Well, here it is. My first design.
In Intro to Fashion we just learned a little about textiles—fibers, fabric construction, coloring processes, etc. And we were assigned to design a fabric and then design an outfit of that fabric, and give details about the designs.
My little dress sells for $6,500, special ordered from my couture house. I called it "Maple Leaf Rags" because of the maple leaf motif, and an allusion to Scott Joplin, and because I thought it was funny to call my "haute couture" gown "rags."
My little dress sells for $6,500, special ordered from my couture house. I called it "Maple Leaf Rags" because of the maple leaf motif, and an allusion to Scott Joplin, and because I thought it was funny to call my "haute couture" gown "rags."
This is the fabric. Naturally, when it is made of real silk it won't have all the brush strokes and smudges. :-)
“Maple Leaf” is piece-dyed silk charmeuse, colored in an analogous, fall color scheme, making use of reds, oranges and yellows. It is printed with metallic gold maple leaves.
And the gown:
front
back
“Maple Leaf Rags” is part of the new Rag-Time Collection from the House of Loralee. This stunning, one-shoulder gown has a ruched silk bodice and bias-cut skirt in
a deep red-orange. The skirt features double layers of handkerchief insets, made of “Maple-leaf” silk charmeuse, which cascade to a full hem. A ruched sash
of “Maple Leaf” silk is embellished at the right hip
with a hand-crafted, 24 karat gold maple leaf.
A smaller gold maple leaf graces the shoulder.
“Maple-Leaf Rags” is the pinnacle of couture, available
only by special order from the House of Loralee.
So, there it is. Any buyers?
4 comments:
Hmm. I was going to sell my gown for $4,500 (comparable to other designer dresses). But then I remembered the 24 karat gold embellishments.
How much do suppose a gold maple leaf about the size of your hand, and another—about a third that size—weighs? With gold going for $950 per ounce (I learned online), and then the crafting of the leaves, is it possible that just the leaves would cost $4,500?
If you come to my couture house to be personally measured, and I make the pattern specifically for you, drape the bodice to fit your body, make it of my own custom-designed fabric, and add the 24 karat gold leaves . . .
How much do you think this dress would really cost?
I love it! The colors are awesome and the design is beautiful!
That dress is beautiful! Wow!!
Oh. I looked at Neiman-Marcus—a store that sells designer stuff. A Valentino (the super-duper, be-all end-all of designers) sells for the price I put on my gown. Wow! I must be really good!
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