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Published 2/12/2014 I admit I am slightly obsessed with floral prints. This may seem strange, since I rarely wear prints or colors. If you were to peek into my closet, you’d find neutral clothing with small splashes of colorful floral printed garments! You might thinking to yourself, “How come she wears colorful floral prints and not wear other prints or solid colors?” Well, I think it’s because of my Ukrainian mother! I...
Blush Silk Wool Dress Published 6/23/2014 How many times have you gone shopping for that special dress and instead of finding the perfect dress, you find multiple dresses wishing you could blend them all into one.Meet Lisa (then) bride-to-be that faced this dilemma. When we met in May, she brought over several white dresses. Each dress had a feature she wanted, such as fabric, gathered skirt, skirt length, etc. But none...
Published 5/30/2017 One of my larger projects this year was also something rather spontaneous. I designed and constructed a jacket for an up-and-coming musician in Germany, Beranger Gras. I was excited to work with Beranger because his music is a mix of classical and grunge sounds. Not only is his style really cool and unique, but his way of mixing and pairing the old with the new is what I...
Published 09/05/2018 I was in NYC last spring training with a bespoke tailor. It was an incredible experience. I especially enjoyed visiting some of the old churches during my free time. I am going to share some of these experiences with you through some new projects. Today I begin with: Champagne Wool & White Leather Color Block Women’s Coat. This coat is influenced by one of my favorites, St. Peter Roman...
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...
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...