dakota green
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Designing my dreams
I think I got my love of sewing and design from my grandmother, Wanda. I remember when I was a little boy I used to love to watch her sew. She had a wooden sewing table that swung open so you could hide away your machine when you weren't working. Her desk was like a Mary Poppins handbag and held everything a sewer could need. She had buttons, scissors, threads of every color, trims, everything. Usually someone in the family would ask my grandmother to hem a pair of pants for them but I especially enjoyed watching her hem or alter dresses for my sisters. I was fascinated by how she could look at a dilemma in the dress and without hesitation, pull out her measuring tape or sewing gage and get right to work fixing whatever problem the dress had. I didn't start sewing early like my grandmother. I started sewing after college when my aunt gave me her old sewing machine after she noticed I had really sparked an interest. I was not as talented as my grandmother when it came to alterations but I found I really enjoyed making something from scratch, so I grabbed some basic sewing patterns and began making. My early pieces were not the prettiest but I kept at it and a few years later I began making pieces for my first fashion show. It wasn't easy but I managed to do a full collection of gowns made all by myself in only a few short weeks. I decided to keep the color scheme black, white, & red and I was inspired by old Hollywood glamour and female stars of the silver screen. Black velvet, long white gloves, red satins and fitted silhouettes. Before the show I invited my aunt who had given me my first sewing machine and my grandmother who sparked my interest in sewing so many years before. The show was a hit and even won me Columbus fashion designer of the year. Shortly after, I was invited to present another collection and I only had a few months to create all the looks. This time I was inspired by color, athletic wear and florals. Bomber jackets with bright colors and florals, a tennis skirt with bright floral patterns and a show stopping floor length neon green vinyl skirt.
By dakota green5 years ago in Humans
Designing my dreams
I think I got my love of sewing and design from my grandmother, Wanda. I remember when I was a little boy I used to love to watch her sew. She had a wooden sewing table that swung open so you could hide away your machine when you weren't working. Her desk was like a Mary Poppins handbag and held everything a sewer could need. She had buttons, scissors, threads of every color, trims, everything. Usually someone in the family would ask my grandmother to hem a pair of pants for them but I especially enjoyed watching her hem or alter dresses for my sisters. I was fascinated by how she could look at a dilemma in the dress and without hesitation, pull out her measuring tape or sewing gage and get right to work fixing whatever problem the dress had. I didn't start sewing early like my grandmother. I started sewing after college when my aunt gave me her old sewing machine after she noticed I had really sparked an interest. I was not as talented as my grandmother when it came to alterations but I found I really enjoyed making something from scratch, so I grabbed some basic sewing patterns and began making. My early pieces were not the prettiest but I kept at it and a few years later I began making pieces for my first fashion show. It wasn't easy but I managed to do a full collection of gowns made all by myself in only a few short weeks. I decided to keep the color scheme black, white, & red and I was inspired by old Hollywood glamour and female stars of the silver screen. Black velvet, long white gloves, red satins and fitted silhouettes. Before the show I invited my aunt who had given me my first sewing machine and my grandmother who sparked my interest in sewing so many years before. The show was a hit and even won me Columbus fashion designer of the year. Shortly after, I was invited to present another collection and I only had a few months to create all the looks. This time I was inspired by color, athletic wear and florals. Bomber jackets with bright colors and florals, a tennis skirt with bright floral patterns and a show stopping floor length neon green vinyl skirt.
By dakota green5 years ago in Humans
