VV Gallery
Various things I’ve made…
…. some for work & some just for fun.
Little Bias Dress- 2013
LBD
Little Bias Dress pattern
“Bloggin’ Blues” dress
“Bloggin’ Blues” dress
“Bloggin’ Blues” dress
Mrs.Depew French ‘Birdy Beret”
Mrs.Depew French ‘Birdy Beret”
Mrs.Depew French ‘Birdy Beret”
Appliquéd Kimono for Making Magazine
Appliquéd Kimono for Making Magazine
Appliquéd Kimono for Making Magazine
30′s style wide trousers – personal wardrobe
30′s style wide trousers – personal wardrobe
30′s style wide trousers – personal wardrobe
50′s Style Pencil Skirt with Bucket pockets- personal wardrobe
40′s Style A-Line Skirt with Bow Detail- personal wardrobe
30′s style Gored Skirt with 6 Godets- personal wardrobe
Sari Tunic for Making Magazine
Sari Tunic for Making Magazine
Sari Tunic for Making Magazine
Blouse made from a cut up dress- personal wardrobe
Blouse with Appliqued shoes and collar cut out from a vintage scarf- personal wardrobe
Blouse with ruffles made from a vintage scarf- personal wardrobe
Flower Stick-pin for Making Magazine
Leather Rose Brooch for making Magazine
Kimono Fabric hair Clip for Making Magazine
Satin Kimono with hand Appliquéd French Cotton Lace- personal wardrobe
Satin Kimono with hand Appliquéd French Cotton Lace- personal wardrobe
Satin Kimono with hand Appliquéd French Cotton Lace- personal wardrobe
My 30′s PJ illustration
30′s PJs on- personal wardrobe
30′s PJs- personal wardrobe
NYE 2012 Velvet Dress and Capelet- personal wardrobe
Inside NYE Dress
Quick Pic Of NYE on
Inspiration-Dorothy Lamour
My Lamour Swimsuit – personal wardrobe
My Lamour Swimsuit- personal wardrobe
60′s Swimwear Pattern
My version in printed cotton from India- personal wardrobe
My version in printed cotton from India- personal wardrobe
1940′s Swimsuit pattern
My version made from a cut up cotton French Connection skirt- personal wardrobe
My version made from a cut up cotton French Connection skirt- personal wardrobe
Original pattern
my version as summer frock- personal wardrobe
my version as summer frock- personal wardrobe
Original pattern
as silk blouse- personal wardrobe
as silk blouse- personal wardrobe
Original pattern
as linen coat- personal wardrobe
as linen coat, kimono fabric facings- personal wardrobe
40′s Coat pattern
My version in rubberized cotton- personal wardrobe
My version in rubberized cotton- personal wardrobe
The original late 30′s coat
My interpretation in wool cavalry twill- personal wardrobe
My interpretation in wool cavalry twill- personal wardrobe
Original 30′s wedding dress
Re-interpreted for private client
Re-interpreted for private client
Bride: Sarah V.
Bride: Sarah H.
Bride: Clementine
costume for Venice carnival
costume for Venice carnival
costume for Venice carnival
Made for Academy Costumes, as worn for Children In Need 2012
Made for Academy Costumes, as worn for Children In Need 2012
Made for Academy Costumes, as worn for Children In Need 2012
My Panto Sorceress Illustration
Made and Worn 2011
Made and Worn 2011
“Fairy Bridge” Made for Dick Whittington 2011
“Queen Rat” Made for Dick Wittington 2011
“Fairy Bridge” Made for Dick Whittington 2011
Designed and made for Richard Alston Dance Company
Designed and made for Richard Alston Dance Company
Designed and made for Laurie Booth
Apr 15, 2013 @ 11:00:57
Any possibility of a pattern (or version of, as it was for a private client) for the 30s wedding dress and/or the Bloggin Blues dress? The bodices for both dresses are gorgeous.
PS I found your blog via a pin to your 1940s knickers
Apr 15, 2013 @ 11:09:40
Hi Dawn. The BB dress is definitely on my list to be graded and released as a commercial pattern. Still will be a couple of months from now before that happens though.
Mar 13, 2013 @ 23:33:32
Love your costumes, I make costumes for a Girls High School, strictly low budget, yours are amazing!
Mar 11, 2013 @ 14:00:41
You can certainly be called an honorary British person if you can undestand the concept of pantomime. Did you ‘go native’ and marry a British man? Some years ago I was trying to explain the pantomime version of Aladdin [without either of us attending it] to a person from the Middle East. I told him about the characters of Wishy-washy and Window Twankie and he was very much bemused. The gallery is very impressive but the appliqued kimono for ‘Making’ is the epitome of elegance. I just hope we get a better summer this year so that you can actually wear the bathing costumes.
Mar 11, 2013 @ 15:12:37
I do get them from the costume point of view, but not as appreciative audience. I took my kids to a couple when they were quite small then said “no more”. Their British dad wouldn’t go either so they had to go with friends. There’s a number of TV shows I make costumes for and never watch either. Lol, good thing it isn’t a prerequisite for getting the work!
Thank you, that Kimono is one of my faves too. “Here here!!” for a good summer
Mar 05, 2013 @ 11:43:08
Thank you for sharing your work plus your patterns and know how. You are extremely talented!
Mar 06, 2013 @ 09:42:37
Thank you for your comment, Kristi
Much appreciated!
Apr 29, 2012 @ 09:27:09
Wow, your projects are beautiful! and must be very time consuming. I love the orange bath-suit, did you make the hat yourself too? If so which pattern did you use?
Apr 29, 2012 @ 09:40:13
Thank you Kalina
No, I didn’t make the red hat but a couple of other people have also asked me about it… it is straw but fabric could be used. That’s a nice idea for a project, I think I’ll try to make a pattern for a hat like that soon!