Domino

Fall Design 2011

2011-09-26T22:09:00.000-07:00

New Etsy Item

2011-06-08T22:11:00.000-07:00

Gorgeous black and red lace dress listed for $185.00 on Etsy.
http://www.etsy.com/listing/74492181/black-lace-princess-cut-dress

Goth Prom 2011

2011-06-08T21:46:00.000-07:00

My babycakes in red.

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/4d769b7135058eefcff36cfa/coming-out-fightin-in-black-and-blue

2011-03-09T10:28:00.000-08:00

Look! My dress was featured!!!

My clothing is finally available on Etsy!

2011-03-08T07:50:00.000-08:00

I've partnered up with my talented mother and sister. We'll be selling individual items in our new etsy store. Please check us out.

thelittlebirdsfly.etsy.com

Hand sewn and one of a kind pieces.

thelittlebirdsfly.etsy.com

Sold!

2011-03-08T06:00:00.000-08:00

Ashley has dreamed of wearing/owning this dress for years. I'm glad it's finally hers.

An image from a recent show

2011-03-02T04:40:00.000-08:00

Prom purchase

2011-02-16T12:21:00.000-08:00

Megan loved it.

But this girl was the one that purchased it the day after my show to wear to prom! She didn't seem to mind that the skirt was sheer. It looked great on her. I thought it was pretty rad someone wanted to wear one of my pieces to prom. Thanks!

Oh Sandy!

2010-09-28T12:19:00.001-07:00

What to wear?

2010-09-28T12:13:00.000-07:00

Pulling an all nighter before your big show and not having a clue what to wear to it is a terrible idea.

The Blue Dress

2010-09-28T11:14:00.000-07:00

This is me sewing...

Playing around with it. What to do?

Mom loving it!

FashionSPARK 2010

2010-09-16T07:14:00.001-07:00

Designs for my upcoming show

2010-08-23T21:59:00.000-07:00

Red feather bangs.
The plaid aligns perfect!

For Melanie.

Vogue.com

2010-07-28T22:21:00.000-07:00

This was very random. I was at a bluegrass festival in May with the girls and someone asked if they could photograph me for VogueUK. I said sure but had absolutely no idea they were serious or that I would ever discover it. I mean...I have corn on the cob in my right hand! A friend of mine was actually searching for my designs and came crossed it. I was shocked. The quotes are definitely inaccurate but I love it. I made it into Vogue (or some sort of it) wearing my grandmothers square-dancing dress. Either way it's rad!

http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/fashion/street-trends/100624-jessica-domino--los-angeles-.aspx

I've completely lost it

2010-07-22T18:27:00.000-07:00

I have an upcoming show, September 17 in Raleigh, NC. This will be my third year in a row participating in FashionSPARK. Every year it continues to get bigger and better. The theme of the show is always "Wear What You Are". I'm going to be clowning around this year. I'll keep you posted on my work in progress. For now here is the hat I made today.

Kelly in Berlin

2010-07-16T01:31:00.000-07:00

This is an image of my dear friend Kelly in front of her first solo art show in Berlin!!! Wearing a one of a kind Domino. Love it!

2010-07-16T01:30:00.000-07:00

Portrait of me working hard

2010-06-06T08:47:00.000-07:00

Some select images from the shoot in North Carolina. Three local designers were chosen for a small feature. I was asked to be one of them. The location was insanely beautiful. I'm still waiting on the finale shot. Should be posted soon.

Photography by: Bruce DeBoer Photography

www.brucedeboer.com

I'm a terrible model

2010-06-04T17:57:00.000-07:00

Goth Girl

2010-06-01T22:39:00.000-07:00

I have the most amazing photo buddy ever. Her name is Aeschleah. Not only have we been collaborating on a photo project for three years but now we're figuring out ways to work together on other projects. She asked me to send her some pieces for a shoot she had in mind. I was a little worried about sending several garments in a huge brown box to SF. But, after seeing the end result I regret not sending more.

This photograph makes me go crazy. I love it!!!

Original Domino one shoulder one piece.

The kitty dress.

My white coat.

All photography by: Aeschleah

flickr.com/aeschleah

www.aeschleah.com

Mel's custom order

2010-05-24T14:07:00.000-07:00

I started writing about this dress and collar a couple weeks ago (May 9). My dear friend and loyal client Melanie asked me to design and construct a piece for her to wear to goth prom in DC. I had two weeks to complete it and send it off.

This is the text she sent me when she received it on Thursday (May 20),"GOT YOUR DRESS AND COLLAR! I AM WEARING THEM NOW THEY ARE PERFECT PERFECT PERFECT I AM SO HAPPY. THANK YOU. I LOVE IT. The skirt length is great. Cut to boobs great. Love the tag. The lace is awesome. Collar is just how I wanted. Love the material too."

