If you follow my blog some time ago, then you know that I like to sew clothes from classic films.
I always felt a weakness for beautiful clothes that appear in movies, so one day I decided that I could wear them too, you can find the suit in January here, here in February , March here.
The last movie I chose was "Rear Window" a wonderful movie by Alfred Hitchcock, and the dress I chose to sew was this, the fabulous Grace Kelly ...
I am aware that Grace Kelly is wearing a party dress fantastic in this scene, the dress has a tight body black V-neck front and back, and her dress has a white skirt with a skirt top organza embroidered with black beads. My version of this dress has some differences with the original, I want to wear this suit out for a walk or dine out and NOT a dress for a special occasion, so I chose to sew a shirt in black stretch fabric from a pattern Burda magazine.
The shirt gave me a lot of trouble, but I think the problem is in the chosen fabric, it's like sewing chewing gum, the fabric stretches all over and was a pain to sew and adjust, I opted to add a strip of 3 cm on the line neckline because it was indecent.
The skirt is a simple circular skirt cut in a thin wool fabric, it's ivory color (I love it) and was very quick and easy sewing it,.... I knew that embroidery with beads was not an option for this skirt, so I painted the fabric with "clusters", I did not use any pattern or drawing set for it, I went to paint in the skirt after I finish sewing it , as I was evolving with the drawing .... fabric paints and a bit of imagination was enough to make the skirt in the final product.
If you are interested in a small tutorial on how to paint fabric, just say and I will prepare one soon.
So when the suit was finished, I used this to go to get my husband to his work (it was his birthday), and after some photos, we had a romantic dinner and great fun.
So I'm thinking of restarting this wonderful fun again .... and guess what!!!! .... I have already chosen the next film ....
Have a wonderful week ...
WOW! Rosy, this is AMAZING! I think this may be my favourite outfit you've made so far (and that's hard to say because I love them all)!! So beautiful!!! I would really love a tutorial on painting fabric--that would be great!
ReplyDeleteRosy you did a great honor to the original dress and of course your construction and execution are precise and elegant. The look is very Audrey and Hilda as well and you look fantastic.
ReplyDeleteThis is an absolutely beautiful dress. Your painting skills are amazing! You look very lovely in the dress.
ReplyDeleteAnother amazing job. You are so creative!
ReplyDeleteI love the things you make! You take something fabulous and exquisite from a movie and turn it into "regular" clothes- wearable items that really spruce up a wardrobe. Bravo, bravo on this one! I'm entranced by how you painted the fabric- I might just need a painted circle skirt, myself! Thank you for the inspiration, and for sharing.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous.....love black & white.....so elegant with your gloves & purse.....your husband must love stepping out with such a pretty lady!
ReplyDeleteI love how you spoil yourself! Brilliant! I would have never thought of such a painting on a skirt! Love the superclassy look with gloves!
ReplyDeleteYou are so talented,this dress is such a beaty! :) And so elegant!
ReplyDeleteThat's a terrific take on the Grace Kelly dress. I love how you painted the designs on the skirt. Nice work!
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ReplyDeleteTe sigo desde hace un tiempo y me encanta tu forma de rehacer los modelos de las grandes peliculas.En cuanto al tutorial de pintar en tela estoy deseando que lo hagas .Hace tiempo que compre pinturas y pinceles pero aun no me he atrevido (soy un desastre con el dibujo).
Un saludo y sigue tan creativa.
LOLI
Hola:
ReplyDeleteTe sigo desde hace algun tiempo y me encanta tu forma de renovar los grandes clasicos.En cuanto a lo del tutorial de pintura en tela estoy deseando que lo hagas,hace tiempo ue compre piceles y pinturas textiles pero aun no me he atrevido (no es un arte que se me de bien).
Un saludo, espero que sigas tan creativa.
LOLI
Rosy, how beautiful! I just love your new suit and the whole outfit, gloves and everything!. Once again I should say, you are sooo creative, you are fantastic!
ReplyDeletewhat a lovely skirt!
ReplyDeleteIt looks really lovely and elegant in the same time!
Beautiful! Very simple and elegant. I don't think that I would be brave enough to paint something once I had it sewn. What if I dropped paint in the wrong spot?
ReplyDeleteBeautiful outfit! YOu make such wonderful clothes and they all have a story. You are a very creative and talented person. I love seeing the clothes you make :)
ReplyDeleteHi Rosy - I love the painted designs, what a brilliant idea. I can't wait to see which movie you've chosen for the next piece.
ReplyDeleteThe painted decoration is a very original touch.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous outfit, I would love to see more. Yes do the tutorial on fabric painting please, pretty please!!!!
ReplyDelete¡Que guapa! Eres una artista me encanta el resultado, es genial;)
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That skirt is fabulous. Yes, I would love to see a tutorial on painting fabric. You look beautiful, as always.
ReplyDeleteyou look georgeous.i love your style,the colors that you choose.i dont know what to say ,i wish i could have sewing skills like you!:))
ReplyDeleteAMAZING dress! I adore its overwhelming ladylike-ness. The paint is extraordinary. Wonderful project.
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I love this outfit. So pretty. I thought the black designs on the skirt were embroidered until I read your description.
ReplyDeleteYou are so creative!!! This dress is fantastic! I love it!
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful! Rear Window is one of my favorite movies, it is a great story...but the clothes!
ReplyDeleteWOW!!........por cierto...por que sera que todos mis comentarios en tu blog empiezan con esta expresion???
ReplyDeleteEres super super talentosa! nunca se me hubiera ocurrido pintarle esos detalles, supongo que la falda original tiene aplicaciones verdad?
Me inspira tanto leer tu blog, y quisiera ponerme a coser tantas cosas como tu, solo que o no me doy el tiempo o siento que no me saldran las cosas bien.
A veces quisiera pasar dos dias completos cosiendo, pero solo puedo hacerlo por las noches o los domingos, PERO me acabo de proponer/decidir que me dare mas tiempo, me levantare mas temprano , practicare y cosere mas y mas.........
Y si me gustaria un tutorial de como hacer la pintura esa, gracias!
oh,que guapa!Me gustaria hacer el"top" pero no sabe en qual Burda" esta el patrone.Si tienes el ano y el mes,e possible communicar le?
ReplyDeleteLovely, lovely, lovely and amazing gorgeous on you !
ReplyDeleteLove this dress. I always said that if I had to go to an award show, I'd wear this dress. So nice to see it recreated to beautifully.
ReplyDelete"Rear Window" is one of my all-time favorite movies for many reasons, not the least of which being the fashions Grace Kelly wore. Your dress is absolutely amazing! I love it!!
ReplyDeleteYou are so nice and your dress is really fantastic. Congratulations!
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