Finally: Tetris Dress!
Well, it's been a long time coming, but I have FINALLY finished my Tetris dress, and here it is.
Here's the back (with iPhoto enhancement -- the colors aren't really that bright):
Here's the bodice, so you can see the contrast facing (these colors are truer, too):
It's just in time, too, as I'm talking at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco today (about Wordnik, naturally!), and I hate giving a talk without a new dress. There's something about sewing that makes it easier to think out talks ... by the way, the talk will be STREAMED LIVE (ulp) at 3 pm PDT, so if you want to hear me talk, tune in! (Warning: I am shorter in real life than I am on the blog.)
If you like this dress, would you do me a favor and tweet/Facebook/delicious the link around? I'm having a personal-best contest to see if this one shows up in more places than the Darth Vader dress!
UPDATED TO ADD: Thanks to Jenny at ChronicallyUncool, the Tetris fabric is now available at Spoonflower! Even better, Jenny's donating her percentage from the sale of this fabric to FIRST, a nonprofit that encourages kids to explore technology. (Two words: Lego contests!)
Here's the back (with iPhoto enhancement -- the colors aren't really that bright):
Here's the bodice, so you can see the contrast facing (these colors are truer, too):
It's just in time, too, as I'm talking at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco today (about Wordnik, naturally!), and I hate giving a talk without a new dress. There's something about sewing that makes it easier to think out talks ... by the way, the talk will be STREAMED LIVE (ulp) at 3 pm PDT, so if you want to hear me talk, tune in! (Warning: I am shorter in real life than I am on the blog.)
If you like this dress, would you do me a favor and tweet/Facebook/delicious the link around? I'm having a personal-best contest to see if this one shows up in more places than the Darth Vader dress!
UPDATED TO ADD: Thanks to Jenny at ChronicallyUncool, the Tetris fabric is now available at Spoonflower! Even better, Jenny's donating her percentage from the sale of this fabric to FIRST, a nonprofit that encourages kids to explore technology. (Two words: Lego contests!)
Labels: stunt_dresses, talks, tetris
posted by Erin @ 1:27 AM
83 Comments:
At Oct 22, 2009 2:06:00 AM,
India said…
Awe. Some.
At Oct 22, 2009 2:10:00 AM,
Birgit / Stitches and Loops said…
Perfect dress for the occasion! Just love it. Show up those power suits!
I wish I had known earlier - this alone might have made it worth attending...
Does one need to be registered to see the live stream? I checked on the website, and it appeared that way.
At Oct 22, 2009 2:42:00 AM,
xstpenguin said…
Fabulous. You are going to create such a stir at that summit! In addition to your words of wisdom of course. Don't worry everyone looks shorter on the web;-)
Gaun yersel hen.
AJ
At Oct 22, 2009 5:32:00 AM,
Gwen said…
Wow! It came out great! :)
I love the confidence and sense of whimsy that it exudes! Have fun!
At Oct 22, 2009 5:44:00 AM,
Packrat said…
That is so cute. Great job!
At Oct 22, 2009 6:40:00 AM,
Nathalie said…
Oooh, that dress is so cool! Such a good pattern for a border fabric too. Love it!
At Oct 22, 2009 8:16:00 AM,
Latter-Day Flapper said…
Oka, that just freakin' rocks.
At Oct 22, 2009 8:22:00 AM,
Sal said…
This dress RULES. I'll put it in my link roundup tomorrow for sure!
At Oct 22, 2009 8:39:00 AM,
Kat said…
"The dress would have been longer, but I cleared a few lines..."
Neat stuff.
At Oct 22, 2009 8:49:00 AM,
Stéphanie said…
FABULOUS !
At Oct 22, 2009 9:43:00 AM,
The Hillbilly Banjo Queen: said…
I admire this dress...and your Vader dress...and your crossword dress...I love all of your dresses. I want to wear crazy, fun things like that. However, I am a chicken. The alphabet is about as crazy as I get. So, seeing someone else wearing an unexpected print on a lovely, fashionable dress is excellent!
