"Fit To Be Tied" dress - a dress created using discarded neckties - Award Winning Garment (1st Place Garment Design - 2008 Oak Park Country Club Fashion Show)
"Fit To Be Tied" dress - a dress created using discarded neckties - Award Winning Garment (1st Place Garment Design - 2008 Oak Park Country Club Fashion Show)
"Fit To Be Tied" dress - a dress created using discarded neckties - Award Winning Garment (1st Place Garment Design - 2008 Oak Park Country Club Fashion Show)
"Secret Agent Suit" - A modern couture tailored menswear design inspired by the character of James Bond, 007
"Secret Agent Suit" - A modern couture tailored menswear design inspired by the character of James Bond, 007
"Secret Agent Suit" - A modern couture tailored menswear design inspired by the character of James Bond, 007
"Pretty Tough" dress - Woven wool crepe cocktail dress
"Vitreus" (one of three designs from Inlumino, my senior apparel design collection) - This collection was inspired by stained glass church windows. Navy piping was sewn between numerous individual silk charmeuse panels to create a stained glass patchwork effect. Touches of gold represent the metallic gold paint often seen on the windows, while the white feathers and pleated tulle represent angel's wings and the clouds of heaven that are also frequently depicted in stained glass window church scenes.
"Vitreus" (one of three designs from Inlumino, my senior apparel design collection) - This collection was inspired by stained glass church windows. Navy piping was sewn between numerous individual silk charmeuse panels to create a stained glass patchwork effect. Touches of gold represent the metallic gold paint often seen on the windows, while the white feathers and pleated tulle represent angel's wings and the clouds of heaven that are also frequently depicted in stained glass window church scenes.
"Vitreus" (one of three designs from Inlumino, my senior apparel design collection) - This collection was inspired by stained glass church windows. Navy piping was sewn between numerous individual silk charmeuse panels to create a stained glass patchwork effect. Touches of gold represent the metallic gold paint often seen on the windows, while the white feathers and pleated tulle represent angel's wings and the clouds of heaven that are also frequently depicted in stained glass window church scenes.
"Angelicus" (one of three designs from Inlumino, my senior apparel design collection) - This collection was inspired by stained glass church windows. Navy piping was sewn between numerous individual silk charmeuse panels to create a stained glass patchwork effect. Touches of gold represent the metallic gold paint often seen on the windows, while the white feathers and pleated tulle represent angel's wings and the clouds of heaven that are also frequently depicted in stained glass window church scenes.
"Angelicus" (one of three designs from Inlumino, my senior apparel design collection) - This collection was inspired by stained glass church windows. Navy piping was sewn between numerous individual silk charmeuse panels to create a stained glass patchwork effect. Touches of gold represent the metallic gold paint often seen on the windows, while the white feathers and pleated tulle represent angel's wings and the clouds of heaven that are also frequently depicted in stained glass window church scenes.
"Angelicus" (one of three designs from Inlumino, my senior apparel design collection) - This collection was inspired by stained glass church windows. Navy piping was sewn between numerous individual silk charmeuse panels to create a stained glass patchwork effect. Touches of gold represent the metallic gold paint often seen on the windows, while the white feathers and pleated tulle represent angel's wings and the clouds of heaven that are also frequently depicted in stained glass window church scenes.
"Aetherius" (one of three designs from Inlumino, my senior apparel design collection) - This collection was inspired by stained glass church windows. Navy piping was sewn between numerous individual silk charmeuse panels to create a stained glass patchwork effect. Touches of gold represent the metallic gold paint often seen on the windows, while the white feathers and pleated tulle represent angel's wings and the clouds of heaven that are also frequently depicted in stained glass window church scenes.
"Aetherius" (one of three designs from Inlumino, my senior apparel design collection) - This collection was inspired by stained glass church windows. Navy piping was sewn between numerous individual silk charmeuse panels to create a stained glass patchwork effect. Touches of gold represent the metallic gold paint often seen on the windows, while the white feathers and pleated tulle represent angel's wings and the clouds of heaven that are also frequently depicted in stained glass window church scenes.
"Aetherius" (one of three designs from Inlumino, my senior apparel design collection) - This collection was inspired by stained glass church windows. Navy piping was sewn between numerous individual silk charmeuse panels to create a stained glass patchwork effect. Touches of gold represent the metallic gold paint often seen on the windows, while the white feathers and pleated tulle represent angel's wings and the clouds of heaven that are also frequently depicted in stained glass window church scenes.
All three designs from my senior apparel design collection: Inlumino - This collection was inspired by stained glass church windows. Navy piping was sewn between numerous individual silk charmeuse panels to create a stained glass patchwork effect. Touches of gold represent the metallic gold paint often seen on the windows, while the white feathers and pleated tulle represent angel's wings and the clouds of heaven that are also frequently depicted in stained glass window church scenes.
