City of Petra

Kiss of blue.

2009-10-19T22:58:00.000-07:00

Am I the only one who finds it ridicuously amusing when you eat blueberries and your lips and teeth get stained all blue?

Hmmm perhaps so...

In which case, I hope the pretty new sunglasses manage to distract from my ghastly lips.

Wearing Ksubi sunglasses, CR mens tshirt.

Flight of fancy.

2009-10-13T01:06:00.000-07:00

Messing around on my beautiful Bernina the other evening, I whipped up this top from some leftover furry fabric. It’s a really basic cut, so whilst loitering around the sewing shop on Sunday I pounced on these fantastic feathers to jazz it up a bit.

Half an hour later (with my floor looking like a birds nest), I now have a feathery take on shoulder pads. Such fun!

Wearing handmade top.

Bernina love.

2009-10-04T20:57:00.000-07:00

I haven't posted in absoloutly forever, and my only reason is that I just needed a bit of a break. In heinsight, I probably should have said this was coming but it was all rather spur of the moment. But I am now back from under my rock and ready to roll.

I spurged big time a week or so ago on my first sewing machine, the beautiful Bernina Activa230. It is pretty much heaven, and I'm shockingly sleep deprived at the moment due to many a late night sewing session. Midnight sewing proves to be highly productive, so plenty of new outfits are in my ironing pile, ready to be photographed. Keep your eyes peeled...

Black and white.

2009-09-10T03:42:00.000-07:00

My lovely friend Ollie created this and sent it through to me last night. It instantly added some cheer to my dismal day.

Don't you just love talented friends!?

-Click to enlarge-

Fragile.

2009-09-08T22:27:00.000-07:00

Not having the best of days, unfortunatly.

There are those days where all you want to do is curl up in a ball and cry the day away.

It's a shame reality -and work- come knocking.

Wearing diy cotton on mens tshirt, handmade skirt.

Ice in sunshine.

2009-09-07T20:24:00.000-07:00

There is sunshine today! Ridicuously exciting, as all my winter garments are beginning to aggrivate me. Summer is my favourite time of the year, and the warmer weather we've been having here the past few days is like a shot of happiness!

I whipped on the latest blouse I've made for a day spent running all over the place getting the last bits of my portfolio together. Applications for AUT are due in at the end of this week, and I'm off to hand mine in in the morning. Rather nerveracking, but also very exciting to see a lot of my work all come together. Celebrations will most definatly be in order after it's handed in!

Wearing handmade blouse.

I've got my heart on a string.

2009-09-06T16:16:00.000-07:00

Hurrah for the $4 t-shirt!

I made up this t-shirt at midnight a day or so ago, and wore it out last night for a fun evening. Tutorials on 4-strand plaiting were watched, nutella sandwiches were consumed and movies were laughed at.

For the t-shirt I plaited strips of the fabric and then hand-sewed it down on top of the top. A tad time consuming but I'm more than happy with the result. It's wonderfully exciting being able to start wearing warmer-weather pieces of clothing!

Wearing handmade t-shirt, nudie jeans.

White nights.

2009-09-03T14:17:00.000-07:00

This dress makes me feel so special when I wear it, making it my favourite to whip on at any given time. I made it from a beautiful white velveteen that feels like a bunny rabbit and is so lovely to wear.

I have a sneaking feeling I'll be making more in similar styles. What could be more perfect than a dress that combines a fitted bodice, tulip skirt, holey back and in muted tones? Heaven, indeed.

Wearing handmade dress, steve madden heels.

School's out.

2009-08-31T19:08:00.000-07:00

Just to demonstrate how behind I am on posts, this dress was made almost two months ago... Shameful indeed.

I have previously made a red and white dress similar but always had the idea of a black and white, school-girl/nun-ish version. It would look neat with a studded black belt, but I am yet to get my mits on the right one. Patience is a virtue...

Wearing handmade dress, stevemadden shoes, country road belt and clutch.

Simple apologies.

2009-08-30T17:22:00.000-07:00

I have been atrotious at updating as of late, and this outfit hardly suffices for such a long absence. Be assured I have been sewing up as storm though, and more inspiring images will be heading this way tommorow!

In between work, catching up with friends and working on my portfolio there has been little time for photoshoots and whatnot. Rather exhausted at the moment (hence the huge shadows under my eyes) but it's all good fun.

In between outfit posts here I'll be going nuts on Detour Through Wonderland... Not entirally sure if anyones actually looking at it, but hey, I'm having a blast!

Wearing glassons skirt, country road tshirt, vintage bag, new jewellery ring.

Wonderland

2009-08-23T04:06:00.001-07:00

I have begun a second blog to fill with the random images that inspire me constantly. Click above to visit Detour Through Wonderland.

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And then you blinked

2009-08-19T05:23:00.000-07:00

Happiness is black lace, peach lips, silver skulls, strawberry gum, porridge, daisy's, tight jeans, mens tshirts, belly laughs, baking, moulin rouge, russh, sheer fabric, anticipation, dancing, sunny days, vanilla, pale pink, cucumber, loud music, mornings, tousled hair and hugs.

Studs and dreams

2009-08-17T02:25:00.000-07:00

Why don't you...

