We all know her from VFW and every other possible fashion production via Vancouver. Proud and Inspiring. A collaboration of two minds produced a lovely gown.
Presenting Oksana Bach in her graduation party wear
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Thursday, July 12, 2012
The Naomi Dress
Lovely girl, needed a dress. custom fit. gave me an outline of ideas. we worked together extensively. changes, changes, changes - as females, this is quite a natural process. One person has an idea, the other has the realistic facts. She was happy in the end, as was I , but there were alot of sacrifices by both in the end.
Result... a beautiful young woman, marking a huge milestone in her life, wearing a fantastic dress, made by me, designed by friendship xo
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| Naomi (middle) |
2011.... wait.... its 2012.
I seem to find myself everyday thinking, I love designing. I love fashion. I love public. Well, thankfully I live this concept in my life and I get to enjoy it all the time. It is everywhere. However I am a bit despaired in the process of a collection - currently.
I am looking back at the year and realizing how incredibly lucky I am to have the oppurtunities that I have had, and I am happy to have done at least some sewing amongst the jobs and internships this year as well.
However, all excuses aside, I do realize that its July and there are collections to be made that i promised myself in the beginning of the year, that by September , come love, fire, earthquake, homelessness, or any disaster for that fact - I would have at least something ready. So as I embark on my journey of a collection that will hold no season, no boundaries, and no rules (other than the outlines Drew William ,Nargus and Julia Lee have given me via school) I will place myself back into the mind frame of life vs design. So far life has won this year, but I feel design is grabbing me by the ponytail ... er bun, and dragging my lazy ass in the opposite direction.
I am looking back at the year and realizing how incredibly lucky I am to have the oppurtunities that I have had, and I am happy to have done at least some sewing amongst the jobs and internships this year as well.
However, all excuses aside, I do realize that its July and there are collections to be made that i promised myself in the beginning of the year, that by September , come love, fire, earthquake, homelessness, or any disaster for that fact - I would have at least something ready. So as I embark on my journey of a collection that will hold no season, no boundaries, and no rules (other than the outlines Drew William ,Nargus and Julia Lee have given me via school) I will place myself back into the mind frame of life vs design. So far life has won this year, but I feel design is grabbing me by the ponytail ... er bun, and dragging my lazy ass in the opposite direction.
Thursday, January 26, 2012
New year. New ideas. New Adventures.
Well Hello, and Happy Year of the Dragon! What ever this means to you, its the time for fresh beginnings and spiritual rejuvenations.
Since the last post, I have been working away like a little bee! I have constructed the base to Nicole Louise Fall 2012, and when i have the green light from my team of critics, I will begin the analyzation of the process! ooh what excitement :)
Other than that, I have been working on a few side projects, including some Interior design work for some friends in the real estate market and a dress or two for some photo oppurtunities that may or may not arise for the dreaded Valentines day!! haha ( jk) But the current project is one of my faves. Grad dress! Actually , I say its my fave, but whenever i take on the teen prom dress help I remember my love/hate relationship I hold so dearly with it! but hey, its time spent doing what I love... !
Ok so the recent dress, is for the finale model in my showing from Vancouver fashion week. The lovely Miss Oksana Bach!
The details will remain secret for a bit ( mainly cause we are working them out :) )
Since the last post, I have been working away like a little bee! I have constructed the base to Nicole Louise Fall 2012, and when i have the green light from my team of critics, I will begin the analyzation of the process! ooh what excitement :)
Other than that, I have been working on a few side projects, including some Interior design work for some friends in the real estate market and a dress or two for some photo oppurtunities that may or may not arise for the dreaded Valentines day!! haha ( jk) But the current project is one of my faves. Grad dress! Actually , I say its my fave, but whenever i take on the teen prom dress help I remember my love/hate relationship I hold so dearly with it! but hey, its time spent doing what I love... !
Ok so the recent dress, is for the finale model in my showing from Vancouver fashion week. The lovely Miss Oksana Bach!
The details will remain secret for a bit ( mainly cause we are working them out :) )
Thursday, November 10, 2011
worky worky
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| pants... in progress |
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| an idea? |
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| in the office... |
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| the usual 3:45 am set up at school. |
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| last day... less than 24 hours. PRESSURE!! |
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
My first attempt....
So, as I said in the previous note, having your heart, mind and soul in the game is essential. Heres why.
I recently graduated from the fashion design program at La Salle International College Vancouver. Extremely intense 2 year program (ask anyone who has gone there) that involves EVERYTHING, or at least it felt that way. I was taught drawing, sewing, drafting patterns, marketing, manageing, blogging, applying, fine art, communicating, conceptualizing personal style, and sooo much more from the worlds finest experienced instructors. They gave us everything they could and helped prepare us as best they could for our experiences in the real world.
However, saying that, I feel there is a major grey area left out that no one can teach you. For instance how to plan and follow thru your own show , from designing, fabric sourcing, constructing and your personal performance on show day!
It seemed feesible from the beginning, to debut my graduation collection of elegance and luxury via crisp flowing chiffons that were seamlessly draped onto the female form. I would hand cast gold jewels as detailing accesories and hand paint all the silks myself. Concept was set in stone, and I was on a mission. I started off really strong, full of fuel, planned perfectly, sourcing every detail, buying and painting fabrics, it was excellent. It was excellent and nothing could bring me off my cloud of excitement and anticipation to see the final outcome. And beleive me, my standards, like always, are set very high for myself. So perfection was the goal.
