Samantha Pope Creations

HONEYCOMB HANDBAG  I have been making my own handbags for years now, since I bought my first iPad I could not find a suitable handbag that had a place to fit it. I mostly use only one handbag as I hate transferring stuff from one bag to another just to be fashionable. This year I stepped up the look of my bag by getting faux leather from Emmaline Bags. I chose metallic purple which is my favourite colour with complementary colours turquoise and silver. I bought a metre of the purple and the turquoise and half a metre of the silver. I used a purple and turquoise cotton print for the lining I got at Spotlight. Hardware and zips also from Emmaline bags. First toile I started working on the design of this bag in January 2020 but go nowhere fast. I did a lot of procraftinating and making toiles and finally came up with a workable bag.  I made the bag up in drill to test how it functioned and too see if everything was accessible the way I wanted.  After...

Under the Sea Dress and Crop Jacket Under the Sea dress and crop jacket were made for a client to wear to a Surrealist Ball. The brief was an over the top dimensional garment that was comfortable to wear, elegant and stunning. The dress is Vogue 2931. A full length mermaid dress with a bodice fitted to the thigh, flaring out to a train at the back. Alterations made to the pattern included - the fullness of the skirt was reduced because of a limited amount of sequin fabric available. - the built in corset was extended to sit on the hips and provide more support. - the bust bow wasn't included The sequin fabric consisted sequins in black navy and blue, sewn in undulating lines up and down the fabric. The sequin fabric is a navy stretch mesh with undulating lines of blue, navy and black sequins in two sizes, stitched onto the surface. The lines run in both directions up and down the grain line to catch the light from any angle. The watery ripple effect could only be...