Pendragon Design Studio

03/18/2024

03/15/2024

While I was in India last week, I had the privilege of visiting a traditional saree weaver. Here are all of the pics and videos... Enjoy my textile friends.
Video of whole set up and fibers in comments

12/14/2023

Only 11 days until gift day, and Winter officially starts on December 21st. So you've got 3 months of Frigid weather coming. Why not get something warm for yourself, friends, family, Teachers, coworkers, students, coaches, donation bins etc. Almost everyone has a Head and a Neck. 🤩🎄🕎🎆🌲❄️⛷️☃️🥶🧣
I am knitting scarves and hats for my .

School is expensive(double major) and I need money to go on a medical education trip to India in February.
All you have to do is Pick your favorite colors, dm them to me with your request and make your donation.I can take custom requests for basic pieces. I don't have time for the super fancy stuff. (sorry, no cable knits right now) But, I can put fin fringe on your scarf upon request.
Scarves can be Striped or Plain. For your hat, you can choose a pompom, white faux fur, tassel, or plain top.
I suggest $20 per item scarf or hat please. $40 per set

Don't need them? Want me to make and then donate them? Super! Your money will go twice as far. Please be an awesome human and I will be one, too. ❤️ I'm trying to raise $1500 for the plane ticket. Total trip will be about $4000. ($750 so far and I am caught up with orders)
Zelle: 7042874563
Venmo:
Cashapp: $deanapendragon
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Note: I can no longer get the peacock variegated blue/purple color shown.

08/09/2023

The Looming Crisis in the Bridal Industry? Not Enough Seamstresses.

The skilled professionals who work on wedding dress alterations play a crucial role for brides, but their numbers are dwindling.

07/24/2023

https://youtu.be/-ZrZZefkohE

Ever wondered where linen comes from? From which plant linen cloth is made? How linen is produced? In this video you will learn more about Belgian Linen and ...

06/28/2023

Known for its low prices and on-trend manufacturing process, the retailer faces backlash after an influencer trip to its China headquarters. D.C. lawmakers are asking questions, too.

06/26/2023

Million Dollar Dre$$
What a fantastic Opportunity !
This dress was created to demonstrate the 30% retirment savings gap between men and women. $1.6 Million
Please note that all of the local people hired today for this project are women.

https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-features/fe-noel-ss-2023-couture-dress-tiaa-highlight-30-percent-gender-retirement-savings-gap-1235317458/

06/26/2023

Im very excited to be working with this gown tomorrow as it continues its tour.
Ive been tasked with uncorseting the gown and packing it for shipping.

Both the dress and the data should get people talking.

06/17/2023

Amelia Earhart’s Other Runway: The Aviator’s Forgotten Fashion Line

Amelia Earhart putting the finishing touches on a blouse, circa 1930s.

Amelia Earhart’s accomplishments above the clouds made her a worldwide icon, but she was also a savvy businesswoman. In the 30s, Earhart became one of the first celebrities to create her own fashion line.

Today, women almost always purchase their clothing as “separates,” but it was the record-setting aviator who popularized this trend. While this little-known aspect of her iconic career ended up sideways, her fashion-forward, yet practical, designs continue to influence fashion designs to this day.

After becoming the first woman to fly across the Atlantic as a solo pilot, Earhart found herself short of funds. In order to ensure that her career as a groundbreaking aviator didn’t just crash and burn, Earhart and her husband George Charles Putnam (who also served as her manager) turned to fashion.

The idea for Earhart’s line was likely inspired by a visit from renowned fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli. The two women discussed the idea of practical clothes for “active living,” the same brand of clothing that Earhart would later release.

Earhart began manufacturing her clothing line in 1933 in her suite in New York’s Hotel Seymour. Her work space only included a sewing machine and a mannequin. With the help of a single seamstress, Earhart brought her fashion line to life. Initially debuting at R.H. Macy & Co. in New York, Amelia Earhart Fashions went on to be sold at 30 department stores nationwide.

The clothing line included 25 outfits, from dresses and skirts to pants and outerwear. Each garment featured a tag with Earhart’s signature in black writing overlapping a red plane darting from left to right.

The clothing line was groundbreaking, eccentric and practical. And although families across the country were struggling with the fallout from the Great Depression, fashion—albeit fashion on a dime—was still as important as ever.

