Piccolas Collection Shop Childrenswear Fall Clothing We saved the best garment for last. The final piece of the 2018 Piccoalas fall collection is the hand embroidered blouse/vyshyvanka. It is a white linen bohemian style blouse with black and navy authentic Ukrainian embroidery. The blouse can be purchased on the website here: Ukrainian embroidered blouse Customers can customize the colors and embroidery design. Please email Mary Grace if you are interested in...
Sustainable Fashion Plaid Jackets, Solid Wool Cape, and Wool Leather Coats for Midwest Family
What will the world look like in 20 or 30 years? Will people continue to wear disposable clothing? (The average life span of a garment is 3 years.) Will fast fashion companies exist? Will the fashion industry continue to be the #2 polluter in the world? These are the questions being asked in the fashion industry right now. Not only are fashion companies wasting millions of pounds of unsold garments...
Anagrassia Custom Alencon Lace Long Sleeves Bridal Bolero
Here are wedding photos from one of my customers who purchased a alencon lace wedding bolero. Details: Handmade & Custom/Made to Measurements Ivory Alencon Lace Lace Scallop Edges along the hems and neckline Back Satin Buttons...
Ivory Alencon Lace Bolero Topper for Bride
Recently, I created a custom #5810 ivory alencon lace wedding bolero for a bride in Colorado. The topper’s neckline was made to show off the lace’s beautiful scallop edge. It took a couple mock-ups and a few adjustments before I nailed down the final design and fit. The photo above shows the last mock-up, before the final cut. As you can see, I needed to take it in a bit in the...
Part 1 Piccolas by Anagrassia’s “Frontier” Fall Collection: The Kid’s Sports Jacket
It’s officially fall in Northern Indiana. Our warm summer nights have transitioned into crisp cool days. The leaves have lost their vibrant greens and taken on a myriad of amber, golden and crimson hues. A few remain, clinging to trees, but most are blanketing the ground where they’ve fallen, just waiting for an eager child to rake them into piles for jumping. And right down the street, in a shop...
Burdastyle Wool Navy High Neck Cape with Gold Irish Buttons
Here is another adult cape I made this season. This cape was made with 100% wool and gold Irish buttons. I used Burdastyle’s 9/2015 #115 sewing pattern. The only change I made to the pattern were the placements of buttons/buttonholes. I also hand-stitched all the edges/hems of the cloak, instead of adding piping/bias tape trim. This cape is very warm and perfect for Notre Dame football tailgates & games in the fall!...