I always get a little nervous when making a custom piece. Especially when the person ordering the dress is too far away to fit. I'm so happy the pieces turned out perfect and she loved it all.

And off it went.

I asked Mel to photograph herself in the dress when she got it...

The night of...

Top Seller

2010-05-19T15:42:00.001-07:00

Everyone seems to really like these dresses.

I tend to do a lot of patchwork and hand-stitching.

Hand painted and one of a kind shirts.

2010-05-19T15:39:00.000-07:00

Custom made for Megan

2010-05-10T19:08:00.000-07:00

Megan's been modeling for me since my September FashionSpark show. After modeling for me again in Oct, she asked me to design a custom dress for her to wear on New Years Eve. I'm a little late on the post but needless to say she loved it! She was so excited and couldn't wait to call her mom and girlfriends. This is her on the phone telling everyone about how amazing it was. My first official custom order was perfect!

A new dress for Mel

2010-05-09T15:44:00.000-07:00

Melanie has asked me to design and construct a dress for her to wear to an event in DC. It's gonna be wild! The event is in two weeks. Stay tuned.

Lady in Red

2010-05-09T15:22:00.000-07:00

"Being that i have immediate family and friends who struggle with diabetes everyday, i was thrilled to find out i had the opportunity to collaborate with The Diabetes Association for Couture For A Cause. It came as a surprise to me when i realized what a challenge it was going to be to design a garment that embodied the association and still have a flare of me in it. The first thing that came to mind was blood. After speaking with the rep for The Diabetes Association i was told about an upcoming event that was going to be Mardi Gras themed. My finished piece ended up being 100% 'blood red' silk, hand sewn crystals, sequins and beads. I spent hours and hours bedazzling it for the runway and the Mardi Gras parade. I didnt feel like that was enough, so i decided to also embellish the open back with the logo for The Diabetes Association. To me this completely embodies a dress that was inspired by diabetes."

This was my artist statement. 20 designers were paired with 20 nonprofit organizations (ex:Inter-Faith Food Shuttle, Boys & Girls Club, Neuse River Foundation, Artspace etc..) for this fashion show benefit. Designers were asked to create an outfit that embodied the mission and 'spirit' of the organization they were paired with. The designer whose outfit best captures the essence of their organization according to a judge panel receives a $250 cash prize.

The winning garment was a vest that had forks and spoons on the shoulders and a skirt that was partly made up of cereal box leftovers. I don't know...you tell me. I suppose I should have made a coat of syringes and Splenda packages!

I took these first four images minutes before the show.

Dancing in custom made Domino dresses.

The winning garment.

September 2009

2010-05-08T09:42:00.000-07:00

Blue stretch lace dress

2010-05-08T09:06:00.000-07:00

This is one of the first dresses I ever took serious. I had been sewing for years but never sat down and attempted to construct a fitted complete garment. I cut out several different sizes of this blue stretch lace and pinned them piece by piece. I was 18 and on the floor of my bedroom. When I was done sewing the small area I had pinned, I fit it to myself and pinned another section to sew. It was a pain to get off with all those pins but it was worth it. Still a favorite.

2010-05-08T09:01:00.000-07:00

Big Sale!!!

2010-05-07T18:07:00.000-07:00

My good friend Kelly came to visit from Germany a few weeks ago. She requested I allow her the time to try on every single piece I had. Whether it be old or new. After a couple hours of her literally trying on everything she ended up walking out with four one of a kind pieces!

Thanks Kelly, xoxo

FashionSpark 2008

2010-05-07T17:42:00.000-07:00

A couple of my one of a kind lace dresses

2010-05-07T17:34:00.000-07:00

Silkscreened self portrait, hand stitched jumper

2010-05-07T17:25:00.000-07:00

A dress for Mel

2010-05-07T17:18:00.000-07:00

I wish halloween was every other weekend...

2010-03-22T23:30:00.001-07:00

Train dress #2

2010-03-18T16:32:00.000-07:00

Buy me!!!----Sold to Kelly!

Train dress #1

2010-03-18T16:20:00.001-07:00

Feel free to buy me...

One of my first attempts working with a woven

2010-03-12T19:16:00.001-08:00

I shot these images with Film...

No photoshop. I don't entirely remember what I did to warp the film, but I know it involved salt and the broiler. This was a dress I made a few years back. One of my first attempts with a non-stretch woven. I had absolutely no idea how to put in a zipper. It was just the beginning.

April 2006

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I designed these pieces several years ago. I still think the photos are fun to look at. Enjoy.

Recent work in progress

2010-03-07T22:19:00.000-08:00

Red Jacket

2010-03-07T19:42:00.000-08:00