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Getting Ready for the Gala...

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Alycia and I looking pretty...on our way to the gala. Check out the dress and jewellery I made for it.

Following are some pics from the Bell Celebrity Gala 2006, it was a pretty great event, done up in the style of the Moulin Rouge! Check out my pictures of the event as well as photos of my design and entries from some of the other designers involved in the Motorola Design Challenge!
Enjoy!

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Looking glamerous!

Welcome to the Moulin Rouge!!!

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Fellow contestents Jen Touchie and Xiaoxiao Quian.

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Alycia on the red carpet!

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Cocktail bar complete with waterfall.

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Fancy tables....

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Lots of wine...

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Glenn looking very handsome!

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mmmm....dessert...complete with a glowing light inside the ice dessert holder.....mmmm....

My Dress! (Deisgned by Jennifer Herring)

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photo by Alycia Jenner

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photo by Alycia Jenner

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Designed by Glenn Pasco

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Designed by Alycia Jenner

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Designed by Erlina Soegandi

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Motorola Design Challenge

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I've had this blog up for awhile now so I thought I should tell you all what it's about. This is a competition entry for the Motorola Design Challenge which has a Moulin Rouge c.1890 theme. My illustration made me a top ten finalist and so I had to go ahead and make the outfit....it's been quite the summer. Browse through the pictures that I've taken while working on this project! And check back in about a month to see new pictures of the final outfit on the real model.

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Necklace #2

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Necklace #1

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Bodice...the good copy

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Here's the start of my bodice going together. I tried to match the pattern throughout it....that was a challenge. More to come on the bodice...

So far so good...

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Porcupine

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Getting the lineing ready to handsew into the jacket. There's isn't enough room in there to bag it....lots of hand sewing to do tonight, when I go to visit the old apartment.

Sewing, sewing, sewing

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Sewing on some loops for buttons....

Boning....

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Here is a sneak peak inside the jacket.

A lined crinoline

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Jump in.

Model Fitting

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This looks a little funny right now but it's still pieces of different things put together in random stages of finished state....hopefully it'll look better when I finish. Note the cool shoes that Nancy leant me for the show....the perfect look for my costume dress.

Bodice revisited

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This is my new bodice muslin. It's not too bad, there's definitly hope for it....the real bodice will be boned like crazy and have some underwire for support.

Back to the drawing board

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Model Fitting Update.

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Wow, my model is beautiful but also super tiny. My bodice muslin was way too big and not the right proportion in length for her. It's my biggest thing to fix for the real garment and that will be an interesting challenge since I don't get another fitting. Gone are my hopes of being able to wear this dress to an elaborate costume party....unless I wear it as a corset...and I'm not into that.

Beading again....

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And some more beading....

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Beading continued

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Beading mess

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Thsi is how thing start to look when I get into beading....I spy with my little eye, something that is....gold.

Beading

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I've begun to bead.....many hours of beading ahead.

The Work Space

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Here's my sewing spot post apartment painting.

Jacket #2

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Jacket pleats.

Jacket #1

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The front of the jacket is open over the bust... but there will be bodice underneath. (Snd sleeves will be added too!)

Jacket texture

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Thsi is the beginnings of my jacket, the front 2 panels and the back 2 panels are tucked for texture.

Skirt Layer #2 Back

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Skirt Layer #2

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Matching

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Ruffles! #2

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As you can see I'm all over this trim...

Skirt Layer #1 Back

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Check out the snaking trim!

Skirt Layer #1

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Sewing a lacy layer onto the skirt....with self made pleated trim! And lace trim....drowning in lace.

Trimmings!

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Making my own pleated trim = time consuming.

Petticoat #4

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I decided to make the front shorter than the back...tacking is holding it up.

Ruffles!

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Lacey!

Petticoat #3

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Petticoat #2

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Starting a Petticoat

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One ruffle, many more to go....

Crinoline #4

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Tutu fun!

Crinoline #3

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I lied, I added a lot more tulle. This crinoline is now made up of 15 meters of tulle.

Bling

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Beads, beads, beads...starting some jewellery for the costume.

Crinoline #2

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Hmmm...I think I'm finished with tulle now. I still have lots of other fabric to build into this skirt. More to come later...

Crinoline #1

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The beginnings of a crinoline.

bodice muslin

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So here's my muslin (rough copy) for the bodice. Now I can't work anymore on the bodice until my model fitting. I need to shape the muslin to fit the model perfectly and then change the pattern pieces so that I can start working in the real fabric. Hopefully it hasn't stretched out too much.

patterns...

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Well, a pile of patterns later I have on that I like but I will still need to make changes once I get my model fitting.

Mr. Janome

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My partner in crime... ready to do great things...I hope.