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Maker´s dress /2023

Helga — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 17:39:32 +0000

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:

And I like running stitches and their endless possibilities:

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enjoy the little things /2021

Helga — Thu, 25 Nov 2021 03:34:00 +0000

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

Front- and backside of the handsewn corsage-top

Starting point was this old t-shirt print:

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laser cut jacket /2018

Helga — Tue, 02 Oct 2018 15:11:00 +0000

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.

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open source jacket /2016

Helga — Sun, 31 Jul 2016 23:59:10 +0000

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.

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skirt for Life Ball Vienna /2006

Helga — Sun, 23 Jul 2006 21:29:00 +0000

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.

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mondo gaga /2001

Helga — Mon, 30 Jul 2001 22:11:05 +0000

Design for a T-Shirt-print

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a dress for a friend /1990

Helga — Mon, 30 Jul 1990 20:28:42 +0000

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 🙂

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