About a year ago I began some fabric designs inspired by latte art and had some first samples digitally printed. I mentioned them in my post about the London Fashion Doll Festival. It's taken me this long to retrieve them from a dusty box on a shelf and sew them into clothes! But I'm really delighted with how they've turned out.
I started with a simple shift dress, plus a square scarf and a strip scarf. I have some pure silk, some satin and I also printed onto some lycra. The silk is super - the beige colours actually come up like gold!
This week I've been experimenting with some original pattern designs as well. I wondered if the dress could flow out of its shift shape. I've created a cowl neck dress for a start. I'm not sure if the swirl pattern necessarily needs a swirl dress but it will be interesting to try it. I'm something of a perfectionist so I'm currently on my 5th iteration. I will post more about that later.
Also enjoyed web searching for ice cream and made some tasty discoveries:
Michael Massaia's gorgeous melted ice cream lolly photos
Judd Pilossof food photography
Designs on the catwalk
What do you think of these first designs? What sort of shape do you think would suit the fabric designs. And would your answers to these questions be different if the clothes were for you to wear and not for a doll?