less than a week until kick off!!!!!!!!!!

I can't believe that it's less than a week until the parade!

We had the model fittings on Thursday, which set me back a little bit with my time and organising. Several of the dresses needed to be taken in a fair bit due to fairly tiny models... Well I guess atleast the dresses will fit them amazingly now and look incredible hopefully!!! I am finally getting excited because most of the work is done!

The wedding dress did provide problems during the week as the ruffles were taking a considerably longer amount of time to sew than I had thought they would... all of my garments have to be handed up to the teachers on tuesday for marking before the parade, so hopefully I will have it all done! Down to the wire now!

Everything is happening Sooooooooo quickly!!!

I have almost completely finished four out of six oufits... almost! Positive thinking all the way, hopefully that will get me through the next four weeks... well actually 3.5 weeks!!! Wowee! Yipee!!! The gloves and the veil haven't been given much thought yet but atleast I can focus on them once I've sewn the remainder of the garments!!! The end is finally in sight... I just can't get too ahead of myself, which is incredibly difficult because I'm so so so excited!!!

I'll leave you with a couple more sneek peeks..............

My style muse and who I'd love to see wearing my designs...

My style muses are old Hollywood stars including Audrey Hepburn and Grace Kelly, as well as the amazing starlets of today, Carey Mulligan and Mia Wasikowska.

I would love to see  Carey Mulligan, Zoey Deschanel, Mia Wasikowska, Scarlett Johannson or Rachel McAdams wearing my creations. It would just be incredible!!!


Here are two of my style muses - Mia Wasikowska and Carey Mulligan.....

My favourite piece of the collection and what inspires me....

My favourite piece would most definitely be the ankle skimming evening gown. With it’s gliding circle skirts and layers of tulle, the adorable capped sleeves and a flirty low back, it screams movie star elegance.



What Inspires me is....This collection is predominantly inspired by the feminine silhouettes and screen sirens of the 1950s.I am always inspired by the movie stars of days gone by. Their demeanours and the way they would appear so graceful and elegant has always motivated me.

I am also often inspired by beautiful fabrics that I find. I can then imagine a design that would look amazing in that particular fabric and the ideas develop from there.

 

So... my collection in a nutshell is...

Vivacious. Elegant. Spirited. Alexandra Grace.

My debut collection ~Wine and Roses~ consists of cocktail, evening and wedding dresses for women who want to stand out from the sea of black and be the envy of every other woman.

As my collection is gliding down the runway, you will...

 Float away to an idyllic world of romantic circle skirts, striking sweetheart necklines and long elegant gloves…

And remember...

“A girl should be two things; classy and fabulous”

Coco Chanel

So why did I really choose to study fashion design and put myself through the hardest year of my life??? All I can say is LOVE!!!

As a child I loved Barbies and used to spend hours upon hours in my bedroom changing their clothes and roleplaying with them. I had over 40 Barbies and so many more Barbie outfits. It’s safe to say that I’ve always been passionate about fashion and dressing women.

In 2007 I was hospitalised due to a particularly severe case of glandular fever and subsequently, I was required to have 6 months off work and study to recuperate. During this period I had time to think about what I really loved and wanted out of life and it became clear to me that fashion was the only way to go. So I completely dropped out of my Health Sciences degree and enrolled in Fashion design at Tafe SA and I haven’t looked back. :-)

Sneak Peek of what's to come...