Leather & Metal Skirt: February's Make Of The Month

*   The #MakeOfTheMonth for February was a Leather and Metal Skirt. The leather part of the skirt was inspired by See Kate Sew and because I always want a little something special in my handiwork, I decided to add gold groomets around the bottom of the skirt.

**  February and March so far have been busy (good busy) so it took me a while to get this done but I’m glad I saw it through. I am currently working on 5 hours of sleep in 2 days but I wanted to get this post up .. then I'm out for the night. 

The project for March is in progress and I hope to have it done in time for next week’s post. Enjoy the pictures below :).

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Wherefore art thou, Romeo?

Twirling ...

 

Custom Order - Sight Unseen

* Miss W placed her order with a phone call, 2 emails and a skirt (along with the outfit fabric) sent to me through a friend. This is the first time I ever made a custom order without actually seeing the client and it fit!!!
Normally, I ask my clients to come in for a fitting when I am about 80% done with their outfits so you can imagine my concern when Miss W called and said she won't be able to make it into town (Chester, PA from New York) as planned. I was a bit concerned but with one shot to get this right, I re-checked all her measurements, sent her pictures of the progress and made changes as she suggested over text messages.
** After she received the outfit, she sent me a message saying "Thank you. It fit perfectly and I got a lot of compliments'. Phew! Thank God :) and I mean that sincerely.
*** In retrospect, the lighting could have been better ...

1st Email: Picture of the Style of the Top (Minus the Peplum) She Wanted from Clairnadine

(2nd email had her measurements)

Shopping for Contrasting Fabric

(went with the 2nd one)

1st Picture of the New Skirt with the Sample Skirt

2nd Picture: She Said Make It Shorter

Final Looks: Long Skirt and Short(er) Skirt

Hello Tulle Skirts

* Earlier this year, one of my best (est) clients sent me a picture of a tulle skirt and wanted me to make her one. It took over 12 yards of tulle (6 layers) but I did it!!!! It's the gray midi skirt below. Zi saw it and requested a mini version in black for a dance performance during our church's annual banquet. The original plan was for her to rip it off to reveal a white skirt underneath so I made it a wrap skirt. She didn't need to rip it off in the end instead she wore the white lace skirt (here) and had the tulle skirt underneath.
** One day, we had a photo shoot where Zi styled the skirt in different ways for her Instagram page: @e_fazion (check it out) and then I styled it with another ZiChiE piece. Here are some pictures:
*** We can make you one in black, grey or any other color available on our Etsy store: ZiChiEDesigns 

 Dressed Up With a Corset Style Top

 Dressed Down With a Sweat Shirt

Grey Midi Version

Styled With a ZiChiE Blouse

 Other Ways to Way

Knit & Leather Date Night Skirt

* Soon as I scheduled date night last month (February) with my best friend I knew what I wanted to wear (if I could finish it in time). I had been thinking of making a midi pencil skirt for a while and I took this as my chance to do so. I had a week and a couple of days and I wasn't going to bother with a perfectly drafted pattern so I chose some knit fabric from my stash. For something special, I decided to add a leather waistband.
** Thanks to Memkoh's 4 Ways to Wear: White Button-Down Shirt feature  on Style Me Africa, I've been re-thinking how I wear my own shirts and I knew this skirt would be the perfect pairing. Unfortunately, it's been really cold weather lately so the only time I wore the skirt out, I wore it with a sweater, tights and boots. I recently got a chance to style it with the dress shirt ... hope you like it.