Deco Modiste
Featured in the Seattle Weekly
Read the full piece here: Seattle Weekly – Open Trunk
…Iblings draws heavily on vintage influences, particularly the 1930s. “I started off doing costume design for theater…The plays were from the ’20s and ’30s. I did a lot of research into that era and just became enamored with it,” she says. “I like the types of fabrics they were using. They were really soft and drapey, but very well-tailored. They showed off the female form really well.” Iblings’ part-time job as a glassblower’s assistant requires lots of travel, and she sources all her fabrics on the road—her current collection includes prints from Arizona and Minnesota.
Deco Modiste for summer includes such throwback pieces as smart, knee-length pleated skirts ($89), a pewter-blue drop-waisted dress ($148), and a wide-legged powder-blue jumpsuit ($159). But Iblings is particularly focusing on the wrap dress right now—it’s more popular, she says, because it fits women of all sizes, unlike stretch fabric. The standout piece in her summer collection is a pale yellow wrap dress with tiny pearls, gemstones, and quilted flowers patterned down the front ($189). Iblings does all the beading and embroidery by hand…
Remember … “on Saturday, the studio will be transformed into a showroom where Iblings will hold a trunk show with her friend and fellow designer Gwen Stubbs, whose line is called Lekkerlife.” Only at Georgetown’s Artopia, this weekend!
Tags: designer thoughts, fashion, Georgetown, showroom sale, vintage
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