{Project Runway Australia Sew-a-long} the first dress

Finished - here's the first dress

Complies with project brief - single colour; in multiple fabrics; cocktail dress; expresses me!
Approx 11 hours - the designers on the show got 12 hours

The three fabrics are silk satin for the centre fabric. And silk organza has been layered over silk dupion to create the 'matte' side panels.

Like the designers on the show, the COLOUR I worked with is way out of my comfort zone. I haven't seen this much pink since BurdaStyle's Pink & Red Fashion Show .

Does it EXPRESS me? I like structured lines. It echoes the lines of my previous Time Traveller Airlines creation. It is modern classic.


In the SHOOT, (I only just realised) I failed to pan out so you could see the length! It sits just at the knee. And for the doubters - it's a complete garment. Hemmed. Lined. Fitted

 

Here's the rest of the competitors... do you think I made it through?

{Project Runway Australia Sew-a-long} Challenge 1

The first challenge: a cocktail dress that expresses YOU as a designer

On the show, each designer is given a single stong colour to work with. Think red; yellow; peach; green; purple. Constraints foster creativity: maybe you have a bold colour in your stash? A garden party is an influence the designers were given at the challenge start (but is not an official part of the brief).

Are you up for it? You have until 8:30 next Monday 11th July. Upload at flickr.

Sew and create at your own level. Use a commercial pattern, make your own or free form.

Express yourself!