Zero-waste (and nearly zero-waist) dress
You might have seen this photo last week if you follow me on Instagram, but I thought I’d share it here because it makes a nice change from my usual selfies in front of… Continue reading
Category Archive: colour crazy
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From cover-up to mini-caftan
Whether we like it or not, work tends to have a major influence on how we dress. But it wasn’t my part-time office gig that inspired today’s DIY – rather, it was a story my editor there… Continue reading
1930s Commercial Art
For most people, weekends are a chance to relax and get out of office wear. But at a “superheroes and villains” costume party I went to on the weekend, I dressed in an… Continue reading
Colour & crochet
A little while ago (well, fine, if you want to be picky, it was more than a year ago) I bought yet another not-quite-right garment at an op shop. Like a simple-minded bird,… Continue reading
Frida Kahlo had a monkey…
… and I have a cat. But our outfits are kind of similar. Well, at least I think so. (photo from here) I bought this skirt made from Thai silk about two years… Continue reading
Reasons to be cheerful
Just a quick wrap up of what’s made me smile this week. Vintage earrings for a few dollars each, from Oakleigh Market last Sunday. I only found out about the market very recently… Continue reading
Reddy to take on the world
When work makes you feel like this, you know it’s time to get some colour back into your life (yes, more gratuitous use of cute cat pics to illustrate a tenuous link to… Continue reading
Fashion week #3
So, thanks to my own laziness last week and then Blogger deciding to crash, this post is even more outdated than I planned, but better late than never, right?The weather was bright and… Continue reading
Future op-tions
Although Self-stitched September is the ideal opportunity to showcase (read: show off) stuff I’ve made, the combination of crappy weather, being either too busy to actually get photos of my outfits or housebound… Continue reading