Скачать или смотреть Behind the scenes: The making of Iyalooja & Sisilooja, my latest fashion designs

In this video, I’m taking you behind the scenes as I sew my two latest designs, Iyalooja and Sisilooja

I walk you through my full creative process and how my idea changed along the way, the challenges I faced while trying to turn an idea into an outfit and what it’s really like to cut, and sew without following a sewing pattern. It is a lot of fun.

Designing my own piece wasn't a piece of cake. I was really scared that the idea I had in my head for forever and drew on paper wouldn't translate in real life. And I was also also scared that I didn't possess enough skills to actually make my idea come to life.

Sewing really requires you to learn how to problem solve, think ahead and pivot when things are let going as planned. I guess I did learn a few things from corporate America

This was also my first time sewing with lace fabric that has stones and I was very nervous but I did a good job other than breaking my needle 3 times before I learned to remove the stones.

Let me know in the comments which design you would wear, Iyalooja or Sisilooja?

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0:00 - Intro
0:44 - Ideation Iro wrapper idea
3:00 - Ideation super crop buba top
34:37 - Sewing super crop buba top
43:45 - Try on buba top
45:53 - Iro wrapper idea change
54:28 - Headwrap
56:10 - Yapping
58:46 - Neckline bias strip
1:19:07 - Stones broke needles
1:20:34 - Finishings
1:07:15 - Iyalooja finale
1:08:26 - Making Sisilooja