More stretch and flex wear

Last year I started pole dancing classes, and it has become a big part of my life now.

Its very good for my bones and it gives me goals to strive for and also keeps me fit.

But as we know I will always try to find a way to make a costume for something I am doing.

So I entered a amateur pole competition as a beginner and made a costume for it :)

It was great fun making a routine, and rehearsing it. But what was more fun was making the costume.

Since I am not a pro yet I decided to make the routine more about the fun of pole dance rather than the amazing strength and fitness. 

(I was still sweating trust me )

the idea was to go down the line of 60's Go Go dancer, with tassles to shimmy all around.

here are some photo's of the event.

the photo's are by Damo Guy photography

And I can't tell you how much fun it was, even though I was nervous as.

Lets hope I get to make more costumes for other pole dancers in the near future.

lots of love

Lady A

:D

a dress to be remembered

Last year I  made a wedding dress for a Lady at work, one of the guys at work did a sketch to work from we went fabric shopping, did fittings and many hours later a dress was made.

It was one of the only wedding dresses I have made that I can say was a pleasure to make.

The bride knew what she wanted and she appreciated all the work that went into making this garment. 

Here are some Images of the lovely couple

Thank you for the images and thank you for the lovely day :)

wishing you many happy adventures in the future

Lady A :D

2014 and beyond

What is to come in 2014 and beyond for me and my artistic ideas?

I have decided to go with ideas that have been burning in the back of my mind and old sketch books for years now.

I would like to take my time sample ideas, drape patterns and really be able to do my best to get things just how I imagined them.

Its a luxury you can only afford if you decide to do such things outside of work and with no ideas of profit or success other than enjoying the process and honing your skills.

I will start with small things such as corsets, they are easy to store, small and don't require too much material. (depending on the design ;) )

Undergarments have always been something I have been interested in, even when I started to sew as a little girl. It started because I though it was odd that Barbie didn't wear any underwear, non of them came with any undergarments. So I started making her many different types and styles of lingerie, all of them were basic and child like, but I looked at my own undergarments to see how I could make a tiny versions. This is why they were never something you could imagine being used on the catwalks of Paris or Milan.

 I think I was only about 8 or 9 if I remember correctly, and ended up making dresses and other garments after Barbie had enough underwear to make her modest. :)

I always loved lingerie shops and still do, there is something about a nice set of lingerie that can make you feel lovely even when wearing ordinary clothing. 
And I guess the corset is something that can lend itself to all sorts of design ideas and creative thinking.

This is what I hope to do more of in my outside work projects, self funded design and construction.

I will share some of these processes with you as soon as I have enough to make up a bit of a post.

lots of Love
And all the best for this exciting new year :)

Lady A