Author Archives: Vanessa

About Vanessa

Sewing and assorted nonsense. For reasons that escape me, I left the sunshine and beaches of Australia for the crisps and glitter of London in 2001. I now live in the middle of some kind of feline drop-in centre in East London battling for space to make costumes and clothes. Over on twitter and instagram as @smittenness Email over here ------> smittenness@gmail.com

Sewing for Raven Mandella. Death drop and high-kick proof leotards

Posted on January 10, 2017

Last year’s Valentine’s Day was fairly unconventional (yet worked out as rubbish as everyone else’s so, solidarity) and I pretty much skipped it. Much like I skipped the queue for Heaven when I delivered these leotards to Raven Mandella. Sometimes … Continue reading →

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Sewing the Sink the Pink Summer Ball 2016 Part 3. Freakshow, red paint and circle skirts.

Posted on January 3, 2017

It seems contradictory given how messy some stages were but this is one of the cleanest costumes I’ve ever made (in terms of design and construction). This is a custom-made two-piece costume for Glyn to wear whilst hosting the Sink … Continue reading →

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Margiela on a budget. Sewing the Sink the Pink Summer Ball 2016 Part 2

Posted on January 2, 2017

I think I ended up refering to this as “Conceptual Muppet Show”. I wasn’t entirely sold when Glyn sent me the original reference but when am I ever going to turn him down? Especially when it’s this level of batshit. … Continue reading →

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Sewing the Sink the Pink Summer Ball 2016, Freakshow Part 1 (Clown warning)

Posted on December 29, 2016

Sending in the clowns. Continue reading →

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Catwoman wishes she could move like this (and look this good)

Posted on October 25, 2016

Another look from 2015. It’s going to take me a while to catch up with all these costumes. This was Chester’s look for both The Secret Garden Party as well as the Sink the Pink Heroes and Villains Ball.  I’m … Continue reading →

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Sewing the Sink the Pink Winter Ball 2015 -Tank Girl (with bonus Bryan Adams anecdote)

Posted on October 5, 2016

I’ve a bit of catching up to do on the last few months. Here’s a Tank Girl look I made earlier. A lot earlier, for the December 2015 Sink the Pink Heroes and Villains Ball. This routine had some fairly … Continue reading →

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Sewing The Sink the Pink Spring Ball. Feathery Heaven

Posted on March 18, 2016

This is my favourite of piece of all the looks I’ve ended up sewing. Ever. In fact, I want one for myself. In every colour.   This all started with a message from Glyn that read. Glyn; I need a … Continue reading →

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