"Edelweiss" dress - Inspired by the outfits Maria makes for the children from her curtains in the movie The Sound of Music - Created using upholstery textiles and trimmed with drapery tassels
"Edelweiss" dress - Inspired by the outfits Maria makes for the children from her curtains in the movie The Sound of Music - Created using upholstery textiles and trimmed with drapery tassels
"Modern-day Sizzler" dress - A modern update to the ridiculously short "sizzler dress" fashion trend of the 1970s (dresses were so short that the wearer needed to don matching micro-bloomers). Garment made from silk fabric printed with 2 original textile designs. Dress is made from the "Sizzler Stripe" printed fabric and matching micro-bloomers and halter neck tie were made using the coordinating "Sizzler Plaid" printed fabric.
"Modern-day Sizzler" dress - A modern update to the ridiculously short "sizzler dress" fashion trend of the 1970s (dresses were so short that the wearer needed to don matching micro-bloomers). Garment made from silk fabric printed with 2 original textile designs. Dress is made from the "Sizzler Stripe" printed fabric and matching micro-bloomers and halter neck tie were made using the coordinating "Sizzler Plaid" printed fabric.
"Modern-day Sizzler" dress - A modern update to the ridiculously short "sizzler dress" fashion trend of the 1970s (dresses were so short that the wearer needed to don matching micro-bloomers). Garment made from silk fabric printed with 2 original textile designs. Dress is made from the "Sizzler Stripe" printed fabric and matching micro-bloomers and halter neck tie were made using the coordinating "Sizzler Plaid" printed fabric.
"Rose" bridal gown - One of 10 wedding dress designs from my 2009 To Have and To Hold bridal gown collection, this design features a removable hidden zip-off tiered skirt so that the dress can be worn as either a full length or knee-length style. Each of the designs in this collection were developed after extensive consumer surveys, market research, and trend forecasting. Additionally, every dress had design elements that could adapt or be removed in order to give the bride two slightly different looks: one for the wedding and one for the reception.
"Rose" bridal gown - One of 10 wedding dress designs from my 2009 To Have and To Hold bridal gown collection, this design features a removable hidden zip-off tiered skirt so that the dress can be worn as either a full length or knee-length style. Each of the designs in this collection were developed after extensive consumer surveys, market research, and trend forecasting. Additionally, every dress had design elements that could adapt or be removed in order to give the bride two slightly different looks: one for the wedding and one for the reception.
"Rose" bridal gown - One of 10 wedding dress designs from my 2009 To Have and To Hold bridal gown collection, this design features a removable hidden zip-off tiered skirt so that the dress can be worn as either a full length or knee-length style. Each of the designs in this collection were developed after extensive consumer surveys, market research, and trend forecasting. Additionally, every dress had design elements that could adapt or be removed in order to give the bride two slightly different looks: one for the wedding and one for the reception.
"Mary" bridal gown - One of 10 wedding dress designs from my 2009 To Have and To Hold bridal gown collection, this design features a removable Alencon lace panel so that the dress can either be worn strapless or with the lace panel/straps attached. Each of the designs in this collection were developed after extensive consumer surveys, market research, and trend forecasting. Additionally, every dress had design elements that could adapt or be removed in order to give the bride two slightly different looks: one for the wedding and one for the reception.
"Mary" bridal gown - One of 10 wedding dress designs from my 2009 To Have and To Hold bridal gown collection, this design features a removable Alencon lace panel so that the dress can either be worn strapless or with the lace panel/straps attached. Each of the designs in this collection were developed after extensive consumer surveys, market research, and trend forecasting. Additionally, every dress had design elements that could adapt or be removed in order to give the bride two slightly different looks: one for the wedding and one for the reception.
"Mary" bridal gown - One of 10 wedding dress designs from my 2009 To Have and To Hold bridal gown collection, this design features a removable Alencon lace panel so that the dress can either be worn strapless or with the lace panel/straps attached. Each of the designs in this collection were developed after extensive consumer surveys, market research, and trend forecasting. Additionally, every dress had design elements that could adapt or be removed in order to give the bride two slightly different looks: one for the wedding and one for the reception.
"Lovely" dress - A dress created from three re-purposed garments purchased at a thrift store: a camel hair pencil skirt, a bustier dress slip and a silk satin nightgown with lace trim.
"Lovely" dress - A dress created from three re-purposed garments purchased at a thrift store: a camel hair pencil skirt, a bustier dress slip and a silk satin nightgown with lace trim.
"Lovely" dress - A dress created from three re-purposed garments purchased at a thrift store: a camel hair pencil skirt, a bustier dress slip and a silk satin nightgown with lace trim.
