To create the rest of this DIY Cher Horowitz costume, I stalked the vests, sweaters, and outerwear section of my local Value Village before I finally discovered the one piece I needed: a sweater vest
I based the embroidery on a sketch I did for some basic embroidery techniques I was familliar with which included feather stitch, leaf embroidery, French knots and 3 dimensional roses
Aside from the obvious function behind the move extra layers provide warmth and your Summer maxis get more use the look is totally street cool
Its the kind of dress you can wear to any spring celebration and still look chic, on-theme, and totally fashion-forward
For fall, Zuhair Murad found a point of departure in the work of Giovanni Boldiniportraitist to the Belle poque elite, among them Consuelo Vanderbilt and Lina Cavalieri