2009-03-29

Space & Lace


Today it was almost warm enough to wear these outfits. But only in direct sunlight. Almost. Ok it was still pretty chilly. I am eagerly anticipating summer with a large stash of scarf dresses and sheer odds and ends in my closet.

The first outfit was made from some fabric I bought at Dressew when I went shopping for trim for my sweater. This pattern elicited a surprised "oooh" and just refused to be place back onto the shelf. I've been looking for a blurry/spacy/marbled print dress for a while. I guess I just had to make one for myself. I experimented with new ways of tying the fabric here, a nice change from the usual wrap around the neck style.



Pardon the mess. I was chasing the light and had no other choice of location. My grandmother just bought new furniture for the entire downstairs.



The texture on my white skirt below is a little blown out... Drat. The top was thrifted by my mum. She thought I'd like it and she was right. Although it wasn't love at first sight, it was definitely love at first wear.

That handsome German shepherd is my uncle's. He's still a puppy but he's getting very big. He kept poking his nose through the fence trying to get my attention.



The sweater I was working on in the previous post is all finished now! I took a few photos of it as well but I'll post them later.

19 comments:

MONI said...

You are amazing!!! so creative and stylish, love them all.
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Kakai said...

Lovin' the DIY dress! Can you share how you did it? :)

Cruz said...

I love the dress and the top. The dress reminds me a bit of the new Balenciaga ones for f/w 09/10 for whatever reason.

Amelia said...

I adore the dress and the lacy top. Sun is so nice.

Hannah said...

I love your style.

Anthea said...

These are gorgeous photos of you! Great pieces too!

jo said...

i love that print on the first dress! it's spacey but it's not like sci fi geeky ugly kind spacey. it's really pretty! great find (:

Dr. Debonaire said...

I can't believe you make these dresses! They're so cool!

Cari said...

Wow you are very talented! http://isnotfashion.blogspot.com/

Lainey said...

The shape of that dress is so amazing! And the colors are so vibrant!

Wanderlusting said...

You made that? You are amazing - I am tres tres impressed here. Ever think about making them to sell cuz I would snatch that off you in a second (mmm love DresSew too!)

*Lusty*

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Alice X said...

i just died. that dress is unbelievable. just curious but what's your job? hope you don't mind me asking but you are amazing at making these things.

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alexandra grecco said...

that 1st dress is amazing! so talented. xox

Lydia said...

I'm curious as to how you made the dress...it's amazing! You look gorgeous in these pictures :)

Eunice said...

Wow that dress looks wonderful - you really made that yourself? Please please please show us how!

Anonymous said...

I loooooooove that dress!!!! What are the pattern details?

gracie said...

love love love e prints / style of your dress :))

would buy a piece from you if you are selling your works next time! haa

cheerios
gracie

Becoming Fearless said...

really that dress is beautiful - i can't believe you made it yourself... i wish i could make something even half as beautiful!

looks great.

Mathilde x

Vancouverista said...

that blue/green dress could be straight off the Lanvin runway!
love it