So what'd you do this summer, Sandy?

Ça fait plaisir de te revoir!

So the first thing you should know about me is that I'm a massive fan of Grease. I wouldn't even be able to tell you the amount of times I've seen this film, but seriously, it has to be in the 100s. And yes, I even love Grease 2.

How could you not like a film featuring a song about reproduction?! Seriously?!

I think the main reason I love these films so much is that it's the kind of make-believe world I want to live in. I want to have pink hair. I want to be able to break into song in my day-to-day life. I want to be able to wear disco pants and not look like a sausage in a bin bag.

To my dismay I have realised that no, I will never live in Grease. So having some time off from work recently, I decided that the next best option was to make some dresses inspired by the films so at least I could pretend if nothing else. So here's some images of inspirational outfits:

Firstly Cha Cha "The best dancer at St.Bernadettes" DiGregorio's floral dress with the blue ruffle. Unfortunately I can't find any better images of the whole dress, but you get the idea. As a kid I loved dress. Especially during  the spotlight dance when the lights go down and it starts to sparkle. I blame this dress for my obsession with anything glittery. The shape is oh-so-fifties, and exceptionally flattering on most figures, cinching in the waist and covering all those wobbly bits in the middle!

I'm loving the  tie detailing to Marty's bustier top, definitely something i'm going to try and play around with! 

And I just couldn't leave these ladies out! There is just something about an extremely tight pencil skirt that is so feminine, especially one made from  candy coloured wool! 

So there we go! I'll post up my grease inspired dresses once finished, right now i'm thinking polka dots and possibly a bit of leopard print?! Anyway, I'll stop blabbing on...

À la prochaine, 

Leonie x

The beginning.

Interpretation of 1947 Christian Dior Jacket.

Bienvenue!

Attempting to this start this post is proving much more difficult than originally anticipated, so I'm  just going to explain why I'm doing this in the first place. 

I'm being productive.

After graduating in 2011 and a brief stint in the scary and elusive  "proper job", I decided to go back to university. I enrolled in a postgraduate course in Creative Pattern Cutting, which despite producing some absolute fluff including a very odd 1920s replica coat, i found my niche.

Yes, I Leonie Alenson, bloody love  1940's "New Look" jackets.  

So after 8 weeks of hard work, and possibly a small mental breakdown, I produced this. Which, for those who have more important things to do with their time than research 1940s jackets, is my interpretation of a 1947 Christian Dior "New Look"jacket. Currently the jacket is still in toiling fabric, but I will post the finished article when I've finally found a suitable fabric!

[The original can be seen here]

so, this brings me to the present. 

I'm currently working in a rather unfulfilling and pointless job whilst deciding whether to carry onto an MA. So this blog is to share my projects and inspiration during this time, and possibly continuing on through my Masters Degree. 

À la prochaine, 

Leonie x