Pushing Daisys Fashion

Pushing Daisies is now one my favorite shows, though i didn't watch it when it was on the air.
My husband saw it on netflix and told me i would like it, and he was so right. Anna Friel plays Charlotte “Chuck” Charles and she wears the cutest clothes, if you have a chance you should check it out, its a very cute crime solving show with sort of a fairytale feeling.









I want very much to make both yellow dresses, i just haven't found any fabric quite right yet.


This one shoulder yellow & orange floral dress is very much her style, you can check it out at my Etsy shop Morningstar84
http://www.etsy.com/listing/71691000/yellow-orange-floral-sundress

Betty Draper Inspired Wiggle Dress

My inspiration for the Betty dress came from a bit of fabric i had in my stash, when i saw it, it just looked like her. But i didn't want to just copy her dress anyone can do that. I wanted something with her fashion sense, but a little more fun, so i added my own little twist. Here are a few pictures that i had in mind while designing.




Betty & Don Draper at dinner,
notice the brocade fabric of her dress.


The little bust bows on this dress gave me the idea.
for this,



The Halter Strap is Removable!

I made this dress with floral brocade and satin detailing.
When i saw this fabric i thought of Betty Draper but i wanted it to have a bit of a pinup spin, with the halter and bows above the bust, as well as the hip band. The vintage pin finishes it off nicely i think and it matches so well!
You can check it out at my Etsy shop.
http://www.etsy.com/listing/73011232/cream-green-betty-mad-men-dress

Brigitte Bardot

Though not as famous as say Marilyn Monroe, she has the kind of sexy that is just a little bit more girlie and cute. for a full bio you can check out this site,
http://www.brigittebardot.org/brigitte-bardot-bio.php

I had her in mind when i restyled these dresses, I think they look like something she would have worn.


The Teal Dress
http://www.etsy.com/listing/72100721/1950s-teal-silver-restyled-square-dance
it was a skirt and boat-neck top that i opened up the shoulder seams and added spaghetti straps, side dart and the satin midriff. I removed the waist band and regathered the skirt onto the new waist piece and put in a side zipper. I love the way it came out, it would make a great swing dance dress.

The Green Dress
http://www.etsy.com/listing/72097427/restyled-lime-green-and-white-square
This was just a vintage skirt that i made a eyelet bodice for. i took off the waist band and regathered it to the new top. hand beaded along the top edge of the lace.

Details: Patterns & Dresses

i love this dress it looks very Marilyn.
and some more patterns images i have on my computer, i don't remember where i ran across them though otherwise id post the links :-(

Vintage Sewing Patterns

These are just a few of the images of sewing patterns i have come across, many were already sold or far too expensive to purchase. i saved the images so that one day maybe i would get around to making my own pattern inspired from the picture. though at this point I'll never have time to make them all i just love the art work, i wish people still dressed like this.
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