At Oct 22, 2009 10:01:00 AM,
Jenny said…
Sweet! Thanks for turning my custom designed dream fabric into a dress! It's great to see it being used as I dreamed it would be. My precious batch of Tetris fabric is still in my to-be-sewn pile. Seeing your finished dress makes me want to move it to the top of the list!
I'll definitely post a link on Chronically Uncool!
At Oct 22, 2009 10:07:00 AM,
stellans said…
Facebook'd!
At Oct 22, 2009 11:00:00 AM,
fabricgirl said…
this came out great!
So, when you talk in front of a crowd, do you imagine all of them in pinned pattern tissue?
At Oct 22, 2009 12:47:00 PM,
the reluctant sewist said…
*sharp intake of breath*
Oh, wow. I want some. Where'd you get it? Spoonflower?
At Oct 22, 2009 12:52:00 PM,
the reluctant sewist said…
Never mind, should have checked the previous tetris entry.
At Oct 22, 2009 1:44:00 PM,
emilyjayne said…
This definitely combines two of my greatest loves - geekery and dresses! Consider yourself tweeted!
At Oct 22, 2009 4:29:00 PM,
dizzle said…
Where can I get some of that fabric!!!
I will twitter this later and mention it on my blog and forum
At Oct 22, 2009 5:05:00 PM,
My 5 Monkeys(Julie) said…
awesome dress
At Oct 22, 2009 5:18:00 PM,
Sheila / Out of the Ashes Collectibles said…
Happy to see someone else look and think Crossword. Definitely a kitschy dress - one of a kind!
At Oct 22, 2009 5:19:00 PM,
Theresa said…
I don't twitter (tweet?) but I will link you on my facebook when I get home.
the dress is fabulous...I have 3 dog dress and chicken dress...
At Oct 22, 2009 6:51:00 PM,
Lisa Simeone said…
Erin, you are amazing. I am sending this link all over creation!
At Oct 22, 2009 7:08:00 PM,
Kalgrl said…
Saw this on twitter this morning (western Australia) what a brilliant dress. Enjoy your day!
At Oct 22, 2009 7:32:00 PM,
greg said…
found this link in my "popular items" menu in google reader. i posted this link on my favorite nerd message board. EVERYONE WILL LOVE IT!
At Oct 22, 2009 8:33:00 PM,
Lizzyk said…
Erin, you are a genius.
At Oct 22, 2009 8:54:00 PM,
Charles said…
i think i might have to feature this on my blog! i'll post it tommorow *wink* i'm totally in love with that amazing dress!!!!!!
At Oct 23, 2009 12:32:00 AM,
Meg said…
How much to buy??? :)
At Oct 23, 2009 6:41:00 AM,
ronnie said…
What a lovely dress!
At Oct 23, 2009 7:01:00 AM,
Barb said…
I love your new dress.
I also love your blog - I've been reading it for a long time and always enjoy it!
Good luck at your talk.
barb
At Oct 23, 2009 8:03:00 AM,
Joys said…
pls put this up on etsy!!!!!!
At Oct 23, 2009 8:28:00 AM,
Isabel said…
This dress is so fantastic!! Wow, I love it.
At Oct 23, 2009 8:52:00 AM,
B said…
Hey, I am from Germany and I want to ask you, if it is possible to buy this incredible dress. My girlfriend will love it. Can you contact me at derb@dragstripgirl.de?
Seriously, that dress is fucking awesome.
At Oct 23, 2009 9:05:00 AM,
Jessica / Lola Vintage Clothing said…
omg, this is SO COOL! I feature a novelty print dress on my blog daily and this is just perfect for that. Thank you for posting. I love stuff like this, and am so happy I found your blog. :D
At Oct 23, 2009 9:24:00 AM,
Jen said…
WOW - it's as if you crawled into my childhood memory bank and brought up a tiny piece of heaven. You have saved what was potentially a disasterous morning - I have duly tweeted! http://twitter.com/scurrilous_j
At Oct 23, 2009 9:49:00 AM,
Pattern Junkie said…
Love love LOVE it! Great job!
At Oct 23, 2009 10:12:00 AM,
Andie said…
I want a dress like this, too. I love "stunt dresses". I'm working on one using "circuit board" print fabric for the "women in technology" luncheon to be held at the 2009 SQL Pass conference.