Make your own days of the week underwear
Put glitter in your hair
Buy a bunny rabbit
Find shapes in the clouds
Bake rainbow cupcakes with cream cheese frosting
Plant lettuces
Build a sandcastle
Fall asleap in a hug
(Re)read The Princess Bride
Do a forward-roll
Believe in magic
Live 36,500 beautiful days

Through the clouds

2009-08-15T13:23:00.000-07:00

I took these images a little while ago when my new fringe dress arrived in the post. Somehow I managed to muddle up the camera settings and momentarily it lost all focus. I'm shockingly incompetent in all things technology. Browsing through images this morning though I fell for their soft haziness.

I'm working full-time now and so outfit images have been a little scarce, I'm afraid. Any chance wearing black skinnys and a raglan everyday falls under the good kind of 'efforless' category?

Wearing american apparel dress, steve madden heels.

Peachy keen, jellybean.

2009-08-05T14:30:00.000-07:00

Walking past YSL in Smith and Caughey's yesterday, I fell for this beautifully peach lipstick. It is complete heaven, and is so delicious to wear. I think I can securely add lipstick to lingerie and books as the items I have no self control towards. Indulgences I have no intention of attempting to restrain.

YSL #13 Peach passion.

Fight face.

2009-08-03T19:15:00.000-07:00

So very excited to find this chambray denim shirt at Cotton On the other day. I've been on the hunt for one for a while now and this one is perfect. It's such fun to layer denim on denim. I'm thinking of trying my denim jacket as well with this outfit...

On a random note, I watched Fight Club for the first time last night. Such a brilliant film! Edward Norton is definatly easy on the eye. Can't hurt, right?

Wearing cotton on shirt, country road jeans and boots, new jewellery skull ring.

Are we satisfied that the earth is round?

2009-08-01T17:09:00.000-07:00

Layer, Cake.

2009-07-30T13:11:00.000-07:00

I'm not entirally sure what's up with me lately, all I want to dress in is either black, grungy styles... or pink. Rather bizzare, but I figure I may as well just go with it. Where's the harm, right?

I wore this to my friends new flat the other night for x-box, movies, good company and pie. All of life's necessities. Unfortunatly however, as much as I love this acid-wash hoodie it really is about as warm as a mesh dress. Needless to say it was a tad chilly.

Wearing supre dress, american apparel hoodie, cotton on jacket, doc marten boots, diva hair bow.

Salt & Pepper

2009-07-27T15:15:00.000-07:00

American Apparel is heaven for days that require lazy clothes. So comfy!

I haven't been up to much as of late, save for sewing, cleaning, cooking and going gaga over Harry Potter. Perhaps this is a snapshot of what my life will look like in 50 years? Dear me... I'd better go do something youthful... such as trying on bodycon dresses!

Wearing american apparel raglan, nudie jeans, country road boots, vintage bag (in background)

90's Child.

2009-07-21T20:00:00.000-07:00

My new favourite dress is this wonderfully Barbie-esque pink one I whipped up the other day. I'd forgotten how fun pink is to wear! It was beautiful beautiful weather yesterday so I assulted everyones eyes with my ghastly bruised legs. No clue how they got there but they're rather atrotious!

There's a 30-50% off sale at Global Fabrics at the moment, so I was courteous and paid them a little visit... I feel it's my duty to stimulate the economy.

Wearing handmade dress, cotton on jacket, doc marten boots, vintage bag.

Midnight stars.

2009-07-15T23:06:00.000-07:00

Today I wore out my vintage beaded top that I thrifted awhile back. I am an utter magpie when it comes to sparkly and shiny things, and somehow it's always more fun to wear sequins during the day, no?

It was amazingly beautiful weather today which was so lovely. I spent the day stomping around downtown, buying Russh, sewing the bodice of a new dress, and being shown around the fashion building by my lovely friend Joseph. So darn excited to study there next year!

Wearing vintage top, cr jacket, nudie jeans, doc marten boots.

Let it happen.

2009-07-13T23:02:00.000-07:00

My mind has been overflowing with inspiration as of late. Here's a small collection of images to descibe my dreams at the moment.

It's awfully chilly down here at the moment and I'm lusting madly after days where shorts and tanks constitute an outfit. Those lazy hazy crazy days of summer...

In the meantime I am: having a lot of fun with friends, hunting down cheap mens clothing, fabric shopping, baking treats for my lovelies, living on the american apparel website, drinking huge mugs of tea, resting in flannelette sheets, OD-ing on diet coke, hoarding more keys...

Wishing. And hoping.

2009-07-08T13:46:00.000-07:00

That dreams will all come true.

Dress topshop, shoes chrisian louboutin, hoodie old navy, bag alexander wang

Dukebox

2009-07-06T22:39:00.000-07:00

Remember how I said I was attaching everything to skirts? Oh yes, I was speaking literally.

On a caffeine high the other day I decided that sewing keys onto clothing would be the best thing since sliced bread. And this skirt definatly hasn't let me down. Not only is it sparkly and shiny, but it also turns into my own personal dukebox when I walk, making me feel like dancing spontaneously at any given moment. Fun times guarenteed.

Wearing handmade embellished skirt, cr top, veronika maine blazer (with polka dot tights and siren boots).

Battle gear

2009-07-05T01:10:00.000-07:00

So crazy excited about my latest acquisition: the most perfect skull ring!

I have been looking for one for zonks so its awfully exciting. There's a jewellery store on Lorne Street in Auckland city with the most insane rings in all sorts of vicious and macarbe designs. I have a sneaking suspicion I will be visiting a lot in the future...

The benefit of having tiny hands and fingers is that rings are automatically more chunky and offensive. The teeth on the skull are a tad sharp also, which makes it a million times more fun. Self defence in its finest form.