Dior Houndstooth Ensemble

I am so in love with this suit!

This outfit started with the brown and cream houndstooth fabric. I bought a small amount of it (wish I had bought more!) in Portland, Oregon back on 2007 or 2008. I didn’t have anything in mind, I just liked the fabric.

Then I found this Dior creation in a 1953 L’ Officiel magazine. It was love at first sight.

I finished my huge batch of cream outfits (more pictures coming soon!) the same day a huge batch of backdrops from RaiHing arrived. I had a great time playing around with my new outfits, new camera, and new backdrops. I still have a lot to learn, but I am happy with the results of my first fashion shoot with my new camera.

I love this street backdrop, but Ivy looked too large, the close-up isn’t too bad though.

I “heart” this backdrop. I may have to buy more of the old wall backdrops. They are so versatile.

The hat started out like the one in the original photo, but then it wouldn’t stay tight on her head. I added the bows so I could hide pins behind them and pin the hat into her hair.

I had to guess how the dress looked under the jacket.

Love this outfit, backdrop, and my new camera!

These suits have been sold.

Happy New Year

My wonderful husband gave me a new camera for Christmas. Yesterday I received my first three backdrops from here. I took a quick picture without setting up any extra lighting or editing the photo on the computer and this is what I got!

I am so excited to try my hand at taking better photos now. Now I just need some time.

The outfit that Ivy is wearing was inspired by Dior and I am working on making more at this time.

Oh, and I have 14 more backdrops that I want to order now.

Something New to Obsess About

I am always looking for new things to want/need. A week or so ago on The Studio Commissary, someone posted some photographs of her dolls using some super awesome backdrops. So of course I visited the online store and now I need many of these backdrops. I need these stairs, a few interior castle shots, a balcony, a couple of rustic European streets, and more. I will be ordering soon. So excited!