Christmas mannequin

Christmas tree dress

Dovima in Balenciaga, December 1950. Photo: Richard Avedon This year's inspiration for the Countess' Christmas gown came from a photograph of Dovima in a Crystobal Balenciaga gown. Dovima could wear a burlap potato sack and make it look glamorous, so in the spirit of the 1950s supermodel, I designed a bustier gown with a full skirt for my spirit friend. After protecting my mannequin, I used chicken wire to create a stiff skirt to support the heavy and full skirt of greenery. Starting from…

In 2012, I decided to write a blog for a year. It was New Year’s Eve and I felt heady with champagne and a sense of possibility; itching for a new adventure but keen also to observe, capture and immerse myself in the early years of motherhood that seemed already to be passing at warp […]

Try on something new this holiday season with an elegant evergreen Christmas tree dress. In this guide, you'll learn how to make a dress form Christmas tree with live greenery.