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.
…that I sculpted myself, with marzipan, at the Prospero offices. It was a very fun and exciting experience, made me remember my childhood, when I used to go to art class and every Friday, instead of painting, we studied sculpture. Prospero helped me make the Darth Vader chocolate cake for X3, because they moved into .... read more
The new Josephine bridal collection is ready and beautifully photographed by Andi Popescu, in our atelier/showroom in Timisoara. Melinda posed in a strapless ivory silk pleated bustier dress that I custom made for this Josephine photo-shoot. Anca Mihalache is responsible for making her look so pretty. And below you can see my favorite jewelry pieces .... read more
Find colorful DB tutu tulle skirts that I made in the FrouFrou’s store, Hommelstraat 73-77 in Arnhem. I am soooooo very happy to see that Leonie managed to make her dream of having a clothing store come true. I have known hr for a while now, since the beginning of my blogging days, when we both .... read more
Plum wool double-breasted cape made as a present for Mioara. Navy wool day-dress with a metallic zipper at the back, white shirt with a round collar and a navy, pencil, ruffle skirt and a cyclamen velvet day-dress, all custom made for Cristina. Nude satin black bustier dress. Madame Mode Leonie wearing a navy tulle tutu .... read more
Brown and black colored casual shift dresses custom made for Baby. Black tight one sleeve cocktail dress with a detachable black feather brooch made for Delia. Black cotton wrap dress made for Jasmina; Josephine headpiece. Grey and black embroidery at waist pencil dress custom made for Marilena. Light dusty pink colored pencil pleated cocktail dress .... read more
Sorin and Stefan are having a typography expo this Saturday, 6PM, in Bucharest at the Friends Advertising Offices. They collaborated on the Trisec Fonts - Organic, Conservateur, Metallic. I will see you there!
This evening I will get all the photos from the photo shooting that we did a week ago, so I will probably post the new fall collection online sometime tomorrow. Until then I decided to upload a few snapshots that me and Anca took while Andi made the magic happen. Enjoy and check back soon! .... read more
Turquoise tutu tulle skirt and a beige silk blouse with shoulder pads for Andreea. Oana contacted me because she wanted a very specific flower inspired dress. At first I hesitate to make her this dress just because I knew there would be a lot of work involved, but then we decided to go with asymmetric layers of tulle .... read more
I met Dana at the MGB event about two or three years ago, she was very open and friendly and she loved my dresses. She tried on a couple of them and I photographed her and posted the pictures on the blog. After that we met several times at other similar fashion events where she .... read more
Monika’s grey and black printed pleated cotton dress with a detachable bow at the waist and below her dark purple wool ruffle coat. Paula at the fitting for her beige ruffle coat and black/navy double sided big collar wrap coat. I made these three dresses for Oana: a purple and white brush-stroke printed silk dress .... read more