I'm sure by now you have all heard the news (at least those of you who are into fashion like me).
Dior has suspended John Galliano while they investigate the alleged anti-Semitic remarks that landed the designer in jail last night.
I have been a fan of Galliano since I was at Uni studying Fashion, which is well over 15 years now, so I was completely shocked to hear this yesterday.
I hope the allegations are not proven to be true.
Saturday, 26 February 2011
Tuesday, 22 February 2011
London Fashion Week - Roksanda Ilincic AW 2011
London fashion week started a few days ago and I was fortunate enough to be given a ticket for the Roksanda Ilincic show which happened today at 12.45pm.
For those of you not familiar with her work, Michelle Obama recently wore one of her dresses when she met the Chinese President Hu Jintao.
The show was amazing......Roksanda is known for using some of the most exquisite colours in her collections and she did not disappoint with this one either. Some of my favourite colours from her show included burgundy, light grey and cobalt blue.
I adored the details she introduced such as chunky zips down the back of really delicate silk dresses. The contrast between hard and soft really was great. Another detail I loved was her use of what looked like oversize sequins with pearl centres - again, the hard and soft contrast was beautiful on the cream pieces that were shown.
I found overall the collection to be very feminine and very wearable. She designs clothes that women really want to wear and that have that longevity we all want from our clothes, especially in this time of economic downturn.
Her clothes are not cheap, but I personally believe that you would wear them season after season without getting tired of them.
I have already hinted to the hubby that I saw some really great pieces that I want, and with my birthday coming up in June.....who knows?!
I could have shown the entire collection as I loved it so much, but instead opted to select my favourite pieces. All photos are from Style.com, where you can see the entire collection.
Have a great Tuesday
X
For those of you not familiar with her work, Michelle Obama recently wore one of her dresses when she met the Chinese President Hu Jintao.
The show was amazing......Roksanda is known for using some of the most exquisite colours in her collections and she did not disappoint with this one either. Some of my favourite colours from her show included burgundy, light grey and cobalt blue.
I adored the details she introduced such as chunky zips down the back of really delicate silk dresses. The contrast between hard and soft really was great. Another detail I loved was her use of what looked like oversize sequins with pearl centres - again, the hard and soft contrast was beautiful on the cream pieces that were shown.
I found overall the collection to be very feminine and very wearable. She designs clothes that women really want to wear and that have that longevity we all want from our clothes, especially in this time of economic downturn.
Her clothes are not cheap, but I personally believe that you would wear them season after season without getting tired of them.
I have already hinted to the hubby that I saw some really great pieces that I want, and with my birthday coming up in June.....who knows?!
I could have shown the entire collection as I loved it so much, but instead opted to select my favourite pieces. All photos are from Style.com, where you can see the entire collection.
Have a great Tuesday
X
Friday, 11 February 2011
Blythe work in progress
I mentioned before that I am now freelance sewing for a couple of days a week for some up and coming independent designers.
On the days i'm not freelancing, I have been working on adding some more items in my Etsy shop as well as adding pictures on Flickr.
At the moment, I have been knitting these cute little Blythe hats with hand made pompoms and crochet ties.
All the yarns are 100% Cotton in a double knit yarn. I made them on 2 3/4mm needles.
They are really quick and easy to make and that is really what I find gratifying about making Blythe clothes and accessories.
Have a great Friday. X
On the days i'm not freelancing, I have been working on adding some more items in my Etsy shop as well as adding pictures on Flickr.
At the moment, I have been knitting these cute little Blythe hats with hand made pompoms and crochet ties.
All the yarns are 100% Cotton in a double knit yarn. I made them on 2 3/4mm needles.
They are really quick and easy to make and that is really what I find gratifying about making Blythe clothes and accessories.
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| Completed colours |
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| Red colourway |
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| Pale pink colourway just started |
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| Aoki in blue colourway |
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| Aoki in yellow colourway |
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| Aoki in cream colourway |
Saturday, 5 February 2011
Decisions Made
I have been taking some well deserved time out to decide what I want to do and what direction I will be taking in terms of my next career move.
Having been made redundant just before Christmas, it has taken me a while to adjust to being at home again.
Whilst this was good for the first few weeks, I quickly realised that I need to fill my days with activites in order to avoid my days just becoming a routine.
With this in mind, I have been doing all the thing that I wish I could do when I was working full time, including going to museums and exhibitions, trawling around antique shops and fairs.
I have found that I have been factoring in doing this every week and it has been great!
On the work front, I have been applying for full time Senior Design positions (I've had one interview so far and I'm waiting for feedback from the agency) and in the meantime, I have been undertaking some freelance sewing work for an up and coming designer. This has kept me busy for a few weeks.
I have also had the time to finally increase my Etsy inventory and have made the decision to only concentrate on making Blythe items for now.
