Hurrah! La Chemise is done!
And for once I’m quite pleased with the result. There were hiccups for sure. But not bad enough to make me want to feed to the TBA pile. More about La Chemise soon. London weather has turned all Spring-y and changeable. So it’s too dark to take pictures. And a blog post is no fun without the pictures.
In the meanwhile here’s a blast from the past. Another back burner project. Another attempt to raise the glorious dead! 🙂
The sketch is from a long time ago, in a notebook I hardly use anymore.
Like most of my attempts back then, it was an attempt to copy designer clothing I couldn’t afford as a student – I was much more fearless back then. The inspiration for this one was…as the sketch indicates…Comme des Garcons’ Spring / Summer 1987 collection. I adored CdG at the time. It was my first designer love. This collection was quite feminine – a bit unusual for the avant-garde brand better known for weird baggy stuff. Actually there were a few seasons back then that were quite feminine / wearable.
My copies were mostly guesswork. Occasionally I got to examine the real deal in store and make a few sneaky notes. Sometimes the guesswork paid off. But mostly there were no cigars – like my various attempts to recreate Romeo Gigli Autumn / Winter 1989-90 coats…more about that epic attempt another time!
I made this top once back in the days and it was relatively successful. Unfortunately I don’t have pictures of the result from that incarnation.
I’m now hoping to create it again. This time with a thinner, flimsier jersey. I’m hoping for a slightly more fluid, drapy effect, like the variation in the collection that was the same sort of bias-tape-lace effect, but on what looks like chiffon or voile.
I’m a bit worried that this fabric is going to stretch out of shape while I sew the bias tape on. Hence the procrastination. Maybe a bit of dissolvable stabilizer like those used for machine embroidery?
In the meanwhile, here are some more luscious CdG SS 87 clippings for you to oggle!
Comme des Garcons Spring / Summer 1987
