I know I have many a DIY project idea on the go (I like to think I have made SOME progress by jotting the idea down in a moleskin and drawing rubbish diagrams alongside….) but grabbing some fabric paint/markers and getting scribble, dry-brushing happy on some old bridesmaid dresses and shortening them isn’t exactly a… Continue reading Get Paint Happy
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Soft Shameful Cages
This post was actually spawned from another blogger who for the life of me, I can‚Äôt place now, even after going through my Bloglines a dozen times (by the by, I like reading I do, so if you think I should be adding you to my Bloglines please do drop me an email!). But really,… Continue reading Soft Shameful Cages
The Fun of Forging the Dodgy Shoe
First off, I do have to make it clear that because I am totally unskilled and not trained (or indeed self-taught because that would require some form of learning etc…), any fashion DIY projects that I undertake are not really made to last for years to come. I’m resigned to the fact that if I… Continue reading The Fun of Forging the Dodgy Shoe
The Cho Shoe
(Wonderful backstage photography by Karl Rothenberg) Is it really wrong to play with a person’s name in the way that I do with designer Benjamin Cho’s name? It might seem that I post about his collections for the sake of funny post titles but in all honesty, there really are only a handful of designers… Continue reading The Cho Shoe