Project Runway Chat Thread

Here is my update, i started again and so far so good. One thing i have not done is sew for my selected model before... LONGGGG legs heehee. All in all i think i am liking where i am headed with some new and reclaimed fabrics. i def should have entered this comp sooner, i am learning alot!

 

Wow, day off =progress. I actualy finished, except for some hems. My colors turned out to be orange, blue, gray and black, and I think my look could be called 'Graveyard Bohemian' lol. I think it was a little tough making a soft style look okay on a boy, but I''m happy with it. I'll probably have my entry up in a few days.

@pinkbox- I had a chronic issue with making pants to short for the better part of a year before I got it right. I like entering these sorts of things for the learning too. I've never made a shirt like the one I'm entering, but I've always wanted to.

 

got my concept and idea (mostly) now just to find the time to get it started...and hunt through my gazillion totes of fabrics to find the perfect ones. can't wait to start seeing some finished costumes graveyard bohemian sounds cool. I'm going for something bold but that my doll will be able to wear later. She needs more clothes.

 

Graveyard Bohemian sounds so cool! I can't wait to see it. And I must say I just love the comments in this thread...the comraderie between designers here is a very special experience indeed.

I have my basic piece of fabric chosen...and sadly, that's about as far as I've gotten. This challenge is very complicated for me because while I have a model, she's just that. This outfit is actually being designed for a doll that is on order, but won't arrive in time for this challenge. My model is close enough in size if I'm really careful about it, but the issue is with the on-ordered doll's character. So far, she's changed characters on me 3 times over the past few weeks and of course this affects style and color...not to mention the time I've spent redoing her display space over and over. This has been a real dollemma for me, but I've finally figured it out and settled firmly on her character. Hopefully, I'll be able to finish tweaking the final redo on her display today and draw my colors from that. (The fabric I have has multiple shades, so I needed to firmly decide what type of Bohemian she was before I could choose which section to cut from.)

 

I like it here. Thanks for being so convincing, elfmoon.

@PoeticSoul- could this be for Tombstone Rose? I read some of the Anson&Moment thread, and I remembered your post about her. It's a really creative character concept, and I'll keep an eye out to see what you do with her.
Oh, and if it's not, please don't mind my creepy ways. I didn't plan to stalk you or anything, it was entirely accidental.

 

You're so funny, ukelala! Yes it is actually for the DZ Anson I'm getting who is called Tombstone Rose. At first I envisioned a Victorian dried flower...then a sugar skull concept (until an awful nightmare put me completely off that idea) Eventually, another character shift happened and she became the ultimate flower child of the 1960's. (There will still be a darker edge to her character however because her backstory deals with the death of music legends of that era.) Anson is so unusual with her petal limbs, I'm going to have to come up with some unique ways of fastening the garments to fit both her and my model, which won't be easy. But it will be worth it to create something unique and fun for this competition that she can wear once she arrives home.

 

Glad to read about everyone's progress It makes me inspired to do my work too hahaha

PoeticSoul, I understand your character dilemma completely. I had to tweak my design because my boy "insisted" it wasn't up to his standards. Seriously, every time I was trying things on him, his head would snap or tilt a certain way and it looked like he was saying, "Really? Are you seriously going to put that on me?"

I am having a hard time learning how to sew stretch fabrics and 'gathered' fabric. I never did this before but really need it for the outfit *sigh*...

elfmoon, I didn't even know you were fighting a good battle for us!! Thank you

 

I plan to just go crazy on her! I've always admired those dolls on this forum with gorgeous body tattoos...there's certainly some in the Gallery and Gallery+ that take my breath away. And I always wanted to try something like that...but (big but!) I couldn't bear to do it if I was just going to cover it with clothes. So I was torn between wanting to do the artwork as part of the faceup and wanting to have fun making the clothes for the doll to wear. When I saw Anson, I saw the perfect opportunity to do the tattoo artwork on the petals and still be able to dress her however I liked. Those big petals are like big blank canvases giving me the freedom to do whatever I want! I haven't decided exactly what I'll do yet, but I have some flower child related ideas floating around in my brain and I still like the dried flower angle too. I really think it's something that will be designed on the fly and develop on it's own as I do it.

 

So I'm pretty sure I want to try something with crochet. I've really only done simple amigurumi before, but I got a ball of that unbelievably soft rayon crochet thread, that I think will look work up nice for doll-scale.

