24 Feb Texture Tuesday: Elie Saab Inspiration!

Phew, glad the #Oscars2015 are over! After Downton Abbey, It’s like another familiar winter milestone getting us closer and closer to spring. And for the east coast, it sounds like this year it can not come soon enough.

I’m not going to do any recap here about the Oscars because it’s been talked about and Tweeted enough already, but congratulations to all who won and all who were nominated. Instead…..

For #TextureTuesday I would like to share the one gown that inspired me.

There were many beautiful gowns in celery green, pink, navy, silver, red and more – and yes, Reese Witherspoon, I totally agree,  women absolutely are “more than our dresses”.

But, for now, onto that one inspirational gown for #TextureTuesday.

Academy Award Nominee, Emma Stone, in a gorgeous, celery green/chartreuse beaded gown by designer Elie Saab. Photo by EOnline.com.

Texture and color are my thing!  It’s what drives my design inspiration. I’m not alone, and fashion plays a predominant role. Whether it’s a beaded gown or a textured fringed handbag, fashion has always been a huge inspiration for me and other home decorators and interior designers. So once I saw Elie Saab’s gorgeous beaded gown above, worn by the spunky Oscar nominee, Emma Stone, I knew exactly what textile I was going to go grab in my studio and start working on. I was not only blown away by the color, but the texture as well.

Here’s why:

Detail of 1960’s gown I have in my studio stash at Deborah Main Designs. Photo by Deborah Main.

Perhaps now you can see why the most talked about dress on the red carpet was so inspiring to me. Some press are calling it chartreuse, others celery green. My vintage gown (full pic below) is actually a little toward electric celery green, because it is sheer, with gold metallic thread stripes and a bright green fabric underneath. Great color and texture!

Either way, with this vintage gown in stock, I can’t wait to get started on creating luxury pillows. We here at Deborah Main Designs have a very curated collection of new and vintage textiles and we love nothing more than re-purposing a torn vintage dress, like this one below, into one-of-a-kind luxury pillows.

So enjoy a little #TextureTuesday inspiration and come along for the experience – from inspiration by Elie Saab’s gown to a 1960’s gown from Deborah Main Designs’ textiles – and watch how a vintage dress is expertly handcrafted into a luxury decorative pillow for you to enjoy in your home. (Vintage Stetson hat not included.) Till next time, be inspired! XO,PG

From our curated vintage collection, a 1960’s sparkling gold and electric celery green gown with nehru collar and gold braided trim. Photo by Deborah Main.

(Please note: This vintage dress is not a comparison in any way to the gorgeous gown designed by talented fashion designer Elie Saab’s. It’s instead, one of Deborah Main Designs’ #FabulousVintageFinds of a textured and colorful gem that I discovered on one of my hunts at Flashback Vintage Boutique in Austin.)

Detail of the gold braided trim on the 1960’s gown in Deborah Main’s textile collection. Follow PillowGoddess.com to see it transformed into a luxury one-of-a-kind pillow. Photo by Deborah Main.

Disclaimer: I was not compensated by any person or company for this post. All photos (except where noted) and views are my own.