Her clothing was generally medium-priced with the pieces ranging from $1.70 to $2.85. With the effects of the Great Depression hitting the country hard, Earhart was budget-conscious. She made her sewing patterns available in Woman’s Home Companion magazine—this way her fans could save money by making the clothes themselves.

Although her clothing line was seen as a way to fund her expeditions, Earhart had dabbled in fashion design even before its release. The aviator designed a two-piece aviation suit for the members of the Ninety-Nines, an organization of women aviators.

Built with a strong emphasis on practicality, the suit featured large pockets, loose slacks and a zipper top with interlocking 9s on the breastplate. While the suits were never officially adopted by the Ninety-Nines, they were advertised in Vogue in a two-page spread.

06/16/2023

I have open project time available.

Now is the time to think about Fall and Winter gowns, suits, and costumes.

🌟Let's make some magic! 🌟
🪡🧵🪡🧵🪡🧵🪡🧵🪡🧵🪡🧵

03/01/2023

I'll be in my bunk.

12/29/2022

British fashion designer and style icon Vivienne Westwood has died aged 81. She passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, at her home in London on Thursday, according to an official statement from her eponymous company.

12/14/2022

Book of Brilliant Things: Random thoughts, musings, and concepts...and just a little space for you. This perfect little empty space was just made for your thoughts, ideas, dreams, love letters, and aspirations. Fill it up and bask in your inspired thoughts. Each page is marked with a doodle, draw...

12/03/2022

Book of Brilliant Ideas Journal: Random thoughts, musings, and concepts...and just a little space for you. Available in time for the holidays.

Book of Brilliant Things: Random thoughts, musings, and concepts...and just a little space for you. This perfect little empty space was just made for your thoughts, ideas, dreams, love letters, and aspirations. Fill it up and bask in your inspired thoughts. Each page is marked with a doodle, draw...

12/02/2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8LtSwaig2k&t=39s

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12/02/2022

Did you know I published a journal ?
I did.
You can buy it in paper back or hard cover.
It's just an empty space filled with inspirational quotes and doodles, leaving space for your daily thoughts, ideas, schemes, and mental gobbbeldy g**k to live on a written page.

Book of Brilliant Things: Random thoughts, musings, and concepts...and just a little space for you.
This perfect little empty space was just made for your thoughts, ideas, dreams, love letters, and aspirations. Fill it up and bask in your inspired thoughts. Each page is marked with a doodle, drawing, joy mark or quote to provoke your thoughts.
With love from

Book of Brilliant Things: Random thoughts, musings, and concepts...and just a little space for you. This perfect little empty space was just made for your thoughts, ideas, dreams, love letters, and aspirations. Fill it up and bask in your inspired thoughts. Each page is marked with a doodle, draw...

11/05/2022

Costume designer and Disney Legend Alice Davis has passed away at 93 years old. Alice’s first project for The Walt Disney Company and with her future husband, Marc Davis, was creating a costume for dancer Helene Stanley to wear for live-action reference footage for Aurora in “Sleeping Beauty.”...

10/24/2022

An Art Nouveau glass and sapphire pendant from 1905 by René Lalique, Paris, France.

https://twitter.com/nouveaudeco/status/1579421054224969729?s=46&t=izS2QOBtSq0ER3B5BqIqaQ

09/27/2022

Not currently accepting commissions. ❤️
Availability is expected in December.

09/18/2022

Fe Noel, Sergio Hudson and Jason Rembert were the highlights of New York Fashion Week 2022. Here's how their designs owned the runway.

09/09/2022

Following the death of HRH Queen Elizabeth, Burberry has cancelled its Spring/Summer 2023 show, which was due to take place during London Fashion Week on September 17. It is not yet known whether the brand will reschedule the presentation.⁠
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Burberry joins a host of British brands and retailers in mourning the late monarch. The trench-coat maker also repurposed its website homepage in tribute. British department stores Liberty and Selfridges both closed their stores on Friday as a mark of respect.

09/05/2022

I'm cleaning out the studio and I have a box of Home Dec. And some toy patterns available. If you live near Concord/Charlotte, NC you can pick up, or send me $10 to ship them to you. No holds. First to claim them wins.

09/05/2022