And then I think I'm going to recycle some fabric from a skirt I picked up at the thrift store. I *think* it should count for having in-scale print. It has a lovely little printed border at bottom that I definitely want to incorporate. Re-using existing hems from recycled fabric isn't a problem, right?

PoeticSoul: ooh your Anson sounds like she will be awesome. And quite a challenge to design something to fit her o.o especially with her not in your hands yet.

 

I have...finally! I had to figure out what my incoming girl wanted to be first, then work out measurements, and find a color-section of my fabric that would go with my "planned" faceup and newly completed setting. And somehow make it all work with my Milagro as the stand-in model since my girl won't arrive home until after the new year. I made this hard on myself it seems...but I'm ready to start sewing first thing in the morning.

 

I thought I was done, but I actually found the fabric that inspired my idea in the first place. ( I immediately lost said fabric the day after I settled on my design.) I'm trying to work in a piece, but I may just leave it out in the end. Either way, I plan on having my entry up by week's end.

I'm so excited to see everyone else's designs!

 

Argh! I officially sUck at sewing!! I wasted 3 days of sewing and I couldn't even do a simple pair of socks!!! So today I put away all my previous work and started on a completely different piece of clothing to get inspired - and I think it's working: I've managed to sew a sleeve hahaha So much for wanting to finish up early this time.


elfmoon, that's a really great idea.

 

I've barely started on my design, although concepts are overflowing. I think I settled on a bit of an older fashioned Bohemian style. I just hope I can get my fabrics to work for it.
Good luck to everyone out there, and I can't wait to see the finished creations!!

 

Happy Holidays all!!

And thank you elfmoon for holiday wishes and being such a wonderful Project Runaway host. Hope you have a wonderful 2012

 

I hope everyone had an awesome holiday!

I've got another progress photo - should I edit it into my previous progress post or make a new one?

 

I posted my entry, I 'm not sure if my photography captures the outfit well. To be honest, the official size was a bit restrictive for me, I felt like my pics were too wide compositionally, but hey, it's done, and they're up!

Here's my favorite pic that just wouldn't work with the sizing, enjoy.


I can't wait to see everyone else's. I hope that you extension-needers can finish!

 

I just posted my entry. I'm so happy to be finished (whew!) Hey ukelala, look at us finishing our outfits early...day of the dead characters rule!...or maybe we were just afraid of what they'd do to us in our sleep if we didn't.

 

Oh, my gosh Poetic Soul, yours is so pretty! I love the handbag and tassels. And the colors... ok, so all of it is awesome.
For me, this is the first outfit I made exclusively for Ko's character. He's actually been wearing man-skirts since his character was shelled, but he got a bigger body, and now he's too fat for all his clothes. >__<
I do really think he might gain the will to come after me if I didn't finish the outfit for him.

 

Lol, OT, but Ko actually took one for the team, getting a new body. I bought it for an AnotherSecret head, and those are tiny, so when it showed up, I was all 'oh, no! it's huge.....' but luckily Ko's old body fit the AnS head, and his giant melon looked great on the new bigger body. If anything, I owe him more clothing for having to become a hybrid so one of his brothers could be a real boy, too. XD I guess I'll have to enter more challenges.

 

My entry is in, sadly my doll stand snapped, so she is a bit wonky on the back view, but all in all i was just happy to get my entry in! hope everyone will have a wonderful new years!

 

Awesome that more entries are coming in! I can't wait to see them all. flpinkboxsociety, your girl is so pretty in her new outfit. You must be very pleased with how it turned out...she's so lovely in it. And ukelala, I love your unusual boy's style...it looks amazing on him and seems to fit his character so well. You know, I looked at it and could just "see" him strolling down 4th avenue here in Tucson. It's a quirky little shopping area near the university that's been around forever and is known for its rather eclectic, bohemian nature. And of course, being so close to the border with Mexico, the day of the dead stuff is very big here. You see fabulous day of the dead sculptures all up and down forth avenue...so if your boy and my girl were human size, they could walk down the street, hand in hand, with their faceups and dressed exactly as they are and not even raise a single eyebrow. What a fun thought...golly, I just love these challenges! You just never know what people will come up with. It's like a complete exploration of style...so exciting!!!

 

Last minute changes, ahoy! I wanted to make an empress-waisted minidress but after sewing the skirt part I found that it looks baggy and strange on Brigh's supergem-sway-back, but fits perfectly on her hips and butt! Sooo... I think I'm going to go with it, and make it a separate skirt and top.

