220 bag

i made a bag of goodies for nicky, who is going away for a while, it is based on the classic paper bag shape.

219 blue meanies

Made a shirt dress, simple easy. This is all I have to say.

218 top five musical thoughts of the day

1. it really annoys me when you add songs into itunes and it orders them backwards because of 'date added'
2. i end up adding songs into itunes one by one backwards. reverse psychology
3. if you wanted more reasons to shop at ruby, this week if you go in you get a free and awesome cd with purchase, celebrating nz music month with rather awesome artists
4. tomorrow is coldplay presale, and then i looked at photos from the last concert, and then i remembered mercury rev?!?!! wtf does anyone remember!!
5. depending if you are partial to weirdness,.. or not, you could watch this -

217 ice reign

I was recently in Wellington and discovered the most awesome Mel-like silk fabric ever. Period. If Mel were to design a fabric I think it would be this. Anyway her burthday was soon so I decided to spin her a short sleeve shirt. And I made a fun bag to put it in. I have just woken up here.




And then I decided I was jealous of Mel having the shirt so I made one for myself. I found these awezome faceted gemstone buttons which are just the right amount of sparkle, and the bottom bit is this awesomely textured silk that I got when I was in New York. I love short sleeve shirts. 

216 top five musical thoughts of the day

1. the ends of songs should have more care
2. nick valensi used to be very good looking, such a shame
3. i am going to start playing recorder again
4. beyonce should come to new zealand
5. the black keys are coming to new zealand

215 deena

SOOO yeah, after two months off this thing.. A lot has changed in the past two months! I still want to keep this thing alive, even though I won't have as much time now. I made my lovely friend Deena this dress for a special occasion at the end of last year. Simple and elegant and everything about it just looks so good on her!

214 various artists?

Really really stoked to have acquired these two beauties, thanks Minty :) Locals Henrietta Harris and Kelly Thompson are wonderful gems. Both are limited edition oldies, only 100 prints of each were made!


Henrietta Harris, Red Pants



Kelly Thompson, Come?

213 american eulogy

Self take bathroom shot ftw. But the real point is, I've gone crazy over this fabric and my newly made summer shirt and shorts. The fabric is a Karen Walker light and fine silk cotton that I just got from the Global Fabrics sale. Apart from being a mare to work with (perhaps why there was so much at Global in the first place..), it's really quite special. It has a white sheen to it which in some light make the fabric look completely and softly washed out, yet under direct light reveal a sparkly metallic shimmer! It's totally bonkers.

I was really into the idea of using the strict stripes to make a well thought out minimalistic kind of shirt. No fuss. Hence short sleeves, box shaped, with a hidden button placket and square pocket that just camouflages right in. I'm obsessed with detail so everything ends in blue stripe (collar, pocket, hems). The shorts are obviously more suited to the pajama variety. But I don't care, my new day outfit is SORTED. Matching Americana is going to be so fun.

ps. anyone got a job for me?

212 the wider sun

Love and definitely inspired by Phillip Lim's Spring 2012 collection. The pastels and loose shapes are just so natural and beautiful. I found this amazing sunset silk amongst my piles and ended up with a relaxed day dress. The knee length and relax fit is really what I dig.

211 mail bag

Made this envelope clutch bag. Perfect size to fit all my crap without looking full at all!

210 what the water gave me

Beautiful tie dye fabric you may have seen on the 'boating' styles at Ruby this summer. I love how the visual is so outright explosively painterly yet also kind of mothy and subdued by the colours. An easy sleeveless shirt for summer (what summer//??????) and another cross over back top, shown off on my beautiful mannequin which was a 21st present from all my lovely architecture friends who I do not see nearly enough anymore. happy new y e a r ! I miss all my friends overseas.