"Michelle" bridal gown - The trumpet-style silk duchess satin and Alencon lace gown I designed and created for my own wedding. The lace overlay on the dress was painstakingly created by combining motifs from three different Alencon laces and sewing them by hand onto English netting fabric. A long line of bridal buttons trailed down the back seam to the edge of the train. Additionally, several vintage elements from special relatives were incorporated into the dress to make it more meaningful, such as a gold and ivory petticoat of my grandmother's and a rhinestone brooch from my great aunt.
"Michelle" bridal gown - The trumpet-style silk duchess satin and Alencon lace gown I designed and created for my own wedding. The lace overlay on the dress was painstakingly created by combining motifs from three different Alencon laces and sewing them by hand onto English netting fabric. A long line of bridal buttons trailed down the back seam to the edge of the train. Additionally, several vintage elements from special relatives were incorporated into the dress to make it more meaningful, such as a gold and ivory petticoat of my grandmother's and a rhinestone brooch from my great aunt.
"Michelle" bridal gown - The trumpet-style silk duchess satin and Alencon lace gown I designed and created for my own wedding. The lace overlay on the dress was painstakingly created by combining motifs from three different Alencon laces and sewing them by hand onto English netting fabric. A long line of bridal buttons trailed down the back seam to the edge of the train. Additionally, several vintage elements from special relatives were incorporated into the dress to make it more meaningful, such as a gold and ivory petticoat of my grandmother's and a rhinestone brooch from my great aunt.
"Michelle" bridal gown - The trumpet-style silk duchess satin and Alencon lace gown I designed and created for my own wedding. The lace overlay on the dress was painstakingly created by combining motifs from three different Alencon laces and sewing them by hand onto English netting fabric. A long line of bridal buttons trailed down the back seam to the edge of the train. Additionally, several vintage elements from special relatives were incorporated into the dress to make it more meaningful, such as a gold and ivory petticoat of my grandmother's and a rhinestone brooch from my great aunt.
"Michelle" bridal gown - The trumpet-style silk duchess satin and Alencon lace gown I designed and created for my own wedding. The lace overlay on the dress was painstakingly created by combining motifs from three different Alencon laces and sewing them by hand onto English netting fabric. A long line of bridal buttons trailed down the back seam to the edge of the train. Additionally, several vintage elements from special relatives were incorporated into the dress to make it more meaningful, such as a gold and ivory petticoat of my grandmother's and a rhinestone brooch from my great aunt.
"Sweet Tooth" cocktail dress - exploring the fabric manipulation technique of slashed pintucks to create beautiful design details - Award Winning Garment: "Eye Opener" Freshman Garment Design Award (2007 Dominican University Fashion Show)
"Sweet Tooth" cocktail dress - exploring the fabric manipulation technique of slashed pintucks to create beautiful design details - Award Winning Garment: "Eye Opener" Freshman Garment Design Award (2007 Dominican University Fashion Show)
"Sweet Tooth" cocktail dress - exploring the fabric manipulation technique of slashed pintucks to create beautiful design details - Award Winning Garment: "Eye Opener" Freshman Garment Design Award (2007 Dominican University Fashion Show)
Close-up of "Sweet Tooth" cocktail dress - exploring the fabric manipulation technique of slashed pintucks to create beautiful design details - Award Winning Garment: "Eye Opener" Freshman Garment Design Award (2007 Dominican University Fashion Show)
"Love" - A design from "Game, Set, Match", a 2-outfit tennis collection created for athletes who want to show their feminine sense of style both on and off the court
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"Love" - A design from "Game, Set, Match", a 2-outfit tennis collection created for athletes who want to show their feminine sense of style both on and off the court
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"Love" - A design from "Game, Set, Match", a 2-outfit tennis collection created for athletes who want to show their feminine sense of style both on and off the court
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"Ace" - A design from "Game, Set, Match", a 2-outfit tennis collection created for athletes who want to show their feminine sense of style both on and off the court
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"Ace" - A design from "Game, Set, Match", a 2-outfit tennis collection created for athletes who want to show their feminine sense of style both on and off the court
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"Ace" - A design from "Game, Set, Match", a 2-outfit tennis collection created for athletes who want to show their feminine sense of style both on and off the court
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Original Fashion Designs / Completed Garments
A sampling of some completed garments and fashion designs including:
• Award-winning garments
• Dresses made from recycled materials
• A menswear couture tailored suit
• 3 piece garment collection (Senior Collection) of eveningwear designs inspired by stained glass windows
• Custom wedding dresses
• Dresses created using fabric printed with original textile designs
• Cocktail dresses
• Activewear designs (tennis dresses)
Available
Freelance, Full-time, Moonlighting
Shelley Schmidt
Textile/Surface Pattern Designer & Apparel Product Developer
Atlanta, GA