Recently, I had come across a post by one of my favorite bloggers A Little Sussy who wrote about an artist who creates surreal worlds in her photographs. I was so impressed with what I saw I was inspired to attempt a few of my own. And although the process turned out to be quite tedious, I think the result was well worth it! If I had more time I would have made a dozen of these. I had about a dozen ideas. But it took me until 3am last night to make
the two I included in this post. Perhaps another day.... another dress. The dress itself is perfect for these photos because, to me, the idea of a modern pirate involved both make- believe and whimsy. What gives this dress a modern feel is the navy and white polka dots that make up the body and skirt. What gives this dress a pirate feel is the protruding rounded sleeves, pettiskirt and squared ruffled neckline reminiscent of the 1700s fashion.
The final look of the photos reminded me of a sort of Smashing Pumpkins "tonight, tonight" feel. I really enjoyed this sort of project. I must have origami on the brain! It's just too beautiful to only use once! I only wish I had more time to create more 'worlds'.
I just bought a green screen last week which, according to UPS, is scheduled to arrive at my home tomorrow, so be sure there will be more to come!
This dress was made to fit Lily so I would say it should fit a size 3T to 5T.
As usual, if you would like a chance to win this dress just link back to this post. If you have any questions see the "questions and answers" link to the right. If you use blogger just use the "create a link" link at the bottom of this post. If you don't use blogger, that's fine too. Just create a link on your page as you normally would and I will see it using Technorati.
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You are such an artist!
I LOVE the photographs! I can imagine a whole storybook about the polka dot pirate and her adventures at sea!
This is darling!!!!! Seriously, how fun! Love your altered photo artwork also!!!
gorgeous and your little models really bring out the playful nature of your clothing!
melanieinaz2003 at yahoo.com
I love this dress!!!!!!!! So gorgeous!
OH! And I blogged about you too HERE
Fantastic pics, you are so creative!
Wow! Awesome, Beautiful
Frock and Photos! So cute!
I'd love a chance to win!
God Bless You and Yours and
Your Creative Beautiful Life!!!
LOVELY!!
LOVE this!!!
Love this! You are so talented!
I wanna know how you did those photos! They look like so much fun.
I love it! We're pirate lovers at this house.
What a fun giveaway! Thanks for letting us enter!
I love, love, love, the pictures! And now the Smashing Pumpkins song and video will play over and over in my head all day.
Stunning stunning! Amazing pics and I am addicted to navy and polka dots. linking you now:)
I am in love with this one!!! Thankful your Lily is the same size of my 4 yr old Roxie. Putting up a new link in my GrosGrain Spotlight and crossing my fingers that This will be the One...
You got skills girl!!
Myshell
Wow what a creative mind. I love it.
http://houseofraquel.blogspot.com
love this dress! And the pictures!!!! !!!!!! You continue to amaze.
I love it!!! So creative.
Those pictures are impressive, to say the least! I think this dress would be a perfect fit for my daughter for Halloween this year! (pick me, I linked it up) :)
My three year old NEEDS this dress. Seriously. Just gorgeous!
Love the pictures, too! How creative!
i love the dress and i absolutely adore that first picture. It is so cool. Come by and check out my "new" sewing machine http://theavocadotree.blogspot.com/2009/03/i-couldnt-help-myself.html
Oh my! These pictures are just soooo adorable!! i just posted a link!
love the creativity in the pictures! aahh! i keep checking to see who won the laundry dress shirt!
LOVE that sweet dress, we saw a pirate today at the liabrary, so it would be fantastic for my little girlie to win this beautiful dress!! Thanks for the chance to win!
absolutely adorable...Thanks for sharing with us.
http://imahofeling.blogspot.com/
Very cute! I love the dress, and the pictures are inspired! Very creative.
That's such a great dress!!! How do you think of these things? I'm in awe.
This is amazing! I can totally see my little girl in it.
I LOVE THIS! My daughter would just have a ball in it! Also, the pictures are awesome!!!
i blogged: http://www.designbaby.net/2009/03/modern-pirate-frock-giveaway.html
I know that would look adorable on my daughter. so cute. you do a wonderful job. amsbolda@hotmail.com
polka dots and pirates, what could be better? so lovely! and the photos are remarkable as usual.
Wow, I absolutely love this frock, would love to have it! Love the pictures too!
Another gorgeous dress that would love great on my daughter, with her navy blue eyes...!
Beautiful! I just posted a link on my blog http://4crazykings.blogspot.com
I love your storybook vignettes...
I am seriously in love!
