project selvedge challenge 6

The End Result

 Assignment:

With just 4 of us left, this marked the last challenge before determining who would be the finalists.

We were each paired with a judge as our client, and given $30 in gift certificates to Secret Seconds thrift store for all supplies. The goal here was to make something that would both embody our styles as designers, yet please our "difficult" clients.

I was paired with Carly; a hair stylist at Boom Swagger Salon, regular critic at Project Selvedge, and fashionista. Upon meeting to discuss our design she expressed her affinity for backless garments, things that show off her shoulders, cinched waists, volume on the bottom, and collar situations.

Initially I was going to make a sea foam green palazzo pant from some curtains, but after two imperfect halfway finished pairs, they still weren't fitting perfect or flattering her in the right ways. Luckily, We had a great swatch of this stretchy, crinkly, shiny, tan fabric(marked as shower curtains but I'm pretty sure they were drapes) from the store which really lent itself to being a long skirt. So we went with that, which was great because i just sewed it up the back with one seam, and the lines magically created a super cool V-shape down her backside, and hugged her waist perfectly.

We also had a killer idea of taking a leather jacket and cropping it, with a curve across the back, which gave a rough, hard edge to the elegant design and also made it a little more casual. I found a great leather jacket, and it worked out so well! And check out the buckles to close it; those came from some thrift store belts.

Jacket? done. Skirt? cake. I just needed to make a top, and I knew I'd get hassled if this was all brown again, so I decided to use a little of the sea-foam green curtains to make a top I could see worn with just the skirt, and simple enough to fall into the background when wearing the jacket. the result? a cowl neck halter top(backless) and finished with the rope from the same curtains around the neck.

The end look was so great! Carly rocked it, and it was clearly something that was both her style, and mine mixed together. I was proud of it; I'd finished it perfectly, it was really wearable, Carly looked and felt awesome. What more could I have asked for?

And I made it to the finale! working on my collection as we speak:)