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Saturday, May 17, 2008

another tshirt dress and outdoor self-portrait experiments

i decided to make another tshirt dress by combining three tshirts. the first was one that a friend gave me but that i haven't worn in a long time---i left it intact since it fit well, and i modified the other two into a an asymmetrical drapey skirt, similar to the one i made last week but longer. the dress was inspired by the same book that i used last week, t-shirt makeovers by sistahs of harlem. i originally attached the skirt to another shirt but wasn't paying attention to the measurements and found the skirt wasn't wide enough---also, the shirt was a little too short-waisted, i thought it looked better with the longer top. after a lot of seam ripping, i came up with this...

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Originally uploaded by cignoh

i haven't been that happy with the results that i'm getting photographing myself inside, so i decided to try shooting outside. i have a bunch of clothing projects that i made but didn't document since 2006 so i plan to experiment with taking photographs of myself wearing them. i even bought some reflectors today and was using them in the above photo, but i'm not sure if it's obvious since i'm so frontally lit (or maybe i put the reflector in the wrong place)...

below is a photo that i took earlier this week without using reflectors. it's a ruffled tshirt that i made, again from the same book. like i said, i really like the book... i thought the sunlight was too bright on the left side, and the shadow side a little too dark, so that's why i got the diffusor/reflectors, but when i went to take a photo in the same spot today, there was a car in the way, so i'll try again another day...

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Originally uploaded by cignoh

4 comments:

Amy Badskirt said...

You look very sophisicated in your sunglasses and your tshirt dress. I think you've done a great job putting it together. The asymmetry is very flattering. I like that you mixed a range of colours.

I also think the outdoor pictures really bring you to life.

ladylulu said...

I really like your t-shirt redos. I pay a small fortune for shirts like the ones you create!

cignoh said...

hey yall, thanks so much for the compliments, i appreciate it! ladylulu---that is funny, if it makes you feel better, i do the same myself... :)

lanaconqueso said...

wow, those are amazing! I am equally impressed with your sewing mojo and your ability to pick fabrics that go together. I have a really hard time with that. Oh, and the sewing part too :)