Amantra's Valentine's Day Lingerie Dress

2/11/14

                                                      Amantra's Valentine's Day Lingerie Dress

I always try to be productive, and had this project in mind for a while. I had a deadline for its completion exactly or before Valentine's Days so I could take pretty pictures, and post this blog post on this special day.
Okay, so a little back info about my lingerie dress:

The blouse is of red lace, sleeveless, tank top styled with a pleated bottom portion. In the back, I created a medium heart shaped openning, back drop, velcrow enclosure.
The skirt is  mermaid styled,  of matching red lace and satin with centered black zipper enclosure at the back.
 I didn't get to put the mini hearts on the dress as intended, but I'm glad I did get the dress finished overall! 

Before I reveal the final photos, I'd like to recap the origin of Valentines Day.
 Three hundred years after the death of Jesus Christ, the Roman emperors still demanded that everyone believe in the Roman gods. Valentine, a Christian priest, had been thrown in prison for his teachings. On February 14, Valentine was beheaded, not only because he was a Christian, but also because he had performed a miracle. He supposedly cured the jailer's daughter of her blindness. The night before he was executed, he wrote the jailer's daughter a farewell letter, signing it "From Your Valentine." Another legend tells us that this same Valentine, well-loved by all, received notes to his jail cell from children and friends who missed him.

interesting huh!

Well I made this lingerie dress out of a red lace long sleeve blouse from the local V.O.A.
I then came across  a soft cream colored,  silky, nylon slip that i wanted to use. 
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Here's my prototype/fashion illustration:

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Amantra's White Tulle Gloves: Vintage Fashion Photos

2/4/14

                             Amantra's White Tulle Gloves:  Vintage Fashion Photos

I'd been on break, with school work and what not, but all the while I've been making these white tulle gloves with black feather trim. I got the inspiration for this project from a 1988 Ebony Magazine, where Micheal Jackson dawns the front cover.

There's an  advertisment for ciggerettes and a black model wearing a pair of white, transparnet gloves possibly made of sheer fabric, nylon or mesh netting . All I have in stock is white tulle, left over from other projects I thought would best substitute the material mentioned above. Then I remembered a pictuee of  Bette Middler I found online last year that presuaded me  to add the feather trim, which I created from sratch. I made the feather trim using  100%  polyester designer white ribbon, double sided tape, balck feathers white thread, and E-6000 all purpse glue.
The inspiration for the photo-shoot is for self-promotion intentions for my online store
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You know I love the 1950's Hollywood era, especially  for its glamor photography, high and classic fashion, movies and actresses. This one particular photo of Marilyn Monroe was just the right direction I wanted to take this project in for the picture taking part, and here's what I came up with

 

I will have similar lingerie arm length gloves available for $22 at my store soon!
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