I'm pretty sure I have to have this dress. It would look oh so adorable on my Audrey!
I love your photos. Thanks for the chance fo the dress.
Wow....I don't know which is more gorgeous -- the dress or those photos. I am in awe. SO AMAZING!
My Zoey Maddison would look freakin AWESOME in that!! If I won, I would totally have birthday #4 a pirate themed one! (Just so I could show that amazing dress off to as many people as possible!!!) =)~
Amazing - how do you do it?? I love the dress, but I really love your images - very, very cool. Your blog is so fun to read/look at. Thanks for the chance to win another beautiful Grosgrain original - I posted a link on my little site. Take care.
Beautiful this dress!I love it!
Congrats!
irina
Beautiful - great photos.
Fabulous photoshop work (and sewing but that's a no brainer). Now you are starting to distract me from everything else I have to get done today!
What a fabulous dress AND a fabulous post. Thank you for this wonderful giveaway.
Warm wishes...
The 6 O'Clock Stitch
Oh that dress is lovely! And your design in the presentation is inspiring...I am INSPIRED!
This dress is absolutely incredible. I love it. And the picture is great. I posted this http://litesaber.blogspot.com/2009/03/pirate-frock.html. I really hope I am entered!!
Lovely!! and the pictures are amazing!! :)
It's fantastic!!!!! I creted the link in my blog!
http://janil-nilja.blogspot.com/2009/03/modern-pirate-frock-giveaway.html
Thanks for the chance!!!!
Really like the dress - it is adorable and nothing like that on the market. Is this a pattern you made? Pictures and settings are wonderful too!
The pictures are stunning and really make the dress come alive. Not to mention that your model is so cute! I feel like I need to do some serious experimenting with my photos now :) Thanks for the inspiration!
The dress is amazing, and the photos absolutely took my breath away. Very Smashing Pumpkins!
LOVE. IT. And the photos. Beautiful!! My daughter would adore this dress...
this dress is Amazing! and the photos, wow that one word tells it all.
are you kidding me?! wow great stuff. I so see Smashing pumpkins all over this whimsy storyboard.
You never cease to amaze us all...
Amazing! You are so very talented!
Too unreal...Combining so many talents to display the sweetest story book dress. I have to say that my Chinese Princess would love this dress and would look so fabulous in it.
Thanks your for sharing.
BAM
Cutest picture ever! Your a genious
oh yeah...and i would like to win the dress :)
So cute. I posted a link on my giveaway blog.
The pictures are fantastic! they really show the dress off to it's best advantage!
The dress and photography is so cool. i linked to this. i never know if i'm doing this right. not so technically talented. would love to put this dress on my daughter.
Utterly cute!
Aaawwww Lily is so cute as always :-) Look at her expression holding that sword. I bet she has so much fun doing it, as did you I'm sure.
Arr! 'Tis be a fine frock for my piratical lass, says I!
What an amazing setup for a photo! All I can say is WOW!
My daughter is three and she looks so good in polka dots w dark colors. I hope she wins - I'll send you a pic if she does.
Thanks for the giveaway. I just discovered your blog, I can't wait to wander around. Gotta go check other posts :)
mayacarpenter at verizon dot net
What a fantastic idea with the photography!!!! I love the dress!
I want to know how to EVEN create pics like that...SO cool!
I'm all linked up and ready to win! :)
Oh thats so cute! I seriously LOVE all your stuff! :) Wish this was my size!!
I created a link but it posted it on my wrong blog, so I had to fix it...look here to see it:
http://koopmansfamily.blogspot.com/2009/03/i-really-really-really-want-this.html
I linked! Your sewing is amazing!
http://thediversewoman.blogspot.com/2009/03/modern-pirate-frock-giveaway.html
Those pictures are amazing! Not only do you sew you can make dioramas!
Wicked awesome photos!! Love it!
That dress is just darling. My girls would love it!!
I just love your style for childrens wear. Soooo cute and adorable! I love it!!!!
Who won your Sunday dress?! I'm curious!
After reading questions and anwsers, I decided to see if
I would come up on Technorati.
It is not listing me, so I thought
maybe it was because of my settings. I checked my settings
and I have it set at, No to not ping me.
I do have your giveaway posted on
my blog though. You can find it
if you click on Flassie's Fil'a.
God Bless You and Yours!!!
I love the dress, as always. But the photos are AMAZING (also, as always!) Who knew you could digitally create such beautiful settings? I love it all - you are SO talented.
Just posted link on my blog!
This would be a great dress for my grandaughter! I love what you do and what you find! Good sense of style and talent to go with it!
