tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post8342305825450111403..comments2024-03-14T16:03:32.434-04:00Comments on Gertie's New Blog for Better Sewing: The "Miracle Dress": Yea or Nay?Gertiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04314542159287533507noreply@blogger.comBlogger116125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-75215822570447729782012-06-16T20:45:41.297-04:002012-06-16T20:45:41.297-04:00Silly.Silly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-1049149942442949952012-01-18T06:50:16.175-05:002012-01-18T06:50:16.175-05:00nice outfits panel beaternice outfits<a href="http://www.tgsmashrepairs.com.au/panelbeating.html" rel="nofollow"> panel beater</a>ayeshahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00676254902168184186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-87149192253492784192011-11-25T22:45:46.592-05:002011-11-25T22:45:46.592-05:00lots of talk on this one, I enjoyed it. I like th...lots of talk on this one, I enjoyed it. I like the idea of the slimming illusion but I actually like the Stop Staring retro suit better. Sorry Stella...Marienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-18460032537651756342011-11-02T05:04:11.768-04:002011-11-02T05:04:11.768-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00855073326242929027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-13753353922844902132011-11-02T05:03:05.405-04:002011-11-02T05:03:05.405-04:00Barbie comes to mind, and then why?Barbie comes to mind, and then why?Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00855073326242929027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-51649072586173070762011-10-31T15:02:47.487-04:002011-10-31T15:02:47.487-04:00Nay. It looks strange! Especially the illusion on ...Nay. It looks strange! Especially the illusion on the breasts - like a cartoon. On the other hand, I loved your example of the plunging neckline illusion. The basic idea could be put to better use and is an interesting tool for a pattern maker / seamstress.Keren Duchanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05714455369141947796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-71497287317655941912011-10-26T13:13:59.604-04:002011-10-26T13:13:59.604-04:00I think in England they call them "mug boards...I think in England they call them "mug boards." The painted board where you poke your head through a hole for a photo. Not the weird dress.LinBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15999430801003441981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-52937118953837981442011-10-25T23:41:05.126-04:002011-10-25T23:41:05.126-04:00Oh my gosh, I just did the comparison with Kate an...Oh my gosh, I just did the comparison with Kate and Gloria, and talk about Mutton dressed up as Lamb. No offense intended for Ms Estafan but come on love, look in the mirror before you go out. It looks great on Kate because she still has a youthful body. @charityshopchic, awesome work... anyway, thanks for the chuckle, back to my real life now....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07667768186819820686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-23372217870381735022011-10-25T06:00:25.790-04:002011-10-25T06:00:25.790-04:00Its pretty unsubtle and gimicky, and I can only th...Its pretty unsubtle and gimicky, and I can only think that once the splitsecond illusion gets your attention, the close inspection that follows will undo it!EmilyKatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02202548680341378684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-60273026164080592062011-10-24T06:56:20.161-04:002011-10-24T06:56:20.161-04:00I invented this sort of thing (the dark side panel...I invented this sort of thing (the dark side panels and light centre panel) years ago and it didn't look like a cartoon style even though I had only drawn in felt-tip pens.<br /><br />Don't you just hate it when someone else gets the same idea as you and it takes off?<br /><br />Never mind. I have another way of giving the illusion of an hourglass figure using a safety pin (can you guess what it is?).<br /><br />The shading thing is clever (I didn't think of that), but it could have been done better. Plus, the armholes look kind of weird.SWBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09405842770477473159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-27470638483025060302011-10-23T13:59:59.873-04:002011-10-23T13:59:59.873-04:00That freaked me out on first viewing, like "W...That freaked me out on first viewing, like "What has lovely Kate done to herself"! Interesting concept, a bit too freak rather than chic in realitySarahhttp://huggiedoeshomespun.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-40158281982912982952011-10-22T09:37:37.144-04:002011-10-22T09:37:37.144-04:00Color-blocking taken too far... looks like she'...Color-blocking taken too far... looks like she's been Photo-shopped into something very bizarre.BarbaraJ73https://www.blogger.com/profile/15434164042104505958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-85069672093840264322011-10-22T02:18:37.685-04:002011-10-22T02:18:37.685-04:00I think the boob effect is a bit grotesque, actual...I think the boob effect is a bit grotesque, actually. And the fact that it's being marketed as a "miracle" as in one should aim to look like this is a bit disturbing. Like photoshop isn't enough, we now have to use visual tricks in real life, as well.<br /><br />I'd like to see someone playing with this, not trying to rock it as a real dress, but actually making a statement.Elihttp://tea-and-catastrophe.