels and designing a grand fashion fun land.

I am interested in creating museum dress level fashion for discerning patrons who love beauty and desire to invest in fashion artistry. I also intend to capture the process and methods for others to enjoy learning and seeing the design and construction process. I trust that the world is open and excited to embrace the fashion I am called to sew. I hope you find the power to fight for the dreams that live in your heart to pursue with all your might before you die.

I have begun research on Victorian Mourning fashion and will design a collection in a potential collaboration with another designer named Jill Andrews.

I can actually see this mourning netted cap as a sleeve design design for a dress.

This was a design board I created for the workroom feeling in my mind.

More inspiration that also inspires me to to continue my own fine dressmaking journey, especially as it relates to the heritage sewing machines I desire to explore.