Bride and Groom Tim and Alley put an add on Craigslist looking for custom made wedding clothes for their Steampunk style wedding in a zeppelin over San Francisco and I was so intrigued I sent them a link to M-Horton.com to take a look at Iggy's Steam Punk Wedding Dress as well as other designs. In our initial meeting they were really prepared with drawings, research collages and swatches of the fabrics they are interested in. This is a collage for Tim's waistcoat, which led us into some fun drawings and ideas!
We are talking about a high neck waistcoat with a double breasted V front and a lacing cutout up the center back. Tim has purchased his pants and shirt and is looking for just the right cravat and the vest fabric is still being found.
Allie found a rendering on the internet of the general idea of what she wants and complimented it with photo shop, magazine clippings and drawings. Allie is going for a unique corset shape, a waist cincher with a scooped back that conceals a train of trailing ribbons. We are also building an underskirt out of a fantastic light weight and buttery ivory wool which will very nicely compliment the forest green charmeuse overskirt. To finish it off we're working on what I call the "magic shirt" which is a delicate halter neck chiffon piece built on a foundation of the ivory wool. It poses a unique challenge and I'm currently thinking of building it to attach to the bra, check it out:
Allie is finishing off the look with ivory arm covers and goggles!
I really love making unique and beautiful clothing for creative people!
