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Venus on the Half Shell: Day Two

The photo on the left is the official portrait, courtesy of Bernina. On the right is a portion of the lining of the jacket, showing Sandro Botticelli's portrayal of the Birth of Venus - a little reminder of her origins.

 
I am very grateful to my friends Natalie Hahn of Redtail Glassworks for the beautiful fused glass cabochon in the necklace, and Linda at Marble-T Designs for the hand marbled silk used in the jacket and bustier.

And I would not have been able to create this ensemble without the generous donation of materials by these corporate sponsors of the Bernina Fashion Show:

Patterns: Vogue and Simplicity
Fabrics: RJR Fashion Fabrics, Benartex, J.B. Martin
Threads and other goodies: Coats & Clark, Kreinik, YLI, Sulky of America,
Blumenthal Lansing, Ghee's, Dragon Threads