A Little Freddie

The pattern for the LITTLE FREDDIE VEST, in girls sizes 7 to 10, is now available through my Etsy shop.  

  

  

A big thank you to Evie who volunteered to be my model for the afternoon.  

Evie's vest is made from two Liberty prints, Milliner Grey for the front and Axion Grey for the lining. The outer back is in a fabric called Elephant's Back and all were found at Tessuti in Melbourne.

Hybrid

A little cross pollination happening in the studio.

What do you get when you cross a BUSTLE BACK MINI with a LICKETY-SPLIT SKIRT?

The fabric for the skirt was found at Tessuti in Melbourne and shot by photographer James Cole during filming in the Nicholas Building.

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.