Color Inspiration:
One of my favorite Spring 2012 shows was the Haider Ackermann collection. The colors were spectacular with beautiful Indian silks in saturated jewel-tones that almost seemed to glow. It also reminded me that I had some beautiful fuchsia dupioni silk in my fabric closet that I could use! Below are a few photos from www.style.com of the Spring 2012 Haider Ackermann show:
Silhouette Inspiration:
I had never watched Mad Men until a few weeks ago. After watching the first episode, I watched all the seasons in a matter of days! Needless to say, I am hooked on Mad Men in the best way, and absolutely LOVE the costumes. Joan is my favorite character. With this influence, I decided to do a very simple v-neck dress with straight skirt. I thought the classic silhouette would be a nice blend with the bold color of the silk.
A photo of the women of Mad Men.
Embellishment Inspiration:
The dress seemed like it needed a little something special on it. I had tried simpler options (fuchsia belt, black silk belt, black lace trim, fuchsia bow- to really keep it Mad Men inspired). Nothing was working or felt "right". I started flipping through a book I have, Lanvin, about the amazing work of Jeanne Lanvin for inspiration. I have to admit that this is kind of my "go to" book when I'm looking for a bit of a spark. I came upon this dress with "pinked" edges (these of course were not cut pinked, they were separate folded pieces that created a look of pinked edges without any raw edges showing) and a huge flower on the side created by petals of folded and pleated fabric.
So here is the final dress:
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