Eva Cherry Designs: Fashion Artistry

‘The Snow Queen’ – inspired by Sami and Tibetan traditional costume. First year costuming assignment.
Made from mostly recycled materials. White woollen train with faux fur, pearl, wooden beads and local duck feather detail; vintage linen deconstructed pencil skirt; white woollen leg warmers; apron made from op shop bag with wooden bead detail; tassel belt made from op shop trim; corset in calico and furnishing fabric, steel and plastic boning; long sleeve tee in recycled wool with faux fur detail; faux fur collar with pearl and glass bead detail.
Headpiece made from wire, pearl and faux fur. Horn is from a wild himalyan tahr that died of natural causes.

Makeup and Hair: Blood Soaked Candy Makeup and Prosthetics
Photo: Gito

Lewis Carrol’s Alice meets harlequin in this 3-piece costume.

Dress made from recycled blue bedsheet with polkadot-embroidered white bib and sleeve contrast in 100% cotton.
Tutu petticoat made from recycled tiered white skirt base with tulle attached in layers. Apron in matching polkadot cotton finished with recycled vintage cotton lace and white canvas ribbon tie.

Model: Vicki
Makeup: Blood Soaked Candy Makeup and Prosthetics
Hair: Kian Coe
Photo: Gito

The Wizard of Oz’s leading lady ditches the pigtails and opts for simple 1950s femininity.
100% cotton with lined bodice. Wooden button detail on straps. Elastic gather at back waistband provides room across the shoulders as well as eliminating the need for a zip, making this dress comfortable and easy to wear.

Model: Storm
Hair: Kian Coe
Photo: Gito

Based on the Hindu goddess Kali. This costume was made for halloween 2009.
Features a cotton-lycra blend halter top with wool cord fastenings, worn with matching loincloth-style skirt split to hip. Waistband features cotton tassels draped with wool and beads.
Feature necklace made froma plastic black lei, a shell/bead necklace and wooden beads embelished with dolls limbs and heads.

Model: Nancy
Makeup and hair by Blood Soaked Candy Makeup and Prosthetics
Photo: Gito

Two-piece bridal gown in dupion silk and tulle, handbeaded with pearl and glass. Asymetrical halter-style top features lapels and rouching, while fishtail skirt features mixed fabric ruffels and flowers.  Each flower is unique and handcrafted using dip-dying on silk/tulle and beaded with freshwater and vintage pearl, shell and glass beads.

Comissioned by Giarne Harrison (née Clarke) for her wedding to Michael Harrison, 2009.

Makeup: Blood Soaked Candy Makeup and Prosthetics. Hair: Kian Coe. Photo: Gito

Dress is 100% cotton with zip at centre back. Bodice is tailored and lined in cotton for comfort and durability on hot summer days. Contrasting navy waistband helps create an hourglass figure, and a full circle skirt gives this frock a classic Dior New-Look style.

Photo: Gito

Based on an original 1950s design, this 100% cotton day dress is both easy fitting and very adjustable. Finished with red cotton bias trim, tie closures at the should means bodice can be raised and lowered to accomodate a range of figures. A subtle elastic gathering along the back waistline eliminates the need for other closures and leaves room for comfort across the shoulders, all while streamlining the figure across the back and sides.
A full circle skirt completes the look and makes the most of the bright print.

Makeup: Blood Soaked Candy Makeup and Prosthetics.
Hair: Kat Coe. Photo: Gito.

Outfit inspiration: the fashions of 16th century Venice meet traditional Indonesian shirt-like garment ‘kebaya’.

Wrap ‘kebaya’ dress in batik paisly-print crepe with black chiffon contrast cuffs, featuring cut-out detail at neckline and front hem. Worn over fitted silk-satin petticoat trimmed with clove-dyed cotton lace. Finished with a black chiffon obi belt, ribbon-tie black spats, and ‘mermaid’s necklace’ seaweed earings with gold beads.

Photographer: Gito

Outfit inspiration: shipwrecked in the Malaccas.

A rich forest-brown100% wool tailored jacket with elephant-print lining, featuring a varnished driftwood clasp worn over sleeveless cotton ‘pirate’ shirt with faux-leather thonging. Sandy-hued 100% wool tailored trousers features double button wrap with vintage-style buttons, and contrast interior pocket with shaping detail; pendant of varnished local riverstone on waxed cotton.

Part of my undergraduate collection ‘Incense and Decadence’ 2010.

Photographer: Gito

This outfit inspired by 16-17th century European naval uniform meets traditional Southeast Asian dress.

Halter bikini with faux-leather braid strap and frog clasp closures; fisherman romper pants featuring tie back and gold coin detail; matching cuffs with gold button and white lace detail; 3-tier silk jabbot collar; seagull-feather feature earing; ‘Treasure’ coin-belt with trinkets from Eva’s treasure chest.

Part of my undergraduate collection ‘Incense and Decadence’ 2010.

Photographer: Gito