Here are some of my newest items
Have a great Saturday X
Having been made redundant just before Christmas, it has taken me a while to adjust to being at home again.
Whilst this was good for the first few weeks, I quickly realised that I need to fill my days with activites in order to avoid my days just becoming a routine.
With this in mind, I have been doing all the thing that I wish I could do when I was working full time, including going to museums and exhibitions, trawling around antique shops and fairs.
I have found that I have been factoring in doing this every week and it has been great!
On the work front, I have been applying for full time Senior Design positions (I've had one interview so far and I'm waiting for feedback from the agency) and in the meantime, I have been undertaking some freelance sewing work for an up and coming designer. This has kept me busy for a few weeks.
I have also had the time to finally increase my Etsy inventory and have made the decision to only concentrate on making Blythe items for now.
Here are some of my newest items
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| Handmade Check Knickers |
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| Handmade Broderie Anglaise Knickers |
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| Handmade Blouse with Openwork stripe and pinspot |
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| Handmade Blouse, Skirt and hand knitted hat |
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| Handmade felt beret and hand crochet flower trim |
Tuesday, 21 December 2010
Apologies.......Changes
Hi All,
It's been well over 2 months since my last blog post!!! so I apologise for that. I even missed my own blogging birthday!!!
So much has happened in my personal life that I felt I had to take a break from alot of things to focus and get my head together.
At the moment I am no longer working full time. My boss decided she couldn't handle trying to run two businesses simultaneously and decided, unfortunately to cease the fashion business that I was working with her on.
My first priority on learning this was going to happen was to put my portfolio together and if you have ever had to do this, you know it takes a while to get it to the stage where you are really happy with it. Although I got it done, I didn't want to apply for another job straightaway, but instead I have decided to use the holiday time to rest, plan and organise some things while I have the time to do so. I have included a few pages from my portfolio to share with you.
I am thinking of re introducing Womenswear back into my Etsy shop, but I am looking at the best way to do it. I didn't relist the items when the listings expired, as I felt the items were a little Summer in style and fabric and due to making the bridesmaid dresses, was unable to make any new styles to add in. Womenswear has always been the thing that I like to make best and I guess I find it really easy because it is the thing I also do in my full time job.
I also have been getting alot of comments from friends and random strangers lately on the vintage dresses I have been wearing out to various functions, so another idea is to perhaps introduce a vintage element into my Etsy shop also or even as another side line - I 'm not entirely sure. See, this is what happens when you come out of working fulltime, you suddenly see things differently and you seem to have lots of ideas springing into your head!
Will keep you posted on everything.
Have a great evening. X
It's been well over 2 months since my last blog post!!! so I apologise for that. I even missed my own blogging birthday!!!
So much has happened in my personal life that I felt I had to take a break from alot of things to focus and get my head together.
At the moment I am no longer working full time. My boss decided she couldn't handle trying to run two businesses simultaneously and decided, unfortunately to cease the fashion business that I was working with her on.
I am thinking of re introducing Womenswear back into my Etsy shop, but I am looking at the best way to do it. I didn't relist the items when the listings expired, as I felt the items were a little Summer in style and fabric and due to making the bridesmaid dresses, was unable to make any new styles to add in. Womenswear has always been the thing that I like to make best and I guess I find it really easy because it is the thing I also do in my full time job.
I also have been getting alot of comments from friends and random strangers lately on the vintage dresses I have been wearing out to various functions, so another idea is to perhaps introduce a vintage element into my Etsy shop also or even as another side line - I 'm not entirely sure. See, this is what happens when you come out of working fulltime, you suddenly see things differently and you seem to have lots of ideas springing into your head!
Will keep you posted on everything.
Have a great evening. X
Tuesday, 31 August 2010
Back On Track
After a long absence, I am back! As I mentioned before, I had a mega wedding i was making the dresses for and was so busy. That is all over and done and although I am in the middle of doing another wedding for the end of September, it's only 5 dresses and 4 cravats and handkerchiefs, so I am less stressed about it.
Here are some images of the dress in progress. I am waiting to get some official photographs from the bride which will show all of the bridesmaid dresses also.
The bride decided she wanted to wear Gold instead of white, ivory or cream. The bridesmaid dresses were in dark chocolate satin with a gold and cream sash. I also made a netted hooped underskirt with a train to give the dress a little body.
The fabric for the bride's dress was douppion and the bridesmaid dresses were in crepe back satin.
Have a great morning. X
Have a great morning. X
Monday, 9 August 2010
Apologies......
So sorry that I have been out of action in posting for so long! My mega wedding took place on Saturday and despite the fact that I still have one more wedding to do for September, I am feeling really relieved to have acomplished it. 8 bridesmaid dresses, plus the brides dress! Pictures will be posted soon.
In the meantime, have a great Monday! X
In the meantime, have a great Monday! X
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