Red 70

The Bistro Jacket, Sweetie Blouse, and Candy Skirt

Photography by Victor Ciccarelli for Erynz.com

Judo Chop! Do NOT anger the Samurai.

The Heidi Cape, Fuzzy Warmness!

 You know, every once and a while, I say that I wish I could wear some of the items that I create for a women's wear line.  This is one of them.  This chenille cape with its attached scarf collar is SO comfortable, you just want to wrap it around you like a blanket and stroke it like a furry little pet.

Photography by Victor Ciccarelli for Erynz.com

That's "Ms. Roper" if You're Nasty!

Photography by Victor Ciccarelli for Erynz.com

Autumn Magic!

Photography by Victor Ciccarelli for Erynz.com

Wild Wild West: The StoryBook Bolero in White Rabbit

Photography by Victor Ciccarelli  for Erynz.com

Cindy, it's Totally German Vogue!

I have to admit that when I made this outfit, I thought it was a little... odd.  And I was kind of afraid to put it on my model because I was SURE she was going to do something like smile politely while plotting my demise inside her head for making her wear something so ridiculous.

Well, sometimes a risk pays off because Cassidy rocked this odd little German number like she was in the pages of German Vogue!

Update:  Cassidy actually made it into Italian Vogue online!  This is a HUGE deal for a model.  Congratulations, Cass!!

Where is the TV inspiration, do you ask?  Remember the epsiode of the Brady Bunch in which Cindy was convinced that she was going to be the next Shirley Temple and dressed up as "Heidi?"  Well, there you go.

Roper Redux!

Remember this Mrs. Roper inspired swimsuit cover-up?  I recently provided this as a wardrobe piece at a photo shoot, with the model wearing jeans.  I think it works quite nicely!

Rockabilly Island!

Flashback to Yesteryear: Captain Lewis Returns to Torment

Photos by jStemmerphotography.com

 

 

 

 

April 2011 Portfolio Special: "Flower Shop Girl"

Three's Company: Janet's Asian Flower Shop Outfit

It's a collar that not only stands out asymetrically, it also magically flows down and becomes the sides of the bodice.  That's inSANE!  You just don't SEE things like this!

I was determined after last week's hot air balllon bodice to still make something that added volume around the neck without being so unflattering.  So I thought about making a cutout, and then thought how it would look if there were flowers sticking out the the cutout, and you know how I like to make big collars, and so the next phase of insanity begins...

This top and its components are SO very intricate.  The collar is not simply tacked down onto the blouse.  It actually IS the part that connects to the back at the sides.  I think that I had to take it apart at different points during construction at least three times because I got lost as to what part belonged where.  It was a great mental challenge!

Since the top is very compicated, the slacks are extremely simple.  No pockets, pleats, not even a fly at the front.  And it's one of the best pairs of pants I have even made....

By the way, in case you are wondering, the flowers are from a papyrus plant in bloom.  I saw them in front of an apartment building today and ran out of the car, snipped off a number of stalks, and ran away.

Wonder Woman: Themysciran Sister Knows All

I realized I had a large number of gauze all of a sudden in my collection, so I wanted to make an INCREDIBLY 80's inspired hooded shirt in this lovely purple color.

How does this say, "Wonder Woman," you ask?  Well, as I am sure all of you recall, at the beginning of the TV series, it is shows that Diana a.k.a. Wonder Woman, Amazonian Princess, former Goddess of Truth, Founder of the Justice League, and Ambassador to the UN comes from Paradise Island, where women's "everyday clothes" are greek goddess-like, hence, the gauze!

(Also note the cuffs in the shape of the bullet-reflecting Femenium Bracelets, the waist belt, and very short shorts...)

I like this one!  I'm beginning to get really comfortable in the current style of looser tops.  Although do note that I can't just make things that look droopy, regardless of what is going around these days.  I still supported and defined the shoulders with raglan shoulder pads, and you'd better believe that belt is tight.

From a technical standpoint, I also figured out how to make the hood a part of the blouse all cut from the same piece of fabric, (as opposed to attaching it separately like a collar and having a seam at the neck and on the top of the head.)  I think this creates a much smoother and versatile transition from hood to bodice.