Portfolio

Specialty Collection: Bridal

These first two pictures are what they call a mood/theme page.   In a portfolio, these pictures go before the illustrations to set a theme for what you'll see coming next.  I tried to set the mood for soft, feminine lines with a touch of flare.

Ruffle Cover-Up

I can't take credit for this adorable dress, but I can take credit for the cute jacket that makes it a little less bare for those of us who don't want to show off bare arms, chest, shoulders and back.

The Criscell Dress

I'm naming this dress after my wonderful sister because it's really the first dress I completed after going back to school for fashion design.  She and I worked long hard hours on some sewing projects, and without her building me up, I probably wouldn't have realized my love or potential for sewing and designing.  Not only that, but she let me live with her while commuting from Chicago for my last semester of school.  And she always let me show her all my projects, and ooh and aah over them.  Sure do love you Celly!

Here's a picture of my cute sis and me at my wedding

Christmas Present for Criscell

Well, this isn't a dress, but I'm still pretty proud of it.  My sister showed me a skirt she liked, and told me to keep my eyes open for a shirt kind of close to it.  Well, I decided to make her one instead.  The hat I also made in my millinery class at school.

The Ashley dress

My husband's cousin Ashley gets the credit for this beautiful cowl neck jersey knit dress.  At the annual family reunion, she told me about this wonderful fabric store they found in Rome.  As it so happened, Steve and I had a trip planned for Italy that summer, so I memorized the name of the store, and later we visited it.  It was glorious, rooms full of fabric of all colors and textures, going literally from the floor to the ceiling.  Needless to say, I was in heaven.  Anyway, this dress was made from one of the many fabrics I bought there.

The Ashley Dress

 

Here I am at the fabric store

The Krystle dress

This dress is named after my good friend Krystle.  I've had many classes with her and she is wonderful inspiration to me.  She sews all of her clothes, and works very hart at her passion which is sewing and creating her own style.  She's a very proper, classy girl so I thought this dress a perfect fit for her.  Plus, I worked on it a little at her house when we'd have "sewing parties."  Love you Krystle.

Close up flat

This dress has short sleeves, a moderate square neckline,
while the skirt comes just below the knee.  I finished
it off with a large flower at the hip to add to the
vintage look.

My Dresses

Hi, I'm Chalise.  I've recently finished school in fashion design, and I've decided to start a blog to share my dress line.  I've decided to name all my dresses after current or old friends who have somehow influenced my life.  Occasionally I'll add stories or inspiration, sometimes I might keep it all to myself.  Enjoy!