Reversible Vest with matching skirt and leg flares

This costume will fit size small the best. The fabric is polyester/cotton/spandex. The vest is reversible. It has a gold button on each side. Bonus! It has little hidden pockets on the pink side and I sewed a pocket on the side of the skirt.

Photoshoot final photos

       So Wendel and I finally got some of the shots we were looking for. I can't wait to work with him again. It was such a difference working with some one that knew what they were doing with a camera and lighting. Instead of  improving with all the lights in my house.Plus I usually take the photos myself, so it was nice to be able to go into each pose with out having to break my mode. He doesn't  have much experience photographing people so this was a new challenge for him too.
       We met up after work on a Saturday.We got straight to business. Not knowing what to expect I had to re-arrange a few things. As Wendel adjusted the lighting I put on some Bonobo for mood and I changed into my first costume and stood as a lighting dummy for about an hour and a half until we got it right.
        Right off the bat the photos were coming out great. Each shot getting more and more comfortable. Comparing how each photo came out compared to my personal picture taking was outstanding! I was so impressed and I was ready to move on for more shots.By the 4th costume I was losing steam. It was taking longer and longer to get that perfect shot. I tried reapplying my make up but nothing could hide how tired I was, working since the crack of dawn. At the end of the night which ended up being about 5 hours of work, we got over 300 photos and 5 outfits. 

building a website

 So, I'm trying to figure out how to build my own website. This is taking me forever and it's really becoming a pain in the neck. Literally! My neck is killing me from sitting at the computer for so long. I'm not getting anything done either!! ugghh so its not a problem of not being able to use the site itself. It's when I start adding my pictures it starts to look like crap.I spent the last 2 hours all over the place, I tried to move any photo of my clothing into one folder but as i did it kept asking if i wanted to replace it and i said yes. so i didnt realize it was replacing all the photos in the new folder. now i have to go through 6 months of pictures and check which ones made it into the final folder. What a pain! I tried taking notes and learning about starting a online business more but got 2 half sentences out of the 10 minute lecture. Lame!!! I  did come up with some good promotional catch lines and phrases that will lure people into my store if brought to my page.

Preparing For the Shoot!

So, the time has finally come and Wendel and I are doing the photo shoot! To prepare, I took each one of my costumes and inspected them carefully making sure each one was finished perfectly and I even ended up making a new skirt out of a bunch of left over material! Then, I tried everything on, making sure each shirt and skirt had a cute outfit to go with it ahead of time so I'm not searching for something that looks flattering in the middle of the shoot. Tomorrow, I'm going to clean up the room  and set up all the different material for the back round and the floor.I think that will be everything I need to do before Wendel gets here. We're doing this right after work on Saturday so I hope I have enough time to shower, do my make up and hair before he gets here. It will take me about a half hour to get ready. I feel that when we started talking about this back in December I was nervous to pose in front of Wendel, but now i don't feel that way at all! I'm so excited to get these pictures up on my facebook and Etsy Page and I'm going to promote my page a bit too! Plus I'm super proud of this line of clothing I've come up with. Funny thing, I didn't think of the fact that I had sold some things!! So some of my outfits weren't outfits! They were a shirt with gloves or a skirt with leg flares. Whoops! So I'm glad I took the time to sort everything out. Everything looks so cute! I'm not putting anything out that I wouldn't wear myself. The skirt I made today is absolutely beautiful. I can definitely picture it at Camp Bisco 2013! Its blue tied dyed spandex material and has tassels that hang at both hips! EEEKK so excited!

1976!

so here the latest costume ive came up with. i am in love with it!! it fits perfect, its got pockets (even hidden ones) and its a reversible top. i dont usually work with batik fabric but i always thought the prints were so beautiful and original so im going to get so much more of  it! now that im learning how to dart better it will be easier for me to work with a 0 stretch fabric. and now that ive made one vest i know a little better for next time. the pattern i used was from 1976!  i just made a few changes and altercations to make a new sexy look. there are little pockets on the pink side of the vest under both the arms that are hard to see and a big pocket on the hip of the skirt. the leg flares measure 16 inches around the thigh and 27 inches long.
 

RAge rag spotted at Disco Biscuits NYENYC!!

look at these two hotties spotted at Disco Biscuits in NYC for NYE wearing Curious Culture Clothing's RAGE RAG!!

For Jes

after the Bassnectar show Jes fell in love with the flares and asked me to make her a costume! i was very proud to make one for her. once again, it looked great on her!!