It’s the time of year when the urge suddenly comes over us all to make paper chains, spray fake snow and drape everything with tinsel. To help you create your most stylish Christmas ever, we asked some of our favourite designers to get Christmas DIY-ing, and create something that can definitely be tried at home.
DOLCE & GABANNA’S CHRISTMAS ANGEL
Moulting tinsel and seen-better-days baubles; if you’ve dusted off your box of decorations and found it distinctly lacking in Christmas sparkle, then we have just what you need – your very own high-fashion angel! This decorative little lovely was created for us by Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana, the Milanese duo whose exuberant sensual aesthetic has dominated the catwalks of Milan for over 29 years. With her fitted bustier and wings in traditional a Sicilian print, the Dolce and Gabbana angel has all the hallmarks of an iconic Dolce design. ‘We LOOOOVE Christmas!,’ the designers tell us. ‘It’s the best day of the year, the one with the most mystery and joy. We have dinner with our families on the 24th. Then on the 25th we all have a big lunch and the menu is dedicated to the north of Italy: pasta and meat with the traditional panettone. Every year we create our own Christmas tree with the decorations that we buy during our trips and we always do a “nativity scene” with big statues that come from the Neapolitan tradition. To make your own angel, simply click the links below to print off the templates. Pin the limbs together with brass split pins (available from any stationers), and, using a piece of sparkly fabric, glue a skirt to the underneath of the angel's corset.
PRINT OFF THE FRONT OF ANGEL'S BODY HERE
PRINT OFF THE BACK OF THE ANGEL'S BODY HERE
PRINT OFF THE FRONT AND BACK OF THE CORSET HERE
PRINT OFF THE WINGS HERE
PRINT OFF THE FRONT OF THE WINGS HERE
STEPHEN JONES’ HIGH-FASHION HAT
Infinitely superior to your average Christmas hat, this fun felt creation has been created exclusively for Grazia by Stephen Jones OBE, the man behind the millinery magic of some of the world’s biggest catwalks, from Comme des Garcons to Louis Vuitton and from Marc Jacobs to Christian Dior.
· Preparation time: 15 Minutes
· Making time: 1 Hour
· You will need:
· Green Felt 120cm x 25cm
· Scissors
· Needle and green thread or sewing machine
· Christmas tinsel
· Sparkly thread or wool
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Print off the template below to cut out four Christmas tree shapes using the green felt.
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Line two of the Christmas tree edges together from the top to the base, and hand stitch or machine, using green thread along the branch edge.
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Repeat the process with the remaining two pieces
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Align the two sets together to make the final Christmas tree shape and stitch together from top to base
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Measure the tinsel to go around the bottom edge of the tree and cut to size. Hand-stitch the tinsel to the base of the tree.
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Cut a small piece of tinsel for the top of the tree. Hand-stitch the ball of tinsel to the top of the tree.
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Voila! You have your very own Christmas tree party hat ready for the festive season!
FOR THE HAT, CLICK HERE TO PRINT OFF THE TEMPLATE