This would be a great dress for my grandaughter! I love what you do and what you find! Good sense of style and talent to go with it! I have link on my blog.
What a lovely dress! I would be needing a 4t or 5t for my 3 year old. Thanks.:)
I created a link!
My daughter would look so cute in this! IF only all of my endevors to create turned out at good!
shindylahe at hotmail dot com
love the dress..and HOW did you do the picture, thought you were going to "school" us.
So my little Pirate needs this dress and I have posted a link! So excited!
Oh my heck- how adorable is this!!!!! Love it.
This is so cute! I know just who I'd give it too!!!
I have long doted on black and white polka dots, but I look horrible in black. The navy is LOVELY! Sweet dress, and gorgeous photos.
(I linked to you on Tumblr, not Blogger. If you can't find me, no worries.)
These are such great photos and so adorable.
So adorable! I love the set up too. My daughter would look fabulous in this!!
Just fabulous!! Love the pictures and yes, they remind me of the smashing pumpkins video.
=) melanie
fantastic - the dress is adorable and I love your photos - impressive!
I love the outfits you dream up!
wow...what a cool site. i serously love that dress. our lil' punkin is due any day, i'm actually having contractions while i read your blog. :) it's keeping me entertained! i definitely posted the link.
I am so excited about this dress! I posted a link to my blog on the 19th and tried posting a comment but it just didn't work. I hope this time does. You are sooo amazing! You are so talented and I think it is great that you share your talent with others. There aren't enough people like that. I love the storybook photos. I am also excited to see more of it since you bought a green screen. Goodluck!
I HAVE to have this dress for my sister! She loves dressing up and anything beautiful, and I know she would really appreciate the 18th-century undertones because we're reenactors.
polka dots are my absolute favorite. LOVE LOVE LOVE it!!!
Fabulous as always! I can soooooo picture my Macy in this!
This is absolutely the best! I am in ♥ with the scenery as well!
Love Love Love It♥
WOW! your photos are amazing WHAT FUN! You are just so talented and amazing such an inspiration.
The dress is too cute I love blue polka dot. WE would love a chance to win.
i hope my link worked.
i LOVE the pictures!!!!!
and i love the dress!!! my daughter is very into pirates right now. we made her a pirate party for her third birthday and she always wants to wear her pirate costume everywhere. this dress would be perfect because she would get second glances for looking cute instead of people thinking we don't know when halloween is.
It is so cute... my daughter would love it... she likes to play dress up and she has a wild imagination.
I linked about the giveaway!
luckeelady@pinncom.com
beutiful all the way, everything!!!
This dress is amazing! My middle daughter is absolutely obsessed with pirates. It took us a while to get her speaking back in her own voice. I posted about this dress on my blog. It's just adorable!
Those photos are so dreamy--I would love to decorate my girls' bedroom just like that!!
I linked to your giveaway here:http://wishandwonder.blogspot.com/2009/03/ahoy-maties.html
:D
Chandra
I love the whimsical feel to this dress and photos, Great job!! Your blog is my favorite passtime, to come by and see your newest creations and the great guest giveaways. Thank you so much!
Ah I just created a link bc this dress is so adorable. My little love could rock it!
This is absolutely beautiful! I love your blog - I just discovered it a little bit ago and immediately fell in love! You do fantastic work!
what a cool polka dotted dress. my darling would love it!
Seriously one of the cutest dresses I have ever seen. I want one for me! Any adult sizes in the works? Beautiful work and craftsmanship!
wow how cute oh i'm following you now too
I absolutley love this dress and my daughter would never want to take it off! Your designs just keep getting better and better.
I've linked you up!
Fabulous dress! What little girl wouldn't love a twirlable dress with polka dots to boot? Such talent!
I've linked to your post. Thanks for the chance.
Love it! the pics are beautiful! :)
You made this, from a picture?
Wish I could do that. But I'll gladly have yours instead!
Honestly, I have to say that you are amazing...in sewing, photography, and creating the backdrops!!! W@W!!! I stumbled across your blog today and am VERY impressed!!!! My daughter would love this!!! :)
Oh my gosh! I love to see your handiwork, but this post has COMPLETELY inspired me for a new photoshop lesson for my middle school students! Can I use you for inspiration?
I love the dress and the pictures! You are an incredible artist!
Wonderful Dress! I've linked to this giveaway PUH-LEAASE pick me!!! My little girl would LOVE this dress! And thanks for hosting such a great giveaway!
If it is still open - cute dress...my little gal is just getting into dress up!
I love the first picture, and how you did the surreal setting!
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