Nicollette wearing the slash dress to our party at Webster Hall. Photo by Joshua Bartky.
Are you sick of slashes already? I know the slashed pant has been DIY'd to death, but the slash dress has yet to have its spot in the limelight. Christina made these amazing Alexander Wang inspired slash dresses a month ago for herself and Nicollette while I was out of town, and was sweet enough to make me one to match last week. While she made the black dress, as well as the nude dress worn underneath, it's very easy to replicate the technique on any store bought jersey dress, for those of you who don't know how to sew! Here's how Christina made the dress.
The original inspiration piece, this slashed dress from the Alexander Wang Fall 09 show. Christina made it literally about 2 weeks after it hit the runway! Photo from Style.com
1. Measure a 1-inch area at the center of the dress, and using tailor's chalk, draw a line running down each side of the 1-inch area. Measure 1/2" away from the edge of both the left and the right side of the dress, and draw a line running down the sides.
2. Using fabric sheers, cut slashes between the two parallel white lines. Christina spaced her slashes about 3/4" apart.
I hope that all of you who have complained about not being able to follow our DIY's in the past (I know my Rodarte Knitting isn't exactly a beginner DIY) will give this one a try, and share the results with us!!!
Wearing my slash dress to Six Six Sick last Tuesday! I love wearing it over the nude, but I can't wait to try layering it over different colored dresses too!-Tiffany
24 comments:
i love when you do DIY posts. this dress is very cool!
i highly recommend wearing printed mesh underneath (think old gaultier). i do this with an old slashed back tee i have, and it looks pretty neat <3
sick! love it.
I love it over the nude too, great idea!
Awesome. You are a talented girl... :0
And, yeah, I'm not over the slits and slashes thing yet:
http://toomanytights.typepad.com/toomanytights/2009/04/legs-.html
:)
oh my god, I can't believe it's taken me this long to find this! I'm currently at sophomore at swat right now and it's really nice to see swatties interested in fashion. Re: the ye olde swarthmore post--I am now determined to try and make another runway show happen in Upper Tarble!
love this diy, i should try this very soon!
i LOVE this blog, great DIY tips! I'm moving to NYC this summer, can't wait to go to one of your parties!
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wow! this is definitely new, love it!! fresh change from the slash jeans .
I'm a bit obsessed by nude and layering, the black slashed dress with the nude underneath it is such a strong combination, love it!
freakin amazing DIY!!! you inspired me for so many stuff and project, thank's you blog is insane!
adding you to my blogroll
xx
the bat
I love all your DIY posts, they're brilliant. The dresses look wonderful and it sounds so easy to do too, yay! x
holy shit well done.
love your guys' header!
xoxo
hot. i actually remember alex buying this crazy gareth pugh dress for halloween last year. http://www.style.com/slideshows/fashionshows/S2008RTW/PUGH/RUNWAY/00020m.jpg it's basically made out of strips of leather. i'm sure that was his big inspiration for tao's dress on the runway!! xxx
thank you for your sweet comment,
with our two blog we should definetly open up a DIY office.. could make great money haha ;)
thanks for the link,
I've added u also in my daily check!!! I'll keep on checking ;)
xxx
the bat
okay, so this is an amazing idea
So good! Love the nude underneath!
It looks amazing!
ooo....Im going to make one fo sure ;) I say the same thing as Robyn--> love DIY! More posts pls! :D /N
I just did something similar today actually!! But yours is so much cooler.
AMAZING DIY! you're so talented..
xx-LJ from SOS!
love this! i will definitely try this out
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I like this dress with the nude lining...makes it X-tra racey!
Nude underneath make this a unique and stylish Dress. I love it!!
You both look gorgeous.
I love the way you girls take catwalk trends and brand them with your own unique flavour!
xx
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