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-70784236244656489822011-10-21T20:25:32.370-04:002011-10-21T20:25:32.370-04:00I'm late to the party, as usual, and I'll ...I'm late to the party, as usual, and I'll admit that I haven't read all the comments...but my first impression is that this dress reminds me of those "sexy gal" kitchen aprons that have a bikini body airbrushed on the front. I guess that's a nay.Gabriellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01274399710388948522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-30418823610538892272011-10-21T20:16:20.222-04:002011-10-21T20:16:20.222-04:00I think in the beginning it makes the wearer look ...I think in the beginning it makes the wearer look amazing. And then after a few moments it makes you think "I can tell that she looks amazing because the dress is made to make someone look amazing" which then generally detracts from the person, and places more attention on the dress. Yes you wear the dress to look amazing, but it should also show through some of your personality. Which would then make a person think that the wearer was probably a little bit self conscious, and again the effect of a beautiful dress is lost.<br /><br />If I'm not overthinking it, and this comment makes sense...<br /><br />And +1 on the "looks like an Olympic swimmerJordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10662126212314051428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-25775684668810740792011-10-21T10:39:18.607-04:002011-10-21T10:39:18.607-04:00The way the "miracle dress" looks in cut...The way the "miracle dress" looks in cut and fabric, I bet it feels really cool to wear. I love dresses that are snug but thick and supportive and sleek. They feel so good! But the bust shading kinda freaks me out.Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05642083033884262289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-90225435108827250042011-10-21T10:32:36.089-04:002011-10-21T10:32:36.089-04:00I think you're dead on re: the first photo bei...I think you're dead on re: the first photo being very boardwalk cutout extreme. What is going on with the boob shelf! But I do like subtle tricks of the eye. A few months ago I picked up one of the new color blocked patterns on a whim, but have yet to sew it because I don't want it to look so obviously "she's trying to look slimmer"...waiting on the perfect mix of fabrics.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-8401346455847916052011-10-21T08:51:06.165-04:002011-10-21T08:51:06.165-04:00Personnally it's a no, makes her look a bit to...Personnally it's a no, makes her look a bit too much like Jessicca Rabbit! She's lovely without something that extreme. XAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-81238930923188312372011-10-21T06:48:40.465-04:002011-10-21T06:48:40.465-04:00I use tromp l'oeil all the time for my clients...I use <i>tromp l'oeil</i> all the time for my clients and it works time and again - although not to this extent. Mostly cause I'm an artist, I see clearly how some techniques (not really tricks) work very effectively and can slim down a figure remarkable without appearing strange. And I encourage it with my students as well. <br /><br /><br />Bravo to Stella McCartney for not only using it, but also for favoring a more womanly figure that some might reject as being thick or too full. <br /><br />I say <i>vivre la différence</i>!!!ClaireOKChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05794385586295229490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-50070793352725579402011-10-21T01:08:09.697-04:002011-10-21T01:08:09.697-04:00I really think the idea is rather cool, not sure I...I really think the idea is rather cool, not sure I like how it was presented.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-90040048533655797042011-10-21T00:38:51.897-04:002011-10-21T00:38:51.897-04:00Does not appeal to me because I don't think it...Does not appeal to me because I don't think it looks feminine.Lindalouisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01862531295220289413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-16921407057633943022011-10-20T23:22:11.147-04:002011-10-20T23:22:11.147-04:00I don't really have a problem with it in conce...I don't really have a problem with it in concept but that photo is so WEIRD! I had to look at it several times before I believed that it was a photograph and not some sort of video game illustration.Jessie B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05618168811693704565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-60958651996848460722011-10-20T22:56:02.462-04:002011-10-20T22:56:02.462-04:00Hm, I like it when the side panels don't look ...Hm, I like it when the side panels don't look invisible because I agree with your assessment that it looks kind of cartoonish. Then I think it just brings attention to curves that are already there. I usually chafe against "illusion" garments that go to great lengths to make my body look different, because it seems like a bit of deception.Sophienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-28664390017931235422011-10-20T22:05:26.942-04:002011-10-20T22:05:26.942-04:00I hate this dress. It makes the wearer (in this ca...I hate this dress. It makes the wearer (in this case the incredibly lovely Kate Winslet) look like a cartoon character--a highly idealized male chauvenist version of "woman". Slap a cape on her and give her super powers and she'd look just like any other super heroine in comic books. In the (slightly altered words) of Jessica Rabbit, she's not bad, she's just drawn that way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-80384650082456245142011-10-20T22:05:08.396-04:002011-10-20T22:05:08.396-04:00The illusion the shading creates is really awesome...The illusion the shading creates is really awesome. However, the shading also makes the dress look "cartoonish" to me.JHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10429012201564674952noreply@blogger.com