Baby Clothes

My niece turned one a couple of weeks ago and much to my sisters horror I made her a collection of Marni inspired outfits to celebrate the occasion.  My love of Marni is no secret and these shots are from the brilliant resort 2011 collection.

A strawberry blonde with pale skin like me I mixed together prints and textures in greenish tones.  They may never see the light of day so here are my favourites.  All of the fabrics came from Tessuti in Melbourne as did the Japanese pattern book; the printed bias binding was found at L'uccello.

 

 

 

  

Movie mood board

 Creating a mood board brings ideas into focus.  In just an instant its possible to convey the essence of your plan to others in a way that words alone could not achieve. 

These are just some of the references I've collected over the past few weeks as I prepare to shoot my fashion epic.  Also included....music, fonts, colours, book covers, fabrics and the odd bit of invaluable advice!

 

 

The 4 shots at the top of the page are mine; Alfred and Ingrid were found on-line.

Vintage pattern makeover

Take one second hand pattern from the 70's, add some liberty print florals found at Patchwork on Central Park....and voilà! a whole new way to wear your RA RA.

The pattern for the halter top underwent quite a few fit adjustments before I was happy.  When using vintage patterns a quick sample made up in calico is highly recommended.

The pattern for the RA RA SKIRT is available from my Etsy shop in Australian sizes 6-14.

Favourites

Knee deep in half finished samples and piles of fabric as I prepare for a shoot at the end of the month (including my first attempt at mini movie making - so exciting!) I'm taking some time out to look at my favourites from the Summer 2013 shows.
 
New York, London, Milan and Paris

A stand out from New York fashion week would have to be the collection from Proenza Schouler; I highly recommend a look through all the detail shots.

Crochet used to join panels of laser cut leather; high tech precision mixed with old world craft! 

In London Christopher Kane mixed fabrics creating surface textures that looked almost futuristic. 

 

The shoes are amazing!

Always a favourite Marni was uncharacteristically devoid of print which as one commentator correctly pointed out makes you examine the cuts and proportions more closely.  

 

More shoes for my wish list!!!

 

My absolute favourite for the entire season would have to be Dries Van Noten.  A dreamy mixture of feminine and masculine skillfully combined; the colour palette is just perfection!

Finally another brilliant show from Paris, the normally dark Rick Owens showed his signature style in an almost angelic colour scheme.

I look at these collections not to copy but to be inspired.  Copying in my opinion is not flattery but straight out theft and it disturbs me when I see chain stores lazily knocking off high end fashion rather than employing a designer.  

I am inspired by the work of these amazing artists, inspired to try new fabric and trim combinations, explore different colour options and textures and for the pure enjoyment of looking at what is wearable art.  

There were lots of other collections which I loved, check out Fendi, Miu Miu and Celine....so many others!

Lowriding

Another version of the LOW RIDER this time in a Liberty print cotton and above, my dream car...one of them anyway.

The pattern for the LOW RIDER is available in Australian sizes 8-14 from my Etsy shop.  The Liberty print called Ellie Ruth came from Tessuti in Melbourne.