my slumbering heart

i finally found sleep again and feel so much clear headed. less psychotic and altogether less bat shit crazy. i really would like to buckle down during the next month and put together my ideas for dress patterns as well as my visions for embelished vintage dresses.

my clothing dictates everything. the music i listen to, the books i read and the people i spend my time with. when i am dressed in these sorts of dresses i feel innocent, beautiful, classy, femanine, well read. i listen to jazz in these dresses and most importantly i give off the vibe that i am not interested in anything but the highest quality of men. in these dresses, i am pink champagne....













i would really like to pump out a few and get them up on etsey. i am taking tonight to put down in my journal the ideas that i have had so far. I still fear my hazy fibromyalgia brain to forget my most brilliant ideas so getting them somewhere i can look at them daily is always a bright move. the fremont flea markets on sundays is a where vintage sewing notions go when they die and although january means it is most likely freezing and wet i will just have to layer up to stay warm.

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i was inspired by my massive vintage slip collection and 1920's style drop waist dresses. the slips i own are all trimmed with beautifully detailed lace and ribbon. I want to cut the slips 3/4 of the way down, insert a thick silk ribbon or piece of ribbon, add pin tucks, rouging, ruffles and then reconstruct the dress. I haven't ever trolled the interenet for vintage patterns for the dresses but it would be worth it to poke around for them.





I would also remove the flimsy silk straps add something that is much more dress like and less slip. another popular 1920's trend was inserting a different piece of fabric on the sides of the dress beneath the arm. often times the fabric chosen for that panel was silk or lace




* this dress has the side panel as well as the long armholes popular in that era.

the beading that went into the dresses back then was ornate and exquisite and i haven't the slightest knowledge of how to do it but there is no time like now to learn.







i usually find quite a few vintage dresses while shifting that are in serious need of love. usually they have been priced at no more than five dollars. I am going to stop passing them up but rather buy them and instead reconstruct them and embellish them back into beauty.




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the colors of the 1920's are so dreamy. the pinks remind me of healthy glows while the laces all have an antiqued precious quality. everything is fragile and delicate.


*1920's trends.
(silk, flimsy sheer fabric, beaded, ribbons, lace, arm holes that were very so large they often times beginning just above the dropped waist, plunging v-necks, feathers, lots and lots of feathers, tiers in the skirt, ruffles, over sized bows tied to the side of the dress, squared collars, low dipping backs, feather trimmed evening coats, beaded and jeweled head bands, the bob, cupid lips, flapper eye make-up