Latest DIY Project: Ruffled Sandals

I've been planning to create some sandals using my floral/ruffle techniques from my collection for the Cornell Design League Fashion Show. I was going to purchase a cheap pair to try it out on, however did not find quite the right shoes. This pair of GAP sandals I got somewhere a couple of years ago at a vintage store (whoever considered GAP vintage I do not know), and they have been sitting in my closet ever since. Last night while lying in bed it occurred to me they were the perfect shape for my little project. Here are the results...

The most beautiful sandals ever...sigh.

Cut out fabric circles + old GAP sandals =

Ta-Da!

-E

details, details.

Cornell Design League Show 2010; "Fancy Free"; shoes

Before I had even designed the clothing for my line, I knew I wanted to make colorful, big shoes to match. My plan with these shoes was to make it look like the model had stuck her feet in a flower bed and pulled them out with flowers still attached. But rather than using flowers to get the look, I made poms with different fabrics. The result is pure happiness; at least for me.

its been a long time...

I haven't posted on here in a long time. Somehow all this cornell design league work catches up to you, and it's only three weeks away! Correction, not three weeks, 18 days. 18 days! Ah, panic sets in; my palms are getting sweaty, my leg starts to twitch, I can just hear my alarm now, waking me up after 4 hours of sleep and calling me back to the studio....

Anywho, in the spirit of the upcoming public display of my sewing skills, design aesthetic and strange reasoning to make garments out of feathers, I decided to post some of my inspirations for the collection;

hopefully get my spirits rejuvenated to get my little self into the studio, suck down that coffee, and git-er-done. 

It's just about crunch time. Where did the hours go....