When I Grow Up.

This Video shows what the world would look like if I were God. Sometimes it takes getting old to finally free yourself to have fun with fashion. I am trying to do it now, while I still can pull off anything ;-).

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Inspiration for the next collection of Blazer Vests!

This will be the first collection of Blazer Vests where I am trying to create color ways that are in-step with the current fashion trends. In the past, I hadn't really thought about what colors are "in" when making the vests and--moving forward-- I see it much making the vests more marketable without loosing the special VAGADU touch! Actually, having strict colors restrictions has allowed for a resurgence of creative growth...fun!!!!

Here are a couple of tears from magazines that show the current color trends I will be playing with and next to them is a simple photoshop mock-up of how they might look on my darling vests. I already have four of them finished .... but they will be released
at a special date TBA. *Note* the pictures of the vests are not real...it is just to give you a taste of how it all will translate.

Dark Blue
Navy Blue and Red! This is from Vogue and I am warning you that you will be seeing this combo around all this Fall. Tans
Also in Tans and Neutrals mixed together! As you know I love bold colors so it has been a fun challenge to work in softer shades, but I have been loving it none the less.
Bold Accent: Green
Every collection needs its stand out pieces. I pulled a tear from a Lanvin ad, and I am having fun mixing beads and other textures into bright green fabric.

Inspiration in Texture and Color

I thought I would share some images I took from one of the projects I am working on. Every so often--or perhaps more often than I admit-- I get inspiration from a garment as it evolves. Or in other words, in the act of creating a garment, the garment itself takes on its own surprising identity. That is, you really never know how something will be until it "is". And often, it "is" very different than imagined, and often even better than originally designed.

If you haven't gotten the gist yet, I like to philosophize about the creation process!!!

Anyway, back to the images at hand. The first image is a picture of a an acordian sleeve of a mini bolero jacket. The fabric is hand dyed silk by Ana Lisa Hedstrom and it is backed by a blue metallic silk organza. As I sewing it I was so taken by the inside of the jacket that I had to take a photo. I love how the organza adds a hue and a stiffness to the silk below and gives it a painterly feel when seen up-close.

The second pic is a pile of seam allowances that were trimmed from the same jacket, and I love how all the colors blend together in this little pile.