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2009 Faviana Prom Dresses


Faviana 2009 Prom Dresses and Gowns. The hottest sexiest styles from Faviana. Promhq.com

David Beckham In Formal Dress Code


This Video About David Beckham Wearing All Suits and stuff more like formal . So Hopefully u enjoy it .

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Podcast: Creating a Knock-Off Dress « Grandma's Sewing Cabinet

Dear Friends,

While working on The Mister’s bathrobe (you know, the Christmas present from 2010), I realized I needed to do some handwork.  So I decided to visit with you as I hemmed the bottom of his robe.

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Knocking Off Madeleine Vionnet « Grandma's Sewing Cabinet

As I mentioned the other day , I am taking a one-credit/unit couture clothing class.  It is the last class I need for the Custom Clothing certificate.  Because it only meets for two hours each week, most of the sewing revolves around making samples that we will keep in a resource notebook.  However, our big project is to create a cocktail dress or ballgown that is inspired by a designer gown.  Oh, yes.  We also have to learn at least one couture technique that we will incorporate into the gown and teach our classmates how to do.  Since I want to make heirloom dresses for Baby Alice (who is rapidly growing), I chose smocking.  We also have to choose a couture fabric to use in our garment and teach our classmates how to use (needles, stitches, how to handle it, etc.).  I chose chiffon.

Our textbook is The Art of Couture Sewing by Zoya Nudelman and the moment I saw the Madeleine Vionnet gown in it (pictured above), I knew it was the one I wanted to “knock off.”  According to the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s website,

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