Showing posts with label sewing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sewing. Show all posts

April 18, 2013

A Green Sari Wedding Dress for Erin

Friends Erin + Jay were married in the summer of 2011, the weekend after we moved from Brooklyn to Philadelphia. Almost all of their wedding elements were contributions from friends- (I sewed the dress!) The photography was no exception: Syd London took all of the photos in this post (since we were in the midst of moving, we foolishly forgot to bring a camera!) Recently, their wedding was featured on Offbeat Bride, which showcases unique and non-traditional weddings.


The wedding was one of the best I've been to- completely honoring them as people and as a couple. They are really great at bringing people together, and although I only knew a few people beforehand, I met so many lovely guests- the community they had built was so welcoming.



On to the dress: Erin had a vision, and I helped her create it. We went sourcing in the Little India section of Jackson Heights, Queens for the beautiful lime green cotton gauze sari, (or saree) with lovely purple and blue woven inlay dots throughout the pallu. She wanted a party dress that she could wear again if she wanted, so we settled on a fitted bodice and pleated skirt. The pallu was used to create the gathered bustle. The sari edge was sewn into a sash, with gold zigzag motif on one side and the grape purple/blue and pink stripes on the other. She wore a white crinoline under the skirt for a perfect vintage A-line shape. And she found beautiful gold jewelry and amazing graphic grape and pink heels that pulled everything together.


April 7, 2013

DesignSponge Sneak Peek of Our Apartment



Last Monday, our apartment was featured on the Sneak Peek section of DesignSponge!




It was an honor to be included. After living in some small and window-challenged apartments in Brooklyn, the apartment in Philly was an inspiration in and of itself! As someone who can't get enough of staring at other people's interiors and architecture, (and is often overtaken by dreaming of that "perfection" and by maybe even a bit of jealousy at renovations like re-tiling, custom appliances, painting- oh the joys of rentals!) helping clean for the photo shoot and arranging things just so reminded me that the photos we see are the best representations of those spaces, and we all have weeks of work-eat-sleep that make keeping that perfection up a bit difficult...


(of course the loom was included!)


It is exciting to have such lovely photos for our long-term memory, and such kind comments on the post. I'm looking forward to spring cleaning everything once the weather gets better!