Tokyo is absolutely brilliant for the fabric loving visitor… it even has its own fabric district!!!! how cool is that? very, that’s what. Nippori is the most well-known place in Tokyo to shop for fabric, but this is my third visit to the city so…
Tag: inspiration
Aurelio Costarella retrospective and FrockStars at the WA Museum
Just some eye candy 🙂 … in an uncharacteristic, er, fashion, our very own WA Museum is currently showing two fashion exhibitions. Perth’s Aurelio Costarella has a 30 year retrospective happening concurrently with Frock Stars, a selection of iconic garments by…
Modern Love exhibition at the Bendigo Art Gallery
If you are fortunate enough to be in Victoria any time this summer then hie thee to the Bendigo Art Gallery to view the Modern Love exhibition, a selection from the archives of the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising Museum…
Linda Jackson; at the NGV
above: at left; silk chiffon gown; at right, screen printed kimono jacket I was idly sorting out my phone the other day, and came across some pictures I snapped at the Linda Jackson Bush Couture exhibition, held in the National…
Sweet nothings
Recently I received the Very Inspiring Blog award from pdiddly, janessewandtell and also from EmSewCrazy, thank you so much Pauline, Jane and Emily! But I just had to laugh a little bit… my 2012 round-up post attracted a comment, Anonymous of…
Wedgwood blue damask, with brass zips
A new dressy-wess! This is dress 109 from the Burdastyle magazine issue 09/2008, part of the Pattern Pyramid spoils that I had my clutches on for One Glorious Week! I did manage to trace off a couple more of the treasures within…
With Military Precision
My most recent creation: a jacket! made using pattern 104 from the Burdastyle magazine 09/2008 from the Pattern Pyramid giveaway. Uber cool, yes? I think so. Flicking through the magazine; the military style of this jacket with the double breasted…
A tee or three
I have made a few new Tshirts… I’ve noticed a few examples of mixing and matching different colour and/or width stripes in the one Tshirt, and decided to have a go at adding something like to my wardrobe; using up…
