“Greige”; not a word found in any dictionary, but one adopted by the fashion industry to describe this colour that is not quite grey, not quite beige… I love it. And going by my latest fabric shopping binge carefully-considered…
Tag: own design
Chambray shirt
After finishing my chambray/denim dress I had a leetle bit of the fabric leftover, too much for scraps, not enough for another garment. I had enough for the fronts of this shirt. So then had to go back for some…
It’s a jungle…
Self Stitched September: Day 6; Trying to zip my way through my winter options now as the weather heats up, and truthfully I’m a little roasting in this jumper here today…! I was very inspired by the Marc Jacobs A/W…
Urban Sport style
Self-Stitched September, day 4… I made this black parka a few years ago, completely inspired by the “urban sport” vibe of the Marni Spring/Summer 2007 collection, anyone remember this sort of look? Although I copied the shape and style from…
Darning; a how to
First of all, I’d like to thank you for your brilliant suggestions for my style statement! As I read them I just thought, well, how nice everyone was … thankyou all for “getting” me. It’s really hard to assess yourself…
Style Statements…
Personal style blogs, anyone? Personally, I adore personal style blogs. I just love to look at clothing choices, how people interpret and use fashion, and am fascinated by the ability of clothes to express one’s personality somehow. People-watching is such…
New use for a hole-y old top
Another re-fashioning project has been completed… yay… This pure wool top is a pretty shade of pink but had developed some nasty big holes over summer storage. I continued to wear it as a thermal for a while, with its…
Pink lace dress
I’ve made a new dress for spring, but I’ve persuaded Bessie to model it for today… because I’ve started to think about Self-Stitched September coming up where I’ll be documenting my handmade daily outfits everyday (hope that’s not going to…
