Follow the journey to building my clothing label - fabric shopping, pattern cutting, fittings, collections, photo shoots, runway shows - let's have fun with fashion and see what goes on behind the scenes: from an idea to a dress there is a long, but extremely rewarding way to go.
Besides the orders and clients, what makes me happy is to see that people react to my work. I even appreciate negative comments, because I get to learn from my mistakes (that I might not see alone). However, I must confess that I was beyond happy about people’s incredibly positive reactions to my spring/summer collection. .... read more
DBD – Diana Bobar Design ss’08 rtw collection [click to enlarge]. I am glad to finally present you the DBD – Diana Bobar Design spring/summer 2008 ready-to-wear collection. After three weeks of non-stop sewing (literally) I finally finished it. It’s my first full collection, so I wanted to make it very representative of myself and .... read more
These are some details of the clothes that I managed to create/sew recently, for the spring/summer 2008 ready-to-wear collection. When I’m designing/making clothes I am thinking mostly about my own personality: what I like, what I’d love to wear. So, the “Diana Bobar girl” is naturally very close to my own personal style. She is .... read more
I transformed a lot of clothes by now, most of them I left back at home thinking they would stick forgotten in their corner. But I’m gad to see my sister, Florina, discovered my [homemade] clothes and she is actually wearing them. For example this dress that I made last summer, from a pair of .... read more
I celebrated the New Year’s Eve with close friends at my place. I would have loved to go skiing in the mountains and welcome 2008 with lots of snow and a warm skiing outfit, but because of last minute changes we ended up staying at home in Timisoara. We have the most perfect view to .... read more
Just wanted to wish you all a Happy New Year, lots of health and happiness and creativity! These are just some of my favorite new ads for spring 2008, love the warm colors, there is a lot of pink, which of course most girls love, me included. Hopefully the new year will bring us working .... read more