After almost a year (and almost $600) my bike is done! The frame was purchased on Craigslist. I took it apart. I stripped it and repainted it lavender. I was able to salvage a lot of parts. I did my best to get used parts before I got new ones ( Yellow Bike, Frankenbike, and…
In the last week I have destroyed a giant heap of sweaters (high end sweaters) to produce 9 hat/scarf sets. There are also a few unmatched hats and scarves. You might say that is awesome. But it’s not. The only reason that happened is because I am in a bad mood, and when that happens…
So I made some progress with the heap o’ sweaters. Today I made 5 hats. 4 with brims and the other is a funky cloche. I also removed the collars from two sweaters. I plan on hemming them and wearing them in the near future (winter is here). I started work on the cape (that’s…
On October 10th, I successfully made it through my first fashion show. The theme was the creative reuse of materials. All of the designers were supposed to transform past decades’ throwaways into today’s striking fashions. The organizers wanted to showcase the talent and creativity of Austin’s independent DIY fashion designers, makeup artists & models. I wasn’t…
So, I wanted to include a pair of shorts in my collection for the Treasure City Fashion Show. After seeing these shorts by Laura Dawson (and a few others Stella McCartney, Roca Wear, JOIE,“ and Haute Hippie). So how did I do it?
So Claire discovered the similarities between the skirt I made for the Treasure City Fashion Show and this one in Phillip Lim’s Spring 2009 Collection I made my skirt from an existing lined tiered silk skirt that had an unfortunate accident in the wash. I started by cutting the silk skirt into strips. I took…
I don’t knit or crochet. But that isn’t going to stop me. You can cut out sweaters just like fabric if you felt them in the wash a little bit. “ You can sew them on the sewing machine with a zig zag stitch or by hand and you can make some amazing things. I received…
So I have decided that I want a wool capelet. This is a little ridiculous because I live in Texas and will probably wear it twice. They were all over the fashion week runway and I really dig this one from Michael Kors. “ “ I have a charcoal colored wool circle skirt that I will use…
This year I participated in Blackmail’s Little Black Dress Contest. This was the invite “A woman without a little black dress has no future.” Coco Chanel’s words might be ones to live by. Celebrate Chanel with South Congress Avenue boutique Blackmail, which is starting its first Little Black Dress Design Contest. Students, crafters, home sewers…
I must admit that I am not a fashion magazine subscriber right now. I used to get W but I gave up because it was too hard to keep track of things I liked. Google images is a much faster reference for me. I can download the images to a folder on my computer for…
