Evening Corslettes......Treasured vintage lace pieces

Indian Sari Couture/ Swing back coat

Client/ Model: Chitavan Pandya Patel

Upcyling Vintage Saris! Chitavan inherited a pile of beautiful Saris that she never got the chance to show off....until now! This Jacket is the first of many designs that give the fabric a new life by being transformed into a  more modern day pieces. Cocktail dresses and gowns to come.....

Jacket: We selected this beautiful striped sari to make into our first piece out of. The body panels feature the pink and purple stripes and the collar and hem incorporates the gold embroidered border that ran all the way around the 4m long sari. I lined it with midnight blue cotton, added pea sized wooden buttons on the sleeves and weighted the hem again to give the swing back a nice movement.

Paramount/ Feature Film : 'Destinaion Wedding' Costume Designer & Wardrobe Supervisor (who needs a budget to look good?!)

Dressed in Joanna August frocks/ all jewelry for the actresses kindly provided by Tatyana Fin.

 Finishing touches behind the scenes.

 Location: Pelican Eyes Resort/ San Juan del Sur / Nicaragua. Not to shabby!

 The cast! Night shoots - 5pm call, 6am wrap!

 Suits called in from Charles Trywhitt, London.

 .......and if I were to tell you I didn't have a Costume budget?!

(Photographs: Katerina Thompson)

Sailor suit to Sailoress

 Upcycled: This once a very large Sailors suit, found in a thrift store in Central California. Inspired by our glamorous pin-up girls of these coastal harbours, we now have an ECOUTURE ensemble at its finest. The jacket sleeves are pin stitched for a slim fit, the anchor buttons handpicked, tailored for a close fit from waist to hips and a mermaid shaped skirt with red ribboned kick back detail.....see you soon Dita Von Teese x x