Coming of Age: Sade's 18th

Every young girl looks forward to turning 18; the age when you legally become an adult! Therefore it's not uncommon to want to celebrate in style, whether it be a big party or dinner in a fancy restaurant with close friends. Personally turning 21 was far more exciting for me; celebrated the entire weekend! lool karaoke in an american diner + partying with R & B superstar Amerie, lool good memories to hold on to..

Sade decided to have dinner with her friends in a lush restaurant for her 18th birthday celebration. I had the privilege of making her birthday dress :) She was certain she wanted a dress made out of african print so she could really stand out. She showed me a print she already had but I was of the opinion that it was too dark. I asked her what colours she liked and I went fabric shopping with that in mind. I found some really pretty prints and she agreed to use it. Mixing prints is one of my favourite things to do in designing, I shared the idea with Sade and she was happy for me to run with it. This is the initial sketch I sent to her:

The final outcome was slightly different. After a consultation, we decided to go for a 2-layered dress instead. 2 became 3 after our first fitting, as it came up a little too short :( Nevertheless it worked, and Sade was really pleased with her dress. Thanks to Jadoy for the hairspiration. 

the dress with only 2 layers.

 

  

The Green Lace Dress

Hey guys! Told you I'll be giving you multiple posts! :D

Ok so here's the 2nd dress I did for Ms Adebayo's travels back in the summer. I bought this really pretty green lace from the market hoping to make myself a banging dress (as Yinka would say lol). Yinka came round and told me one of the weddings she was invited to had a green theme. I showed her the fabric and she loved it.We decided on a style and here's the outcome

 

I did a few vintage shots just for your viewing pleasure! :)

Let me know what you think; pleeease leave a comment :)

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The Yellow series #4

Wow it's been a month since my last post. I'm so sorry guys. I'll be making up for it with multiple posts this week; I have so much to show you and I'm super excited :D
 I made this yellow top over a year ago for Ms Adebayo for a one year old birthday party and I must say it was a hit! I really didn't think much of it as it was such a simple style but I guess having the right model and styling really sold it. I have waited patiently to get great pics of the 2nd creation from this gorgeous yellow fabric, but I've decided to make do with these low quality ones, apologies in advance:

Hope You Like

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