And the Fall Fashion Challenge Winner Is...
9 commentsIt was a VERY close race, but Very Prairie took home the win with her Vivienne Westwood-inspired top.
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Last Chance to Choose the Winner
35 commentsWe've narrowed the entries down to our top five from more than 60 entries in the SewStylish Fall Fashion Challenge. Vote now to pick the winner of more than $1,200 in prizes.
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Ivory strapless dress with plaid accent
7 commentsThis dress was inspired by the menswear meets womenswear collection by Dior in 1991. The dress is made from a cotton blend stretch twill, and the accents are done with a cotton plaid flannel...
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Fun Spring Dress with Pockets
9 commentsI was inspired by a black and white Bill Blass design when making this fun spring dress. I do not know if the Bill Blass design is one or two pieces, but I decided to make my design a one piece dress...
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Lache' by: J.Fulks Men's Jacket
1 commentThis is my submission for the Fall Challenge. My garment is inspired by a mental hospital stray jacket. I wanted the effect of the straps from a stray jacket to be my main focus. The jacket is mostly...
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Pink, white and polka dot flounc dress
2 commentsI was inspired by Yves St Laurent dress. In order to create it I started with McCalls 9313. I shortened it and then patterned out flounces. I moved the darts to the neckline. It is made of all cotton...
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Floral Evening Gown
3 commentsThis ball gown is inspired by this black and white floral Oscar de la Renta gown. I made the pattern for the dress myself by draping it on a dressform. I wanted to have fun with the color so I choose...
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Fashion Corset
2 commentsI love the lines in this corset, so I applied the same style lines to my pattern. The corset is fully boned, using traditional corsetry techniques. This requires a self fabric, heavy sew in...
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Cascade Ruffle Dress
1 commentI had to do this dress! I love it especially with the ruffle and still very simple. The fabric is a stretch cotton linen woven with the behavior of a true knit. Very comfy chic!! My...
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Fortuny inspired jacket
1 commentThe inspiration for my jacket was a Fortuny jacket in blue embossed velvet that sold for $12,000! Fortuny was know for his fabulous fabrics during the 1920's and 30's. Using the picture as my...
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Shirt Coat
2 commentsThe shape of the shirt coat from Isabella Oliver inspired my wearable version of couture. I drafted flares into the front and back of my pattern in order to mimic the shape...
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Dress to Digress
2 commentsNormal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 With a dress like this, eyes are bound to digress But this is what I’ve created with a mind of a mess Lollipops, ice...
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My Red and blue fun dress
I enjoy looking at paintings, and saw this painting online. It gave me the idea to look for a red or blue fabric with flowers. Luckily for me, I found 2 yards of the fabric I used and decided to play...
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Simple Contoured Bust Dress
I saw a dress on BurdaStyle and I knew instantly that I wanted to make it. I had some gray stretch cotton laying around and I thought it'd be the perfect fabric for this simple...
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Chanel Inspired Dress with Fur
1 commentI was inspired by all the dresses from the Chanel Fall 2008 Haute Couture collection. The dress is made with a see through knit that is kind of lace like. I draped the dress, no...
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Gucci-inspired suit and coat
2 commentsThis suit was inspired by the leather-trimmed suit in the Gucci Fall 2000 collection. I selected a silk tweed herringbone fabric, and a basic princess-seamed jacket and straight skirt pattern. I...
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"10-6" Work Dress
3 commentsI wanted to create a work dress that would be appropriate for a professional environment, but with a bit of interest thrown in to keep it from looking like your "average" 9-5 attirenbspMy...
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Colorblock Knit Dress
3 commentsThis colorblock knit dress was inspired by the swimwear in Oscar de la Renta's summer 2009 line. The colors and weight of the fabric are perfect for transitioning into the fall monthsnbsp...
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Lache' by: J.Fulks Party Dress
This is my submission for the fall challenge. I was inspired a Taffeta party dress that I saw in a search on Google. I took the gathering ideas from the top of the dress but wanted to add more...
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Lache' by: J.Fulks Women's Suite
2 commentsThis is my submission for the fall challenge. I was inspired by a piece from Lanvin's Fall 2009 Collection. The structure of my inspiration garment was the main part in my design. I wanted to...
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Lache' by: J.Fulks flowing gown
This is my submission for the fall challenge. I was inspired by the back of the infamous Audrey Hepburn's "Breakfast at Tiffany's " black dress. I was more inspired by the back of the dress...
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Jersey Dress
1 commentI got this image from Nordstroms.com last year and I don't know who designed this dress but this is the inspiration dress for my design. My dress is made out of jersey fabric but doesn't have pockets...
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Missoni inspired dress
I selected this fabric because I liked the color and design not really knowing how to use it. Then I saw this Missoni dress on Net-a-porter.com and was inspired. My dress has longer sleeves and no...
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Designer Marc Jacobs inspired sweatshirt
This sweatshirt is inspired by a sweater design from Marc Jacobs. Almost every designer this fall is looking back to the 80s it seems. Many of the designs incorporate the big shoulders from then...
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SewStylish Fall Fashion Challenge
Show off your designer-inspired creations for a chance to win.
Upload pictures of your design, a picture of your designer inspiration, and a
description of your techniques into the contest gallery by 11:59pm,
September 23rd, 2009.
Our editors will narrow down the entries
to 5 semi-finalists then you'll get to vote on the winner. We'll choose
our favorites based on inspiration, technique, skill, and design.
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