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Design manifesto

11/02/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized5 Comments on Design manifesto

I came across this on outsapop, and yeah, says it all really. However, I’d just like to expound on my personal philosophy on the subtle differences between inspiration and copying, and a further explanation on my label “own design” that…

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By the lake

10/02/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized6 Comments on By the lake

Today the sky is grey and white; the sun is veiled behind an impenetrable smudgy mattress and there’s a cool sharp tang in the air; such a relief after a hot few days.  For those of us who like photography;…

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Gelato colours

09/02/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized5 Comments on Gelato colours

When wearing pastels, especially head-to-toe, one is in danger of looking sticky sickly sweet.  Additionally if the silhouette is too “safe” you may come across as grandmotherly or queen-motherish.  An outfit of this type needs some elements of hard-edge or…

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Birthday girl

08/02/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized9 Comments on Birthday girl

Today is my daughter’s birthday…. Happy birthday, sweets!  So I really wanted to feature her for today’s post.  Luckily she hasn’t started uni yet and she agreed to pose for me.  She’s wearing a dress I made about three years…

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Tea Cosy, specimen 11

07/02/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized4 Comments on Tea Cosy, specimen 11

This is the tea cosy I knitted for my friend A for her birthday.  It’s actually the very first tea cosy I made out of all of them and I love its little bobbles.  It’s made from Jo Sharp wool;…

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Khaki and lace

06/02/201021/12/2016 CarolynUncategorized4 Comments on Khaki and lace

Today I look a little like I’m on safari.  Hilarious, considering the only wildlife around the beach here is birds, possums, the odd bobtail and Sienna. I know I showcased this olive skirt only recently, paired with a rainbow of…

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Wardrobe Refashion, project 5

05/02/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized12 Comments on Wardrobe Refashion, project 5

Has anyone seen the Vivienne Westwood Spring/Summer 2010 collection, a parade which included what looks like Frankenstein-ed business shirts jammed together in magnificent artistic disarray, at left; sigh, pure gorgeousness incarnate, no?  I think Vivienne Westwood is a design genius,…

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Teal dress and, er, white lacy thing

04/02/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized4 Comments on Teal dress and, er, white lacy thing

I apologise in advance for the appearance of a yet another white lacy number.  I actually made this about a year ago and don’t wear it very much, especially not since I became aware of and then started feeling embarrassed…

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