I can't wait to look at everyone's entries in more detail, trying to focus on getting mine done first but what I've seen so far looks awesome.

 

Finally, my entry is in. Very happy I am actually finished, I can now clean the house from all the threads and fake fur - I am happy to report I will not be sewing with fur (fake or any other kind) for a very, very, long time. I think my lungs contain a small furry animal...

By the way, I love all the entries so far!! Very beautiful designs and fabrics.

 

My entry's in!

I sort of went crochet-crazy and just turned it into a theme. The shawl is crochet of course, and so is the top, the skirt has crochet edging on the waistband to match the top, and even the necklace is done with crochet (with upholstery thread!). The only thing without any crochet is the bracelet, which is just beads on a stretch cord.

I learned so much! I've never done any shaping with crochet before (beyond really basic amigurumi), but managed to make up the top pattern as I went along, just through trial and error to see where it needed to decrease or increase to try to fit her body. Though I did look at a lot of photos of crocheted bikini tops to figure out how the basic cup shape is constructed. I wound up using mine at a different angle though. Having the triangle straight up and down just did not fit right over non-squishy resin like it would over a person. If Brigh were flatter-chested maybe.

 

done and posted. whew!

 

I posted last night as well...fun project! Everyone's costumes look amazing.

 

just discovered this thread and would love to join in a future challenge. are the subjects posted here? or how do i find out about them?

thanks

 

This is a thread to discuss the challenges that are going on. Their is a main page http://www.denofangels.com/forums/s...ake-II-(Main-Thread)&highlight=project+runway that gives all the announcements for the next challenge. Each challenge will have its own separate thread to post the entries and finished project. Basically this thread is for all the chatting during the challenges...hope that made sense???
Link to the challenge that just ended http://www.denofangels.com/forums/s...RUNWAY-The-Bohemian-Rhapsody-Challenge-Game-9 . New challenge will be posted when the judges have voted on the winner of this one.

 

that helps. i subscribed to the other thread.

i'd already found the current challenge but not till it was closed cool outfits though

 

It's a shame that the old threads were purged. I enjoyed going back and looking at all the creative interpretations of the themes. I wonder if the mods will let us set up a single gallery thread where we could post at least the glamour shots of each entry? That way even after each challenge is over and the thread is purged, the entries will still be available to amaze and inspire, but they'll all be contained in one place. For previously purged games, I know I have my old entry pics saved and I suspect many other designers do as well.

 

Even if it was in Galleries instead of games? They let you make galleries for meetups and for swaps.

 

Aw, that really sucks I liked a lot of the designs from previous chapters...

 

Awesome! I just need to decide between a boy and girl for my model. Right now I have 12 eagerly raised resin hands volunteering at once.

 

thank you... excited for the next challenge!

 

I entered again! I had fun with the last one and it seems like the deadline and specific goal help me actually *finish* things.

Her Majesty says that *obviously* she should be the doll I use for this contest. And that apparently I "owe her sewing", which is a little silly considering that she has a huge pretty fluffy dress that fits her perfectly from DoD, and Cassius only has a single pair of pants that are too long in the crotch, still unhemmed, and that he is sewn into because I never finished putting in snaps, but who can argue with the queen? (Also I'm pretty sure my work schedule is not going to allow me the time to draft a whole 3-piece suit pattern for Cass in a month when I still can't even get his pants fit right, but I can probably manage a fancy gown. *sigh* *shakes fist at pants*)

 

hmmm...I just may enter one of my boys then. Just need to figure out who might need a formal suit...lol..

I noticed the link that is posted for the next challenge a few posts up is actually to the previous challenge.
Hope you don't mind me reposting this is the link for Challenge 10: http://www.denofangels.com/forums/s...nd-Glamour-Challenge&highlight=project+runway

 

reading a few posts back about purging of the older challenges... what if we use just one thread for challenges and one for chat? in the challenge thread use the #1 slot for the banner and rules. our entries, finished looks, and progress pictures will be like they are now, except then when one challenge ends, announce the new challenge with explanation in the next available slot, keeping it in the same thread? that might help in what i am guessing is a hassle to start a new thread for each challenge and finding and adding new links each time. then all the winner's pictures, our entry photos and progress pictures will be in one thread. and then our chat thread will stay as is? just suggesting... :hushes: