Women’s Tweed Sport Jacket
Art, Aspen, Bergdorf Goodman, Bespoke, Blazer, Burdastyle, Couture Sewing, Harris Tweed, Jacket, Jackets, Leather, Marusya, Menswear, New York City, Outerwear, Sportswear, Sustainable Fashion, Tweed, Womenswear, Wool
Tweed Women's sport coat

I have a friend who once told me, “My fam­i­ly is not just a fam­i­ly. We are a tribe.” This res­onat­ed with me because I think grow­ing up there were many fam­i­lies around me who would iden­ti­fy with this kind of fierce “stick togeth­er­ness”. I was sur­round­ed by trib­al fam­i­lies: strong, (often) large, loy­al, proud, and of course chaot­ic in the usu­al ways that work­ing imper­fec­tion can be messy. This...

Notre Dame Face Mask
Back to School, Coronavirus, Couture Sewing, customer, Embroidery, Ethnic, face masks, for sale, Linen, Marusya, Notre Dame, Ukrainian, Ukrainian Embroidery
couture face masks

“Through the pur­suit of beau­ty we shape the world as a home, and in doing so we both ampli­fy our joys and find con­so­la­tion for our sorrows.” ~Sir Roger Scruton Hand Embroidered Face Masks I recent­ly fin­ished a face mask for a grad­u­ate of the Uni­ver­si­ty of Notre Dame. The face cov­er­ing is hand embroi­dered (cross-stitched) with navy, Kel­ly green, and gold threads. I used an authen­tic Ukrain­ian embroi­dery pat­tern that...

Hand Embroidered Leather Crop Jacket
Burdastyle, Embroidery, Ethnic, for sale, Jacket, Leather, Marusya, navajo, New York City, Outerwear, Religious, Sustainable Fashion, Ukrainian, Womenswear
embroidered leather jacket

Pub­lished August 2019 My Ukrain­ian her­itage is a con­stant source of inspi­ra­tion. Some­times it might just be the work eth­ic. I have been known to work with clients on projects I think are impor­tant even when they ulti­mate­ly cost me mon­ey. But oth­er times the inspi­ra­tion is bit more obvious. Today, I am shar­ing pho­tos of my new Ukrain­ian inspired jack­et. This jack­et is made with Argen­tinean cognac calf leather and...

Ukrainian Embroidered Lace Dress
Bergdorf Goodman, Couture Sewing, customer, Dress, Dresses, Easter, Embroidery, Ethnic, Linen, Marusya, New York City, Ukrainian, Ukrainian Embroidery, Vyshyvanka
hand ukrainian embroider dress sewing

Khrys­tos Voskres! Christ is risen! Phew! Lent is over and true to tra­di­tion; I bare­ly fin­ished my annu­al East­er dress for East­er Mass. Every year at this time, I design and sew a Ukrain­ian inspired East­er dress. This year, I had trou­ble choos­ing between 4 dress designs. So by the time I nailed down a design and start­ed the embroi­dery, it was already half way through Lent. Blue Ukrainian Embroidered Dress A...

Embroidered Irish Face Mask
Art, Coronavirus, Couture Sewing, customer, Easter, Embroidery, Ethnic, face masks, Floral, for sale, Marusya, Ukrainian, Vyshyvanka
Embroidered Irish Face Mask

“(Can’t) Kiss Me I’m Ukrainian Irish” Mask I recent­ly fin­ished this mask for a Ukrain­ian in Cana­da. I love the fin­ished results! It’s a fun face cov­er­ing for women with Irish and Ukrain­ian blood; or any­one who wants to wear a bright & unique mask. This green, lime, orange, yel­low, and red mask is hand embroi­dered with an authen­tic Ukrain­ian pattern. Embroidered Face Mask Details: ~Cot­ton Aida Cloth ~Linen Lin­ing  ~DMC 100%...

Life of a Dressmaker and Entrepreneur in 2018
Marusya
Ukrainian Hand Embroidered Baptismal Christening White Blue Boys Gown; Tan Camel Beige Champagne Wool Cashmere Tailored Cape Cloak Coat Champagne Leather Block

Pub­lished Jan­u­ary 2019 The flow­ers of tomor­row are in the seeds of today -Proverb I will nev­er for­get 2018. It was a hard year. I grew in so many ways. Not that my dress size increased- but thanks to so many of you it didn’t shrink either. You quite lit­er­al­ly fed me through the year with help, advice, encour­age­ment and busi­ness. I will for­ev­er be grate­ful. Although I can’t pay you back...