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.
Black and white printed dresses with attached purple, silk textile belt at the waist. Flower brooch “Les fleurs de Josephine. Detailed look: they are different at the bust. DBD black and red tulle dress with V straps. Purple DBD dress with vertical pleats and zipper at the front. Attached metallic flower at the bust. Florina .... read more
These are some snapshots that I took a couple of weeks ago for a project. This is where I work and because I work most of the time (literally) this is where I live. It is usually messier than what you can see in the pictures, with huge amounts of tiny threads on the carpet .... read more
[youtube 2O-GhAlt-nE] Watch me at work! Also, you can see more videos about super talented Romanian young people here. … Diana Bobar Design that is. I am sure most of you know about me and my story by now and how I got to be a fashion designer, but in case you do not, .... read more
While accidentally browsing the Ummagumma store s blog I saw this fashion spread from the December 2008 issue of Playboy Romania and realized it features mainly my DBD dresses. You have no idea how surprised I was and how excited it was to see it, to see my dresses in Playboy, even if after such .... read more
DBD cream pure silk dress with bronze spray paint and attached leather flowers. DBD spring 2009 prune dress. Pink DBD three layered tutu with a low waist. Last but not least, Leluc looking extremely adorable, cute and chic in a gray DBD tutu. Love the look, she totally works it! The photo shoot for the .... read more
These two DBD dresses are made from two different kinds of silk fabric, both of which I adore. The quality of the fabrics makes such a difference when working/actually sewing them. That’s why I stopped working with too stretchy fabrics, one needs a special sewing machine and a different kind of thread needs to be .... read more
MiniPRIX just got a Romanian website and a cute ‘mini’ blog and look what I found there: a pair of sexy looking heels that are straight up my alley. I mostly like their basics and I appreciate the fact that they have a lot of affordable, cute dresses and skirts which can be easily ‘mixed .... read more
I really enjoy the springtime because of the longer days, the great, sunny weather, and most of all spring is when I begin creating many pretty prom dresses. I design dresses for young ladies like myself and even if my prom is a couple of years away, I still feel the prom period getting closer .... read more
This last weekend in Bucharest was crazy! Excepting the fact that my mobile phone was stolen and I lost all my contacts, it was crazy in the best way ever. We shot a short fashion film for the new DBD collection (fall/winter 2009-2010) – at Club Shade in Bucharest. It was an amazing Romanian Fashion .... read more
Coca Zabloteanu for DBD fall/winter 2009-2010 heel. <3 totally! The lovely Coca Zaboloteanu was present at the MGB-8 fashion event and we had a great time there. She also finished designing and producing the samples for my next collection, the look-book of which I will probably shoot next week (*excitement*). Like always, she made pairs .... read more