Saturday, 4 August 2012

Swinging Sixties.



One of the things I love most in the world is being able to look at something and be able to say 'I made that' with pride. This dress was for my textiles GCSE, based around the theme 'Swinging Sixties'. The monochromatic blocks were influenced by Mary Quant and the peace symbols reference the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament during the 1960s. 

You can't really see from the pictures, but the peace symbols are made from appliqued fabric on some of which are star studs, on some are sequins and some are hand painted with beads on. Absolutely everything went wrong at least once (at least) during the process of making it, but it turned out alright in the end!

I got my lovely friend Leilah to model my dress for me, and it was so fun being her photographer! I used black and white to give a vintage feel and add to the monochromatic theme.  

Thank you for being such a brilliant model for me Leilah!

17 comments:

  1. adorable dress! It looks so great and it's amazing that it's selfmade (:

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  2. lovely dress and it is lovely to feel satisfied with making something yourself. :)

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  5. I love your dress' design! ヅ


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  6. She's a great model c:
    And wow what a lovely
    dress you have made!!

    xx

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  8. love the look :)

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  9. Love the pictures, the dres is so cool, love it!
    Kisses.

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  10. You look adorable! I'm following you now :)

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  11. you did such a great job - I love it!!

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  12. Oh wow, I can't believe you made that! It turned out really excellent. It's interesting to learn the history behind the peace sign - what it actually stood for in the '60s. Love the black and white effect as well!

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  13. How cool that you can say you made that! It looks great :)

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  14. Super cute!

    xo Jennifer

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  16. u have cool style! that's amazing that u made that dress! keep up the great work!

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  17. That outfit looks perfect on the model! Absolutely lovely!

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