This look was for my masters project but I had only made the stockings at that time. I have recently made the bra and the knickers so here they are, the Sensuous Girl’s look for “You’re all mine. (You’re all in me.)” collection. The stockings are hand crocheted using silk yarn as well as the bra cups and the frills of the knickers. The fabric is cream cotton sateen. The straps of the bra are cotton grosgrain ribbons and have gold adjusters. The closure is by two covered buttons at the back.

So finally, I have finished the full look for the Suicidal Girl for this collection “minus the sun, night all day”. I hope you can see now that the concept of a single star in the night sky is represented by the lemon yellow top section of the blouse. French knots embroidered with silk yarn are the twinkle of the star which she will become in the end. I always like to design something quiet and romantic for her.

close up of the peter pan collar and the embroidered section

Covered buttons made with matching fabric blend in well.
The cuffs and hem are also embroidered with French knots.

This is the skirt for the Suicidal Girl for “minus the sun, night all day” collection. I am making the blouse to go with this so it will make more sense when worn together but here it is, my first bubble skirt. I have been wanting to make one for a while. The concept is a single star in darkness and the black skirt represents the darkness. (The star bit will be represented in the blouse.) The phrase that came in my mind is “a star in the end.” I like the volume of it and the way the hem goes inside, making me think of a black hole. I have done some smocking near the waistline in navy just to emphasise the volume and the colour of the night sky. Made with black cotton sateen fabric, gold polyester lining, and black acetate grosgrain ribbon for the waist.

front side

back side with a blouse on top

grosgrain ribbon at the left side waist

smocking in navy

lining in contrasting gold (let’s give it some hope)

Hello, here is my latest piece from “minus the sun, night all day” collection. It is a simple dress with breast darts and no shaping at the waist. Made with navy cotton drill, baby blue and orange cotton fabric with crocheted black silk yarn at the hem with gold beads. The concept for this dress is a double star. A double star is a star consisting of two stars which are close (it looks like a single star from far away) and linked by gravity making then orbit around the same centre. I have used a famous double star called Albireo as the motif of the pockets. It is famous because of the colour contrast of the two stars, orange and blue. It is very interesting to learn about stars… It will be nice to have an astronomy geek as a boy/girlfriend.

Close up of the neckline
There are two cut out circles, one each for front and back. They are linked with a hand stitched dashed line in grey. I tried to represent how two stars are related to each other in a double star.

Close up of the neckline showing the hand stitched facing in blanket stitch

The two flap pockets representing the stars of Albireo, the orange one is bigger than the blue one. They are hand embroidered with the star inspired pattern in the same colour thread as the fabric. When you lift the flaps the inside is embroidered as well and the shapes of the pockets become complete circles.

Close up of the hem with silk crocheted trimmings in black with gold beads. I like the contrast of gold against the dark fabric making it remind me of the night sky.