From dcb647ae3588082b92af0735e4933e2f6b882444 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joost De Cock Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2023 18:11:45 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Update source file en.md skip-build --- markdown/org/blog/bella-bodice-block/en.md | 39 ++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 39 insertions(+) create mode 100644 markdown/org/blog/bella-bodice-block/en.md diff --git a/markdown/org/blog/bella-bodice-block/en.md b/markdown/org/blog/bella-bodice-block/en.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..c6bafffc94f --- /dev/null +++ b/markdown/org/blog/bella-bodice-block/en.md @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +--- +author: "joostdecock" +caption: "Remember when we were allowed to go outside?" +date: "2021-01-17" +image: "https://cdn.sanity.io/images/hl5bw8cj/site-content/0faad5ded9176b4cf9e58cf5b05a939ba7670363-1920x1272.jpg" +intro: "The Bella bodice block for womenswear" +title: "The Bella bodice block for womenswear" +--- + + +We've just published a new pattern on this website: [Bella, a bodice block for womenswear](/designs/bella/). +It's a block with bust and waist dart, and a waist dart at the back. + +My goal when venturing into womenswear was to make one foundational block from which +we could then spin out a range of different garments. + +Which is why we have [Breanna](/designs/breanna/), which I designed from scratch. +Unfortunately, it hasn't been the end-all be-all that I — perhaps naively — hoped it would be. + +For Bella, I worked with someone from the industry to implement a design that is commonly +used for commercial garment making. As such, I am curious to see how this one will pan out. + +My initial plan was to also make a variation with a shoulder dart at the front, to replace the bust dart, +but in the end I settled for getting it released, rather than work on it longer. + +Which brings me to: + +##### I'm taking a break from womenswear + +I feel like I'm expending a lot of effort here for little result. +It's getting me down, and I need a win. + +I want to work on something that I can not only design, but also make and wear. +Something that gives me joy, and makes me feel like I know what I'm doing. + +So while I'll still help out people who want to design for women themselves, +I am taking a break from womenswear. + +