All the ladies who responded to my previous thread where I suggested designing a cocktail dress for the absurd number of weddings I have coming up already know that I was thrilled with their suggestions for help! For those who weren't in on it, people produced style prototypes, colour suggestions, style tips and even a voluntary offer to do up technical drawings! Can this community be topped? Didn't think so!
So I got the ball rolling today when I went to visit Tania (turns out I've been over-slavic-o-fying her name). She already had a few fabric samples there awaiting my tactile approval. The one she liked best was a sort of weighty, drapy silk, and I adored it right away. If she can find the right fabric in the right shade, that's what we're going to do (and yes, Angie, it will be lined).
The next task is selecting the exact colour, and here's where I'm going to enlist you. Below are three colour samples, and I'd love to have you rank them according to preference.
1. A fairly vivid blue, from what I understand (this is the fabric we're thinking of so far, though not necessarily in this colour):
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2. Green (everyone's least favourite so far, but speak up if you love it):
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3. Turquoise. Sorry the sample size is so much smaller (it's the part draped around my neck):
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For the record, both Corey and Tania have registered votes for the blue with turquoise a very close second.
Once we've collectively nailed down the colour, or at least given her a couple of options, I'm going to email her the verdict plus the prototype dress that Sandy found. Tania has a number of ideas of her own, including a slightly different silhouette for the skirt (still fairly straight, but with a little bit of asymmetry at the hem). She's also thinking of creating a deep neckline and adding touches of fine net (feels like tulle) in the same colour as the main fabric to add some texture. She's promised to email me some shots of what she's thinking so I can show them to you guys, but I did like what she showed me (she was wearing a skirt in the style she described, and she traced out the lines she's thinking of so I could feel them). Elbow sleeves and a tailored, waist-defining torso are absolutely on.
So, budding designers, fire away with your thoughts on these color samples and any other suggestions you have. If you hate it all, speak up. I'm listening to any and all input and super grateful for every word of it!!
