From Paris to Los Gatos, by way of Monte Sereno
Pink prom dresses, 14-year-old Gabrielle Rothschild is a Fisher Middle School student by day and a fashion designer in her spare time. She opens her first sample sale and trunk show later this week when her designs go on sale at Heidi's Boutique, a downtown Los Gatos shop that caters to the junior market. That's how Los Gatos fits into her plans.
Paris fashionistas inspire her designs, and since she lives in Monte Sereno, that completes the circle.
Gabrielle has been working for months to complete 25 dresses, blouses, pajamas and a few pairs of shorts that will be included in the show. "There are long gowns, flouncy short gowns and more casual play dresses," Gabrielle said. One hot pink and black party dress has 14 yards of tulle in the underneath skirt, so it's one of the flouncy gowns.
Gabrielle and store owner Heidi Rehbock are still deciding how much to charge for the one-of-a-kind outfits
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Gabrielle taught herself to sew when she was still in grade school. "I started hand sewing at 9 or 10, then I started using my mom's old sewing machine at 11," she said. "When I turned 12, I got a new machine for Christmas."
To some extent, Gabrielle uses commercial patterns that she
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Once the trunk show is over, Gabrielle plans to start all over again. "I'll sketch out an entire collection, then buy the fabric and make everything," she said. "No more deadlines. I'm going to take my time."Topics related articles:
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