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.

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. 

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!

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.

208 princess of china

little drawings inspired by friends ruby and liam. 

206 halfway

Not quite sure why I'm still making jumpers... ./but. As a variation of my cuddly hoody of the other day I made this grey marle version with quilted detailing. The plan is for eyelets and pockets as well but I quite enjoyed the easiness of it at this stage.....

205 easy as

Shirt for a lazy Sunday. There's something awesome about the nothingness of beige linen.

204 recycled

I made this from fabrics I scored from the Ruby sale the other day. I am so in love with the white floral mesh find - the weave is just so perfectly spaced. What's more, it's actually an old curtain/drape thing, lolz! How's that for recycling. I love how it's ended up to be this strange mix of a curtainish Asianish vintage looking mini dress.




In other news, we've been babysitting my cousin's twins the last few days. I go on and on about them. They just sooo cute.

203 free fridayz

OMG such nice weather today. Today I was treated to a free facial and a free beautiful furry skirt from Celine Rita. Thanks to my cousin and Celine,.. Cool!

202 bleached

photos: Oyster mag, model.net.nz, fashiongonerogue

200 up with the birds

I'm really into the idea of high fashion street wear at the moment. I made this hoody as an initial test, and the only fabric I could find to practice on was this embossed polka dot fluffy all-round goodness. Feeling pretty good about it as it was a first for testing hoods, pockets, eyelets... etc etc! Now all I need is a longer cord. Lollls.

199 life on the nickel

Pretty stoked with these awesome buys at the Ruby garage sale today. So lucky to avoid all the chaos too.



And very chuffed for all this amazing fabric I get to play with now!! Free fabric is just the bees knees. Yay.

198 ruby garage sale

Get to it! Lots of goodies to be gotten, including some of my faves from last winter below. Including lots of shoes!