At Oct 23, 2009 10:40:00 AM,
Anonymous said…
beautiful dress! i saw it via flavorpill's twitter feed...i'm sure you received many compliments! :)
At Oct 23, 2009 11:29:00 AM,
B said…
I love this. Your blog is one of the reasons I started sewing. It made me realize if I wanted a skirt covered in turtles and snails, I could have it!
Tumblr'd: http://isopod.tumblr.com/post/220976672/things-that-make-me-smile-erins-tetris-dress
At Oct 23, 2009 8:22:00 PM,
WendyB said…
This is amazing!
At Oct 23, 2009 11:08:00 PM,
Cori said…
Love. It.
At Oct 24, 2009 3:11:00 AM,
Serendipity Handmade said…
I LOVE TETRIS! I spent many an hour playing that game...your dress is just WONDERFUL! (And I'm jealous!).
At Oct 24, 2009 8:14:00 AM,
Andrea Bohnstedt said…
Fabulosity! Going onto my Facebook instantly.
Greetings from Nairobi!
At Oct 24, 2009 9:24:00 AM,
Annie said…
All I can say is WOW!!!
I love the contrast of the smart sophisticated cut of the dress pared with the whimsy of the Tetras game. IT is amazing and it looks like a ton of work went into it.
BRAVO!
Now i am off to tweet this!
At Oct 24, 2009 11:24:00 AM,
Anna Jane said…
Possibly the coolest thing ever x
At Oct 24, 2009 3:37:00 PM,
christinaof94 said…
LOVE the dress! Someone posted this link on Twitter. :)
I would love to have something like that.
At Oct 24, 2009 6:00:00 PM,
Ashburn Eng said…
possibly giles deacon
At Oct 24, 2009 7:51:00 PM,
minya, warrior seamstress said…
How would I make this border-printed fabric into a circle skirt? Would it be better as a half-circle?
At Oct 24, 2009 8:13:00 PM,
Hannah said…
I LOVE IT!
i'd buy one
At Oct 25, 2009 4:12:00 AM,
Lyall said…
I've told everyone who follows me on twitter and tumblr I'd wear this dress (if I was a woman).
At Oct 25, 2009 2:28:00 PM,
Erin said…
Minya, I don't think this would work as a circle skirt, since the pattern is so up-and-down. But you could print out circle skirt fabric at Spoonflower!
At Oct 25, 2009 4:49:00 PM,
mamafox said…
LOVE IT! Really a spectacular dress.
At Oct 25, 2009 10:19:00 PM,
Alexia said…
OMG! I neeeeed that dress! :)
My boyfriend's still a bit miffed that he can't beat my high score - and he's a pretty badass gamer - but this dress would be just the right amount of gentle rubbin'-it-in. Haha!
Great job!
At Oct 26, 2009 5:46:00 AM,
Katie said…
I love this so so so much! I would buy it in heartbeat.
At Oct 26, 2009 5:54:00 AM,
Mihoriel said…
OMG! I wanna buy this dress =) My boyfriend can't beat my high score and it would be amazing a dress that's my favorite game. If your not selling the dress, can you put up a tutorial?
Amazing job.
At Oct 26, 2009 5:54:00 AM,
Mihoriel said…
OMG! I wanna buy this dress =) My boyfriend can't beat my high score and it would be amazing a dress that's my favorite game. If your not selling the dress, can you put up a tutorial?
Amazing job.
At Oct 26, 2009 6:47:00 AM,
Gavin Bell said…
Wonderful, hope things are well.
At Oct 26, 2009 7:40:00 AM,
Stevy said…
This = the most amazing thing ever. I protect my tweets, but I'll definitely tell my limited pool of readers!
At Oct 26, 2009 10:46:00 AM,
Nicole said…
Erin, what pattern did you use to make this dress? Is it vintage?
At Oct 26, 2009 12:07:00 PM,
Pattern Junkie said…
I blogged about it yesterday! http://patternjunkie.typepad.com/pattern_junkie/2009/10/costume-countdown-sci-fi-madness.html
At Oct 26, 2009 1:03:00 PM,
susank said…
YES! Tetris is my favorite arcade game ever, and this dress is amazing.
