I put a spell on you.

 The bit of awesomeness you see here is a silver bat wing jacket, something I made for Tunde Olaniran (you'll be hearing that name a lot) a couple of years ago.  Its made of silver crinkle tissue lame with neon green piping.  

To me this jacket was a mash up of 1950s sci fi inspiration, a modern shape, and classic patterning techniques.  A couple of the details in this jacket include a zipper set to the left side of the jacket, as well as a series of darts that radiate from the neck to the elbow.


                Gaze upon its beauty.  I dare you. 

                              Tunde is clearly spellbound by the magnificence of his attire.

                                                     But then again, so am I.

Wig in a Box

Today I am featuring a wig that I made while in graduate school at Wayne state. It was a part of my advanced make up class, which included mustache and wig weaving.

I took inspiration from the Kabuki theatre's Lion Dance. The way these wigs move while the performer is dancing is fantastic. The fullness, shape, and weight captures the regal nature of a lion while still falling lightly when moving thru the air.


Below is a fantastic video of a Lion Dance being performed.



Now, the wig I made is a smaller, shorter version of this with a more rounded shape. It's amazing with a crochet hook, some sport jersey, and a ton of white and light blue fuzzy yarn can do.

Ta Da!!

Transgressor

Well, it's been a long while since last I wrote a blog.
For the past two weeks I've been intensely stitching costumes for Tunde Olaniran's The Five Transgressions, a sci fi/futuristic series of shorts. We began discussing his concept, sharing research, and began to shape up the design a couple of months ago.

Last weekend I was on set with Tunde Olaniran, Natasha Beste, Tim Jagielo, Adrienne Brown, & Saryn Byers-Johnson shooting The First Transgression. The team was wonderful to work with, creative & inspiration flowed between all of us thru the whole process. I can't wait to get started on the next installation.
Here are a few teaser shots from the film from Natasha.



Much more to come later!

The long awaited photos of Dangerous Lee's book signing dress are finally here, albeit fashionably late.

The photo to the left is that of the bustle. The ruffles are comprised of layers of burgundy taffeta and black beaded lace. Gorgeous, are they not? The inspiration for this part of the dress came from Victorian dresses of the 1870s. Dresses from this time period were very feminine, ornate, and are perfect for those with a hourglass figure. For Dangerous Lee's dress we made the skir

t and bustle short (a mini bustle if you will) to show off her killer legs.
I drew inspiration for the sheer jacket/bodice from Japanese kimonos and sexy 1920s women's wear.




Last but not least, here is a photo of Dangerous Lee signing a copy of "Keep Your Panties Up and Skirt Down" at the book release party.You can find out more about Dangerous Lee and her book of erotic tales of safe sex at www.dangerouslee.biz, or www.pantiesupskirtdown.com

Another Tricky Day

Its a rainy Sunday here in Detroit. I'm waiting on my iron to heat up so I can press the seams on the dress I am making for Dangerous Lee. She will be premiering it at the signing of her new book "Keep Your Panties Up and Skirt Down" on April 9th at the Lunch Studio in Flint, MI. I was lucky enough to get an advanced copy from her (which she signed!) when we go together last week. I have not started reading it yet, but anxious to begin.

Photos of the dress soon!