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Most Difficult to Make – Meet the Maker Day 29

03.29.2019 by btslingerie // Leave a Comment

In the post about design I talked about pattern making and the process of bringing a design to life. Perhaps the most detailed and difficult to make piece in our collections are the arabesque tap pants.

Meet the maker, most difficult to make. Image of lace.
meet the maker - most difficult to make

I hand cut the lace and match/mirror the pattern and scallops have to be cut at a precise point to create the miter on the final garment. After these are sewn on the silk behind is cut away, so when on the body this reveals the skin behind. (Because this hand cutting is so laborious it’s not a task I give to our contractor who sews the garment but one I handle directly)

Arabesque tap pant, showing one of the products that is most difficult to make.

That’s just the lace, these also have a tiny baby hem and stretch velvet waistband that needs to be attached so as not to pucker and with the right amount floating above the back cutout.

Arabesque tap pant.

So this particular piece, but also the entire silk range is challenging to make in that the materials require experience & skill needed to apply the lace and finish such delicate materials. The designing & patternmaking of this piece is also particularly challenging because it’s non-stretch and needs to be designed to fit over the hips but sit on top of them securely, so the stretch velvet waistband and cut out are part of how the design is both functional and aesthetic.

To see the original post on instagram – click here

We’re collecting all of my March Meet the Maker posts here on the blog for ease of reading and all of you who might not be on instagram or facebook. It was a great opportunity to share a bit more about our brand and hope it helps you get to know me and BTS a little better!

Categories // ask L, behind the scenes, designers, her perspective, sustainable manufacturing Tags // arabesque, fashion design, lace, lingerie designer, meet the maker, silk

love – artist, muse, & chameleon Meredith Adelaide

09.04.2015 by btslingerie // Leave a Comment

I follow a lot of photographers in the Pacific Northwest on Instagram, and I can’t quite remember when I came across Meredith but we chatted about her transition to the East Coast when I saw a call she put out to collaboration with designers an artists on Instagram. She told me she was planning a trip to Europe and wanted pieces to shoot, and you can see the stunning result below. Funnily enough she stopped by Iceland and we’re already planning a trip there later this year.

Sometimes seeing photos of artfully crafted models becomes a bit draining, we’re seeing a person with someone else’s idea of what they should look like on them. We do this as brand when we transform models on set, even natural makeup and photographer’s lens is enough to capture a likeness that is something else. But what I find interesting and lovely about Meredith’s instagram is that is is mostly comprised of self portraits.

I don’t know if Meredith would call herself a muse, but take a quick look at her instagram and you’ll see the many artists who’ve been inspired by her and their artwork reflecting her representation.  Then again, she is also an artist in the way she explores her own self image through photography. There is something raw and real about her self portraits, and I think its that there is no one else between her and the camera and so we get what her image of herself is, and that is rare in the modeling world. No makeup artist, no designer or stylist, no hair person, just Meredith. Let’s not try to put these images in a box and call it art, or modeling, let’s just appreciate the beautiful intimate images of Meredith, by Meredith.

model muse Meredith Adelaide  - Between the Sheet airplay babyoll  Meredith Adelaide  - Between the Sheet airplay babyoll model muse Meredith Adelaide  - sheer babydoll nighty by Between the Sheets

shots above of Meredith in our Airplay babydoll

model muse Meredith Adelaide  in Layla L'obatti Arabesque gown model muse Meredith Adelaide  in Layla L'obatti Arabesque gown model muse Meredith Adelaide  in Layla L'obatti Arabesque gown model muse Meredith Adelaide  in Layla L'obatti Arabesque gown model muse Meredith Adelaide  in Layla L'obatti Arabesque gown

Meredith self portraits in our currently sold out Arabesque gown, you can shop the rest of Arabesque.

 

all images copyright Meredith Adelaide, You can find Meredith on social media below:

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Categories // her perspective, inspire, love, models, the girls between the sheets Tags // airplay, arabesque, between the sheets, layla l'obatti, model

Masha cats x lingerie

03.21.2015 by btslingerie // Leave a Comment

Masha Cats x Lingerie

There is a universal language that all cat lovers speak, I think if you’ve been following this series you’ll have seen it by now. There is a bit of the individual in the way we describe our pets, but specifically those fiercely independent felines. Something about that feline energy also really captures the allure of what it is to be a woman. It can be both playful and chasing its tail one minute, serious and focused hunter the next, and then with the blink of an eye hungry and affectionate for cuddles.
I love how each woman’s answer to the same questions have added to the photos, and this shoot & interview with Masha does not disappoint. She has incredible posture and while doing hair and makeup we talked about how her cat walks with her, sometimes on a leash sometimes not, and how they even go to the beach together!
So without further ado, Masha x Cats x Lingerie:
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wearing: Airplay bralette & hiwaist, Arabesque garter, vintage nylons, trench coat (designer’s own)
favorite feline characteristic you would take on if you could?
I love how cats good in geometry of seeing right course to jump. but I wouldn’t take none of whats make them cats.
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if you had nine lives, what would you risk one of your lives to do?
I would not risk none. I would keep it for bad day.
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wearing: Matchplay lounge dress

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If you were a cat, what would you hunt?
Bad smelling dogs 🙂

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Categories // bedtime stories, her perspective, interviews, models, style trends, the girls between the sheets Tags // airplay, arabesque, cats x lingerie, lace, leopard play, lingerie, loungewear, petal play

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