Maker´s dress /2023

Can clothes be bridges between different eras of one´s life?Yes, they definitely can. They can be transformed and adapted to the new life situation and still carry the (hopefully good) memories of the past.

The maker´s dress is made of overalls worn by me only a few times in a play in 2003. Now, 20 years later I refashioned it into a work dress for my creative endeavors.

Play is definitely a part of work – and of my maker´s dress:

maker´s dress back side with unicorn postit

maker´s dress front side stitched details: play + make new friends

And I like running stitches and their endless possibilities:

patch "evolution" attached with running stitches

enjoy the little things /2021

Handsewn corsage-top, made of 3 old t-shirts
Pattern and instructions from Alabama Chanin

Patchworktop front and back on a painted map background — Front- and backside of the handsewn corsage-top

Starting point was this old t-shirt print:

laser cut jacket /2018

Made in the workshop LASER CUT YOUR OWN SHIRT at the Vienna Design Week in HAPPYLAB Vienna.
Design: Magdalena Maria Muszynska (MaMaMu and theSHIRTsystem)

This jacket is laser cut and assembled without sewing – thanks to the brilliant pattern and idea of Magdalena. And an amazing possibility to make clothing without sewing skills.

open source jacket /2016

I used this opensource pattern of Yohji Yamamoto and made the jacket during the viennaOpen Festival in the workshop “Open Source Sewing”.

In SHOWstudio´s design-download-section you can find other free patterns of Maison Margiela, Alexander McQueen, Iris van Herpen, John Galliano and other designers.

skirt for Life Ball Vienna /2006

I made this skirt for a friend, who wore it on the Life Ball in the city hall Vienna.

The Life Ball was the biggest charity-event in Europe in support of HIV-infected persons and AIDS patients.

mondo gaga /2001

Design for a T-Shirt-print

a dress for a friend /1990

I know and love her since kindergarten. <3

I made this dress in the late 80´s and she is still wearing it today. She has the kindest soul imaginable 🙂