Author: singesentaffetviolet

In an alternate universe, Brandon fills his days with designing garments, shoes and jewelry, creatively directs society’s fashion forward clan, and surrounds himself with his close friends as they enjoy haute cocktails and music. In this universe, Brandon not only enjoys fashion, being creative and imbibing, but is also a nerd. His work is consumed by bombarding materials with high energy electrons and ions in the advancement of Materials Science. He works for Thermo Fisher Scientific as a Business Development and Product Marketing Specialist. His education background is in physics and electrical engineering. Brandon spends his life with his best friend, Sarah and their two amazing sons. Life is good and black is always the new black!

Constructing the Foundational Undergarments Part 1: Pocket Panniers

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As I mentioned in my last post, for the undergarments, I selected a 3 oz. weight white Irish linen. I purchased 10 yards off of EBay for $9/yd. It’s a 60” wide fabric and should be enough to complete the shift (under dress), the hoop petticote and my undershirt/undershorts. For the pocket panniers (pocket hoops), [...]

Fabric Selection and a great trip to Vancouver, B.C.

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At the beginning of June after I had established my timeline for constructing these garments, I immediately visited the Pinterest board my close friend, Joyce, and I created to captured all ideas and looks for Fetes Galantes. Below, is one image that inspired us for our trip.Looking back at it now, it was obviously the [...]