Shannan Costume – The Undershirt
In the beginning, I had bucked Mom’s desire for a cowl in the design. I was pushing for more of a double funnel collar and leave the hood of a separate cloak. But as Mom rightly pointed out, “it’s in print,” so I relented, but not without sketching out a few more collared undershirts…
After viewing the sketches, Mom asked for me to combine design #3 and #2 (a simple shirt with the detachable cowl). Sketch #9 was my last attempt to weasal in a double collar. I kept the shirt design simplistic, but with a tapered bottom rather than a straight cut (I find it stays tucked in. With my insanely long torso, shirts coming untucked is a frequent problem).
However, this sketch was the death of the double collar. Although it looked lovely on paper, again Mom insisted that it be a detachable cowl. Thankfully we both agreed on a design for the cowl (see previous post entitled Shannan – The Cowl) and thus I hammered the last nail in the coffin of the funnel collar.
Nary did I have a day to sketch a new undershirt before I struck gold in the local Goodwill store. Upon perusal of the racks, I came across a wonderfully rustic looking shirt that was not only my size but 100% linen!
Can you believe the tag says it’s a XS from Gap?!
Ah – so this is where you are (or maybe not, as this post seems to be from back in the summer). I wanted to say how lovely it was to hear from you in your comment on my grandma’s wedding dress post. And oh my goodness, you are such a talented artist and designer. I wish my drawing skils were anywhere near as good as yours.
October 21, 2011 at 9:47 pm
Oh Rosalind! It’s so good to hear from you! (Glad you found me.
) I’m definitely still here albeit swamped! I’ve got a bunch of blog posts in draft here for this costume and more artwork. So there should be more posts coming just as soon as I can spare a full day to do them (these posts take a while to compose). I’m also working on revamping my fashion blog for the new year. I just shot 4 outfit posts yesterday. I figure perhaps if I can get a few outfits posts under my belt to begin in it’ll be easier to continue the momentum. Thanks for your compliments! I wish I could actually sew like you. I can design til kingdom come, but I’m all thumbs when it comes to sewing. Congrats on your recovery, by the way. It’s been a joy to see your (what, 5’11″ foot frame, now?) unfurl in your beautiful photos. 
October 21, 2011 at 11:25 pm
wow, you are so talented!! i wrote another comment on your “old” blog!
greets from an artist to another artist!
lovely greets.
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November 10, 2011 at 10:44 am