Night after night, of staying 24 hours a day at school, sewing and working and not sleeping was becoming more and more easy. Two weeks went by so quickly, and all that hard work was beginning to look sooo amazing. Although unfortunately, for me it stayed in the beginning stages. I cant say exactly what happened, because i worked my behind off - literally! It wasn't until about 12 hours before show time that i realized there was not a hope in hell that i would be ready in time, at my standards that i had set. - with the jewellery, head scarves and complete collection sewed properly.
So in the end i ended up failing myself, backstage, handsewing, no idea what outfits were on who, hair and makeup was disastrous and i was running behind by about 5 hours. um yah.
So in front of friends , and family and peers and professionals, I had let myself down. Blow to the ego? yes. Complete and total failure? not quite.
I have now learned lessons that no one could prepare me for, I have figured out things my own way and taught myself from mistakes. It may not be the most phenomenal showing or even really swell showing of what my talents are, but i have made a good step in preparing for the next show.
So i will now share with the rest of the world, the ins and outs of my life ( with my two besties) for two weeks pre- Vancouver Fashion Week. Quoting my original title. The most successful acheivements are those that fail......
I recently graduated from the fashion design program at La Salle International College Vancouver. Extremely intense 2 year program (ask anyone who has gone there) that involves EVERYTHING, or at least it felt that way. I was taught drawing, sewing, drafting patterns, marketing, manageing, blogging, applying, fine art, communicating, conceptualizing personal style, and sooo much more from the worlds finest experienced instructors. They gave us everything they could and helped prepare us as best they could for our experiences in the real world.
However, saying that, I feel there is a major grey area left out that no one can teach you. For instance how to plan and follow thru your own show , from designing, fabric sourcing, constructing and your personal performance on show day!
It seemed feesible from the beginning, to debut my graduation collection of elegance and luxury via crisp flowing chiffons that were seamlessly draped onto the female form. I would hand cast gold jewels as detailing accesories and hand paint all the silks myself. Concept was set in stone, and I was on a mission. I started off really strong, full of fuel, planned perfectly, sourcing every detail, buying and painting fabrics, it was excellent. It was excellent and nothing could bring me off my cloud of excitement and anticipation to see the final outcome. And beleive me, my standards, like always, are set very high for myself. So perfection was the goal.
Night after night, of staying 24 hours a day at school, sewing and working and not sleeping was becoming more and more easy. Two weeks went by so quickly, and all that hard work was beginning to look sooo amazing. Although unfortunately, for me it stayed in the beginning stages. I cant say exactly what happened, because i worked my behind off - literally! It wasn't until about 12 hours before show time that i realized there was not a hope in hell that i would be ready in time, at my standards that i had set. - with the jewellery, head scarves and complete collection sewed properly.
So in the end i ended up failing myself, backstage, handsewing, no idea what outfits were on who, hair and makeup was disastrous and i was running behind by about 5 hours. um yah.
So in front of friends , and family and peers and professionals, I had let myself down. Blow to the ego? yes. Complete and total failure? not quite.
I have now learned lessons that no one could prepare me for, I have figured out things my own way and taught myself from mistakes. It may not be the most phenomenal showing or even really swell showing of what my talents are, but i have made a good step in preparing for the next show.
So i will now share with the rest of the world, the ins and outs of my life ( with my two besties) for two weeks pre- Vancouver Fashion Week. Quoting my original title. The most successful acheivements are those that fail......
Sunday, November 6, 2011
The most succesfull acheivements are those that fail.
So I recently went to China. For a month as an assistant to a designer. Wonderful man, amazing designer, close friend, demanding human. (period) I mean demanding. When he needed something, he usually needed it right then and there. Fair enough... but sometimes not everything is automatically prepared for him in this world. So that is where i came into play. I did my best to make his life easier -not always a successfull venture for me :) However, i did my time and tried to keep things running smoothly during the show. Oddly enough, when I did a great job, it just wasnt as satisfying as when i bombed a task for him.
When you do a great job and get thanked and told, "You are the best assistant, thank you , good job" Its simply the best accomplishment you have made. Then you gloat on yourself and how hard you work, then you are satisfied with the status quo, and then , BAM! - you forgot the camera on interview day. dum. ass. You will understand about 20 different reasons all at once of why this situ iion is so bad. I honestly can say this though, you will face challenges everyday and you can never be too prepared. Ever.
I learned firsthand exactly why having things neurotically prepared and micromanaged could have a extremely positive impact on the project as a hole. Schedules, 3 am email replying, hours of contemplation over lineups, indecisive styling details, and demanding attitude are essential components that have to be done with all of your heart and mind in the game.
When you do a great job and get thanked and told, "You are the best assistant, thank you , good job" Its simply the best accomplishment you have made. Then you gloat on yourself and how hard you work, then you are satisfied with the status quo, and then , BAM! - you forgot the camera on interview day. dum. ass. You will understand about 20 different reasons all at once of why this situ iion is so bad. I honestly can say this though, you will face challenges everyday and you can never be too prepared. Ever.
I learned firsthand exactly why having things neurotically prepared and micromanaged could have a extremely positive impact on the project as a hole. Schedules, 3 am email replying, hours of contemplation over lineups, indecisive styling details, and demanding attitude are essential components that have to be done with all of your heart and mind in the game.
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