Dress Design Collab: Styling the Vancouver Vogue Dress

I've been waiting to share this post with all of you for some time now: I've had this gorgeous dress hanging on my dressform at home, patiently turning out post after post, getting all the more anxious about the final styling of the Vancouver Vogue Dress. It's an amazing feeling to see the dress go from a sketch to a beautiful piece I can wear in such a short time. It's even more amazing to think not a single other person in the world has this dress!

To keep in line with the classic yet trendy style here at Vancouver Vogue, I styled the dress with modern and vintage accessories- all in classic black to counter the trendy tangerine hue. The bun gives the look an Audrey Hepburn feel (as you've seen here) while the dramatic volume keeps it current. I couldn't decide on celeb-inspired oversized shades or my vintage Ray Ban look-a-likes, so I used them both! Keep your eyes peeled for the video I'll be posting soon and you'll see another way to style the dress!

I am so thrilled with what Rebecca Elizabeth did with our ideas and how she put it all together: this is one talented girl we have here! If you love this dress as much as I do, I'm sure you're going to be asking how you can get your own made. Well fashionistas, you're going to have to wait a little while! This budding designer has a lot on her plate this coming school year, finishing her design program at the University of the Fraser Valley. If you want to keep in touch though, and see what she's up to, follow her on twitter. This is definitely one talent to watch!

Thanks again to Rebecca Elizabeth for making what will be now known as the official dress of Vancouver Vogue! Stay tuned later this week for a designer exclusive of Rebecca Elizabeth during our styling sesh!

Happy Styling! xo

~Britta

Dress Design Collab: The Final Cut!

At last it's here! The moment you've all been waiting for: the unveiling of my first designer collaboration with Rebecca Elizabeth Designs! I've decided to bump the unveiling of the dress up a bit because of a certain video which will be airing this week (more on that later!).

Over the past month, you've seen the inspiration, the process, the time and effort that goes into making such a piece and now it's finally time to see what the final result is. The classic boatneck, the tea length skirt, the deep V back with cut-out bow...it's finally here, side-by-side with the lovely designer Rebecca Elizabeth!

As you saw in the sketching phase, we wanted to create a piece that would embody the style of Vancouver Vogue. I consider that style to be fresh and trendy, with a vintage flair. Next week, you'll see how I chose to style the dress so that it fits with this classic feel. Think Audrey Hepburn 2012!

What do you think?? Would you rock this look?

Happy Styling! xo

~Britta

Dress Design Collab: Making the Dress

As the next step in our Designer Collaboration with Rebecca Elizabeth Designs, our designer gets right to work on the final version of the Vancouver Vogue dress. She uses her custom-made pattern to trace out every panel of the soon-to-be dress. She's rocking those glasses, looking super studious as she sews away!

We're almost there, people! The final unveiling is so close!

Happy Styling! xo

~Britta

Dress Design Collab: Fabric Shopping

As part two of our designer collab with designer Rebecca Elizabeth, we made our way to downtown Vancouver to find the perfect fabric for our dress. The fabric needed to be light enough for a summer dress and give the skirt the perfect amount of flounce. To keep it trendy, we went for a bright tangerine colour. With so much going on on the back of the dress, it's a good idea to keep the pattern simple.

Dressew has the most insane variety of fabrics in every pattern and colour you can imagine! Then, just when you think you've seen it all, you realize there is a whole other floor downstairs with every other sewing item you could possibly need. We ended a successful day with fabric, matching zipper, and a few other goodies in hand.

Next? Making the 'test run' or muslin dress in the next post.

Happy Styling! xo

~Britta

Vancouver Vogue Dress Design Collaboration

I have a very exciting project in the works which I can't wait to share with all of you! My photographer's sister Rebecca (Rebecca Elizabeth Designs) is currently a fashion design student at the University of the Fraser Valley and agreed to do a collaboration with Vancouver Vogue.

We wanted to design a dress that would embody the style of this blog: a piece that would be fresh and trendy yet have a definite vintage flair. We decided on a boat neckline- very Audrey Hepburn, and full skirt. The back is open with a bow and cut out which gives it the most adorable detailing. We wanted to keep the length longer to balance out the openess of the back. I drew out some very crude looking sketches to show her what I was thinking and she made a much better looking sketch of what I was going for. She took the sketches home and came back with these beautifully done drawings of THE Vancouver Vogue dress!

Every Monday for the month of August I'll be posting the design progress and eventually unveil the final product. So make sure to keep checking in!

Happy Styling! xo

~Britta