Dress Style

image from STREET PEEPER

I'm sure many of you have seen this as it's been making rounds on many blogs but when I saw it about a week ago, I knew i HAD to have that jacket, no questions, no hesitation, it has to be mine! Even if I could manage to find one on Ebay, I'm so poor at the moment (tons of trips to the fabric store and tons of trips past and future period.)So I went on a raid at two of my favorite fabric stores and walked out with this:



amazing black shiny fabric which is actually lined in a softer white fabric- though I will line my jacket still. I figure the shape of the original Balenciaga coat is so simple, it can't be too hard to figure out. I might incorporate a few extra detailed into my version, some extra darts, slits at the elbows, who knows.




i also grabbed this fabric, the kind that old ladies use on their tables to prevent spills from reaching the wood but I will be using it as appliqués on a dress I have in mind. I wanted a dress that would have the same shine as if it had clear sequins on it but without the sequins, we'll see how it goes. as of right now it smells like plastic but in small doses, i think it will be fine.