At Oct 26, 2009 1:14:00 PM,
j said…
I want this dress! I LOOOve it! Make more!
At Oct 26, 2009 1:14:00 PM,
j said…
I want this dress! I LOOOve it! Make more!
At Oct 26, 2009 3:33:00 PM,
Lost on the Tube said…
OK - so I posted my coveting of this dress on my facebook page, and you've got at least 6 orders. When is it going into production?
At Oct 27, 2009 3:29:00 AM,
Luisa said…
Fantastic!
At Oct 27, 2009 10:01:00 AM,
Cynthia Orjeda said…
AWESOMEEE!! I WANT ITTT!!! HOW YOU DID THE FALLING PIECES??
At Oct 27, 2009 10:31:00 AM,
Tara said…
Amazing dress. I'd love to use the fabric for a tote/purse actually too. Only the design won't open on my computer and I'm not sure who would print it.
May have to see if Spoonflower can print some yardage and sell it to me I guess.
I tweeted and LJ'ed the link.
At Oct 27, 2009 1:22:00 PM,
mike r. baker said…
Absolutely brilliant! I love how the tetris bits have piled up on the bottom of the dress. Even without the tetris inference this would be a great dress.
At Oct 27, 2009 2:18:00 PM,
nadstina said…
um can i buy one?
At Oct 27, 2009 8:42:00 PM,
Carotte + Lychee said…
Your dress is simply amazing! I would like to make one for myself for my xmas party. How much fabric do you estimate I should need for a project like that (I'm a size 9)?
And what kind of fabric did you actually use for the one Quilting weight, Upholstery weight, Organic Cotton Sateen, Organic Cotton Knit, Bamboo/Cotton Rayon?
At Oct 28, 2009 2:32:00 AM,
Rebecca V. O'Neal said…
You are a genius. I may just have to learn to sew...
I love patterns that go from light to dense, usually with floral, but this is INSPIRED!
At Oct 28, 2009 9:26:00 AM,
Eicyak said…
i must have this
At Oct 28, 2009 5:19:00 PM,
Erin said…
Carotte -- I think I bought five yards, but just to make sure I could match the pattern. I ended up with a lot left over. I also bought the quilting, because when I ordered, they didn't have the sateen -- but the sateen would be a better dress weight.
Have fun!
At Oct 29, 2009 9:57:00 AM,
Mimi Jackson said…
Okay, I can't believe I'm the 73rd comment here! I ADORE this dress!
At Nov 2, 2009 9:46:00 AM,
Laura Mantel said…
That dress is so awesome!
You should design more stuff like that..
Really would like to have it!
At Nov 4, 2009 4:44:00 AM,
Kai said…
I placed it here:
http://www.stilsucht.de/11/2009/tetriskleid/
and here:
http://www.notcot.org/post/26043/
Even though I'm a guy. Like the idea a lot.
At Nov 4, 2009 5:13:00 AM,
The Squirrel said…
Wow!
What a wonderful piece of art.
I'm not a dress wearer but I sure see some fantastic curtains made from this fabric!!!!
At Nov 4, 2009 2:33:00 PM,
Katey Dutton said…
i've always been good at tetris...so jealous. rad
At Nov 4, 2009 2:33:00 PM,
Katey Dutton said…
i've always been good at tetris...so jealous. rad
At Nov 4, 2009 2:33:00 PM,
Katey Dutton said…
i've always been good at tetris...so jealous. rad
At Nov 5, 2009 6:38:00 PM,
Charles said…
ps all my guy friends said that dress is amazing!
At Nov 10, 2009 1:44:00 PM,
Veja cecilia said…
I just love that dress, it´s fantastic!
At Nov 13, 2009 3:01:00 AM,
Jorge Segoviano said…
We are a Mexican Coolhunting blog and we found your dress pretty , interesting and suitable for what we do so we made a post about it... hopefully it won't be a problem
http://www.gutenver.tv/2009/11/dress-day-tetris-dress.html
GOOD LUCK!
At Dec 12, 2009 5:13:00 AM,
lofa said…
that's a neat idea. You should make more clothes with tetris blocks on them and sell them at sites like etsy, artfire, etc.
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