September Wedding Guest Outfit

Being a student teaches you to be resourceful...

I collect lots of bits and bobs and although this means having to have lots of storage it also means I can be creative. Using my Great Aunt's old dress, an antique broach and some beads I made my wedding guest outfit. Scissors and thread were also used alot to alter the dress.

(Please excuse the unsteamed dress and various kitchen products in the background.)

Hope you all like it 

Lizzie x

Placement at Pauline Forster Bridal Wear Design

Bridal designer Pauline Forster took me on for a couple of months in her lovely shop. She works with her customers to design individual bridal gowns, bridesmaid and flower girl dresses. 

These are two of the flower girl dresses I made with her technical advice and nudges on trying to get me to add my own design ideas.

See some of her beautiful dresses at 

www.paulineforster.com

Costume Design with Textiles 2nd Year Final Piece

For my second year project the brief was to design for James and the Giant Peach. As I love the 50's I designed the costumes around the 50's silhoutte with my textiles based on fibres. Thankyou to my model Karen who made a lovely Mrs Ladybird.

Hope you like the photos...more of my work coming soon...when I can figure out this blog, hmmm