Category Archive: Savers

In which I support Savers (again)

To those of you who work full time, it will come as no surprise that having an office job tends to limit your output of sewing/crafting/making stuff out of crap. I’ve recently re-learnt… Continue reading

T-dress times two

Do you remember this dress?   More to the point, did I ever actually post about the original refashioning that I did on it? I was sure I had, which is why I didn’t… Continue reading

Sizing things up (er, down)

To my dear readers, I know that this blog is mainly about DIY and all things eco/fashion, but today I’m going to have a little chat (read: vague rant) about garment sizing. Last… Continue reading

From tent dress to temptress (?!)

 As regular readers of this blog would know, I’m rather partial to batik and African prints. So there was no way I was going to pass up this tent… er… dress… when I… Continue reading

Vintage surprise

As if perfectly synchronised with the greater public’s mood after a hot, sunny weekend filled with swims in crystal clear waters at the beach with blue skies overhead, today in Melbourne, at the… Continue reading

Double dose of DIY

It’s a sad fact of life that all good things must come to an end, holidays in particular. I’ve had three whole weeks off but am back to the daily grind tomorrow –… Continue reading

Lady Grey

How do you decide what to wear to big events? Usually (in Melbourne, at least) the weather has a big say in things and I leave everything to the last minute, but the… Continue reading

Crushing on 100% royan

If there’s one thing blogging’s great for, it’s helping you push style boundaries. Crushed velvet has never been one of my favourite materials, in fact, in my mind, it rates right up there… Continue reading

Step by step account of Savers catwalk show

At the risk of boring you, I’m putting up another post about the Savers Mill Park opening event last Wednesday night. It’s a fairly blow-by-blow account, so those of you who just want… Continue reading

Catwalk debut in Mill Park

Where is Mill Park, I hear you ask… I asked exactly that question when I was invited to be a model in the Mill Park Savers store opening fashion show. I freely admit… Continue reading