Stella MCartney inspired cut out dress with wavy hem DIY

Yesterday we talked about wavy hems and how they are trending this spring. I really appreciated how Stella MCartney incorporated curled hems in her spring 2012 collection. Today I'll show you how to diy a similar dress cutting out one you already own. I will also show you a crochet technique to make a cord I used to decorate the dress: it's called the romanian cord (or european macramè).

Start with a long sleeve dress. I made my dress from scratch because I had a very cute piece of fabric that was perfect for this project. The project is all about cutting out so a dress you already own will be fine.
Ready to start? Follow me after the jump.

I put my dress on my diy dress form (or just wear the dress). Highlighted in the pic you can see the part of the fabric you have to cut it out. Start cutting on the shoulders, 1 inch far from the neckline, cut off the cleavage untill the armhole. Also cut off one sleeve.

This is how the neckline looks once cut

Now let's cut the wavy hem.

This is how the dress should look once cut

 Now let's decorate it! Stella MCartney's dress is heavy embroidered along the neckline and along the hem. To imitate this embroidery I made a few meters of crochet cord (but you can also buy a cord or a cute trim). This cord is called romanian cord (or european macramè) and it's easy to do if you know the basics of crochet, click on this link to learn how to do the romanian cord.

this is how the romanian cord looks like

I pinned the cord over the dress then I sewed it

And this is how the embroidery looks like when done.

And this is how the dress looks once finished.
I hope you liked this tutorial, happy Sunday!
See other diy cloths here.

Spring trend:fruity dresses

From Stella McCartney to Prada, spring dresses are covered of fruits.
Forgive me if i've istantly thought they looked just like tablecloths.
Actually light cotton tablecloths could be used for real to make them.
What do you think? Cool or not?

Molti vestiti per la primavera sono coperti di frutta.
Perdonatemi se vedendoli ho pensato che sembrassero delle tovaglie.
Forse proprio delle tovaglie potrebbero essere utilizzate per riprodurli.
Voi che ne pensate?Vi piacciono o no?

Prints 2011

Marchesa spring 2011

Missoni spring 2011

Balenciaga Resort 2011

Burberry Prorsum, Stella McCartney, Proenza Schouler, Prada

Missoni swimwear

Williamson Bulgari clutches

Prada 2011

Let's have a look at the colorful spring that awaits us. This year we can have fun with a lot of prints. I think we can say that for most of them the inspiration is the jungle.Miuccia Prada plays with monkeys and bananas prints paired with colored stripes pieces while Marchesa chooses geometrical motifes in yellow and blue giving to the print an african appeal.
Stella McCartney makes fruity prints and Matthew Williamson creates a series of bags for Bulgari with kaleiscope,nature inspired,prints.
Missoni collection mantains the style of the maison,their knitted prints are always beautiful.
We maybe feel the temptation to mix these prints.
But how can we mix prints with style and avoid a messy overdose?
Which print can be put together?
It's a good idea to make a contrast,to pair different prints together (floral and stripes) less dangerous than to pair similar prints together like 2 kind of stripes (thin and bold).
What is your best mixture?
If you like post a pic in the comment line!

foreve 21 spring lookbook