ORGANIZING A FASHION EXHIBITION

Photo Session at Tidens Samling, Odense

This particular Cocktail dress was made for a very special occasion many years ago. My ten years Fashion Jubilee Exhibition in 2010 at The Exhibition building for Art and Design in Odense, Denmark.  

Ten years of making Made-to-measure clothes for a discerning clientele called for a celebation. The exhibition took a lot of preparations, so it had to be planned well in advance.

First I booked the place. Then I decided I wanted to design ten unique dresses, one for each year. 

But I also wanted to put something relevant on the walls. I chose ten famous fashion quotes from different designers, that I admired, bought the frames and glued on the quotes.

I had two dress-forms myself and borrowed the rest from my former Principal at The University of Fashion design & Crafts, where I graduated from in 1999.

And I wanted to elevate my designs, so I had three big podiums made with some help from my father and one of his friends. 

Along side all of that, I was designing the dresses, making the patterns, buying the fabric and sewing all the dresses, with some help from friends and interns with the finer details.

For example, on this asymmetric cocktail dress, that is made out of a duchess silk, underlined with silk organdy, a friend was hand sewing the black applications and a lot of different jet-pearls on to the dress. It’s about a size 8/38 Eu and still available.

I had to write and send out Press releases and not to forget Invitations for the reception that you can see here. 

Just to show you what goes into an exhibition like this. I could not have done it without all this help and the support from my husband.

THE "BUSINESS" PRESIDENT

This post is very different from my usual content. But the situation calls for it I think. Let me know what you think in the comments below.

 

 The world today

I have long wondered why no one have connected the dots between Trump’s past and the way he’s ruling the Country today.

He apparently never learned about responsability, mutual respect and how to interact with other people. Not even a simple thing as to treat other people like you want to be treated yourself.

Raised by a sociopath father and distant mother, craving for attention and never loved.

Influenced by Roy Cohn, a lawyer and prosecutor under McCarthy and a cold, calculating and cynical mentor, with Mafia connections.

-A recipe for disaster.

Cohn gave him the playbook he’s been using ever since. He told him to always attack, counterattack and never apologise to his opponents, no matter what. - Does it sound familiar?.

You can say, that this outrageous behaviour and incompetence most probably caused all his business dealings and ventures to fail.

No wonder he turned into what we are seeing today.

Or we can look at it the other way around and say, if the way he runs the country today, was any indication of how he ran his business’s, no wonder they all failed.

Nobody likes a Bully, that only demands, threatens, retaliates and revenges, if he doesn’t get his way and can’t figure out how to talk, negotiate and compromise. Simple as that.

And with his deteriorating health, becoming increasingly megalomaniac, delusional and imperialistic, doesn’t help. 

I think, he will not stop until he has run the country to the ground, because he couldn’t get what he wanted the most - love, attention and respect. It is tragic really.

 -And the incompetent people that surround him, with similar issues, will always take advantage of that, to promote their own selfish agenda.

I really hope for USA own sake and the rest of the world for that matter, that people will come to their senses and change their minds at the midterms, otherwise it all looks very gloomy.

The world is watching! 

Conclusion: Everybody needs to realize that a transactional Business person, that just wants to make deals, is not always the best solution for a country.

Read more about Roy Cohn and Trump in this BBC article.

THE CHRISTMAS TREE DRESS

The foundation of Made-to-measure clothes, is your measurements. This is the secret to create clothes, that always will fit you perfectly, no matter your size.

 

 

In my new video on YouTube, I am showing you how to construct your own Made-to-measure Christmas tree Dress. I actually made this dress for fun, to use it as a Christmas tree with a lot of decorations on it.

But it’s about a size 8/38 and made out of a non stretchable nervous velour, some cotton fabric and tulle, so it is wearable.

If you would like to make something like that for yourself, start by making your own basic dress pattern according to my previous video on the subject. Make the necessary adjustments for the top of the dress and follow along in the new video.  

You need to measure the length from the top to the floor and find out how many layers of gathered pieces you want. - And how wide they need to be, to create the desired effect. The upper layer should be the shortest one and the bottom layer the longest.

In my coming videos, I am open for your suggestions. So, if you have any subjects you would like me to cover, feel free to reach out. 

If you got inspired and want to learn how to make something like this, follow along and subscribe to support my channel and please spread the word if you know someone else who could benefit.

As always, if you have any questions or need help for a project, comment here or on my YouTube channel and I will get back to you as soon as I can.

 

TRIBUTE, LEGACY and HERITAGE

The recent years loss of family members made me reflect on the impact they have had on my life.

It’s only now in retrospect that I fully realize how important they were to me and to the path I chose. 

Hawthorn bush by Jeppe Larsen (1935-84)

My late aunt Annalise, the sister of my father, who passed recently at 96, had a certain influence on my later path. She was in charge of Valdemar Juul for many years, a known Danish manufacturing company at that time and attended Fashion fairs twice a year in Copenhagen. I had the chance to join her and her colleagues several times during my teens.

This exposure to the Fashion industry most probably made me choose to venture into fashion later on in life.

Her husband, my late uncle Frede, who passed years ago and was married to my aunt, was also a big supporter of my early artistic endeavors and a great benefactor of the local art community in general.

He must have seen something in me, since he always brought me along to all these art exhibitions from a young age. He encouraged me and showed me a way of life that I otherwise never would have seen.

At exhibitions, he often asked me about my opinion and if he should buy certain artworks. I met several of the artists that he knew at different occasions.

When I look back, it is now very clear to me how much this influenced me in my later choices.

Since they didn’t have any children, I, my siblings and many others inherited quite a few of their cherished artworks.

Among them these two bronze sculptures by Steffen Christensen, a Danish sculptor that lived in Belgium. My uncle had several dealings with him and they became friends and the painting by Jeppe Larsen, grandson of Johannes Larsen that you see on top in this Blog post.

Family members who influenced you somehow, continues to live on in our memories. So, I guess with this, I just want to say: -appreciate the people you still have, while they are here. Before it’s too late.

Until next time! 

GIVING BACK

Hello all you creative and curious people out there.

Some of you might wonder why I am doing what I’m doing here and on my YouTube channel. So, I’ll try to explain.

The older you get, the more you try to make sense of it all. -Your life and your experiences. Why am I here and what is the purpose?

Throughout my life I’ve gained a lot of experience in  creative areas like art and design and I have created and compiled a lot of abstract paintings and dresses in time.

Maybe you’ve also noticed, I really like to inspire people, to teach and share my knowledge from all these years of experience. 

I would really like to pass all this and  my experience on in some way, for it not to be wasted. 

If you’re curious, read more about my experiences in my Resume and Services in the Menu section above. -And if you have any questions, suggestions or requests, just reach out.  

But, at the same time I also urge you to take action and not hesitate to make it happen, whatever you might have in mind. Follow your dreams.

If you don’t start or put it out there, nothing will happen and no one will ever know. Life is too short not to give it a try.

Like the blog title says, it’s my way of giving back by paying it forward.

Maybe you can call it my legacy, I don’t know. But I’m curious to know what you think. So, feel free to leave a comment below.

Looking forward to hear from you.