Balenciaga Inspired Geometric Dress

Balenciaga Spring 2010














































































©Christina Paone, Liz Harrington
Models- Christina Paone, Liz Harrington

After seeing Balenciaga's Spring line, we were inspired to make our own dress embodying geometric shapes. We put our scrap fabric to good use, and picked those that were most complimentary to one another. The construction was tedious, however, because each shape of fabric was sewn like a pocket. We were very happy with the final product, and felt that we captured what we wanted to accomplish.

I had a recent call from my grandfather, who told me in his excitement that he had found a Kipling book entitled "Kim" at a flee market from the early 1900s. This inspired me to create a collage with a vintage feeling, using fashion instead of words.

Dedicated to: Ed!
Thank you

SPLAT

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This spring, get an old t-shirt, pants, anything, and splatter them with paint! A lot of Spring 2010's fashion has the illusion of paint splatters/dirty artist look.
First photo is from refinery29. Their article about paint-splattering can be seen here.

Asymmetrical Light Blue Dress

©Christina Paone, Liz Harrington
Model - Christina Paone

This one-strap dress with its light-blue/gray fabric is perfect for Spring. Speaking of nature-tones, the inspiration for this garment came on a lazy afternoon while ordering a certain Disney movie on demand..

Rodarte Adapted Safari Dress

©Liz Harrington
Model-Liz Harrington

In the fabric store, Liz and I were completely captivated by this outdated section of printed fabrics. This safari fabric stuck out as a quasi spring-print. As we were deciding what to do with the fabric, originally intending to create an oversized long sleeved shirt, we realized we were a bit short of fabric. It was then, we realized, we should just create a simple dress.
At the moment Liz was constructing her dress, I was viewing Rodarte's website, captivated by the glowing orange haired models he had chosen. I began sketching a Rodarte model, but when I got to the detail of the shirt, decided to go with an interpretation of the fabric Liz was working with. So, in a sense, we adapted a Rodarte model into our own Safari baggy dress. The painting was done with watercolor pencils and ink, and enhanced on the computer.

Rodarte's original Spring 2010 looks can be seen here.

Pina Ferlisi Inspired Tan Dress with Black Rounded Neckline

©Christina Paone
Model - Christina Paone

This tan dress is made from a stretchy fabric with a more solid, black fabric outlining the round, high neck. The black belt that goes around the top of the body is separate from the dress. This was meant to add more black accents and lessen the amount of skin that is revealed in the back. The dress can obviously be worn with or without the belt.


Pina Ferlisi is a Canadian designer who helped launch the Marc by Marc Jacobs label. Like us, Ferlisi first draws by hand and then uses the computer for enhancement. Ferlisi is now the creative director of Generra, whose Spring collection can be seen here.

Roksanda Ilincic Inspired Tank

This white-pocketed tank is made of a light-weight, soft, pinstripe fabric, a la a classy wife beater. The pocketed tank/dress is a feature item for our Spring 2010 line. You may recall the first tank we made a few weeks back, made of a heavier black fabric. For the Spring, we will be selling these comfortable and stylish tanks in a variety of muted tones, and this white garment is the first of many to come.

Orders will be made by request via email, $25

Roksanda Ilincic is a designer who draws with elegance. Her drawings show movement of clothing, such as a ring of circles for a hat, rather than static, hard lines. Her Spring 2010 collection can be seen here.


© Christina Paone, Liz Harrington
Model- Liz Harrington

Dress Inspired By Coco Chanel and Sketches by Karl Lagerfeld

©Christina Paone
©The Jessica Dress
Model - Christina Paone


This dress was inspired from the simplicity of Coco Chanel's Little Black Dress. It is made from a semi-sheer black fabric. The fabric stretches slightly.

This dress was made specifically for Jessica Cho. The sleeves in the original sketch were meant to be a bit tighter, but the material didn't seem to want to cooperate. It can be worn off the shoulder (as shown in the pictures), or on the shoulder as a boat-neck.

This one is going to be very difficult for me to part with :(

More can be made upon request, 50$. Please e-mail if interested.