So I Found the End of the Rainbow Yesterday . . .

just taken whilst driving (shhh) on my way to work yesterday

Stumble Upon Discoveries . . . .

Just a few things I found on Stumble Upon, that I wanted to share. . . . 

Do O.P.I do chrome nail polish yet?

Moleskine Magic

The Moleskine,

A notebook once used by Van Gogh, Hemmingway, Chatwin and Picasso.

a book which has held numerous notes, recordings, sketches, paintings, thoughts and more.

       

just a few open molekines to share . . . 

Paper Ribbons

I like art,

The more conceptual, metaphoric, innovative, traditional yet contemporary the better.

The colour and visual aesthetics are exquisite.

Ah Cadbury . . .

These are by Yulia Brodskaya, I like the artistic yet essentially still crafty aspects of these pieces of work

In Holy Matrimony

All the talk with the royal wedding coming up ive been having a peek at some dresses

and some are absolutely beautiful.

This my fave so far,

a wedding anyone?

Ballet/Beauty

arent exactly practical, but amazing hanging on a wall, no?

Material Movement

the way fabric moves with the body, is an art in itself, changing constantly within a second, no photographic capture is the same.

motion/air

autumn/moment

 españa/elflamenco

ballet/fabricbeauty

fabric/drape

movement/flow

pointe/lift

Contempory Traditionalism

Love this.

Holding onto Summer

Warm Skies

Flowers in Bloom

Fun, Friendship and Happiness

Revisiting the Flights of Fancy

On the runway in Auckland

Decisions under pressure, one week till hand in, garment patterns and toile not finalised, lining (5m) not brought, fabric, all eight meters of it, not cut, unsure whether more feathers were needed.

seams not sewn, fusing undecided, thread not brought, machines not threaded, blunt shears.

"Im going to send it to the Villa Maria Cult Couture show . . . "

Friday, finished, hand in.

Friday afternoon, marked. Relief.

Saturday, strategically packed as hand luggage for a 3:35 flight from Wellington to Palmerston North

Monday, dry cleaners.

Tuesday, blurb writing.

Wednesday, picked up from dry cleaners, New Zealand Post Courier to Auckland.

Unzipped 2010

Francesca, such a talented model and dancer too!

Olivia, so fierce, for sure.

Bryleigh and Louise, at my initial photo shoot

At the end of the runway, working it

New York, New York . . .

Seasonal Florals

While doing some exploration on my favourite English website, Topshop I fell in live with this perfect look for spring autumn.

The dress is such a sweet floral fabric which is perfect for when the summer goes to autumn or the winter goes to spring,

pair with a beautiful white hat for the races, or perfectly straightened hair for a more casual occasion, just a couple of ideas. . . 

i love these shoes!

so sweet yet edgy at the same time.

i want. :)

I Love . . .

AUSTRALIA TOO!

Uni Chaos

Mad dash to complete, check and finish a pattern for a garment.

1cm seam allowance, name, date, piece, paper, notches, smooth cutting, smooth seam run, drill holes, grainline, balance lines.

For every piece, I had a good 30-40 pieces.

stress.

Mannequins. 

Bit of sculptural, futuristic degree work.

The press.

and Coverstitch.

Laying of fabric and patterns.

Perfection.

Despite the pressure you can always find time for 5 mins of Facebook.

I guess that's a good thing.

My half finished tailored garments for my final collection, they were a dream to sew, thank goodness.

as the silk shorts and blouse sure were not.

This dress I believe is the piece de la resistance of my collection, the skirt has many layers including, a lining, a body, a brown satin underlay and then the lace.

thanks to Charlie for helping me cut the many triangles at the hem of the lace.