High waisted shorts – handmade Collared shirt – vintage Cat Brooch – souvenir from Japan Glasses – Cotton On Brogues – vintage I went for a quick browse around the department stores in Sydney [...]
Dress – handmade Necklace – Just Jeans Bag – Vintage Celine Shoes – Libby Edelman This dress is made from pattern F2 of Feminine Wardrobe, a Japanese sewing pattern book I recently reviewed. Big [...]
Smock dress – handmade Tights – Voodoo Shoes – Marc by Marc Jacobs This adorable smock dress with frills, frills and more frills is Pattern K of Stylish Dress Book 2. I was inspired by Karen Walker’s [...]
At the beginning of winter, I decided that I really really wanted a leather skirt. I was also adamant that I didn’t want to pay $200+ for it, as seen in fashion magazines. So you can imagine my delight when I found [...]
Do you ever “rediscover” things in your wardrobe? This often happens when I do the seasonal clothes overhaul. This vintage red dress is just that – I bought it last year and it was one of my favourite vintage [...]
Retro prints are so cool. It’s nice to see the swirls of pink in this crazy blue, slinky fabric. I bought it on ebay, and wanted to make something for summer in a modern shape, to offset the borderline daggy retro [...]
It was a perfect, sunny, winter Sunday in Sydney so Dave, his SLR and myself hopped outside to take some shots of my new skirt. Looking back, I think heels would have been a better choice with the length of the skirt, but [...]
It’s great when my Mum comes to stay with us, we spend hours together doing sewing projects and get things finished really quickly. Mum and I were able to finish this cardigan in two days. She does the basting and [...]
Gosh, I haven’t blogged in a while. Had a lot of things on, with work and of course the earthquake/tsunami crisis in Japan. I have been glued to NHK news for the past week. My close friends and family are all [...]
I’ve always been a fan of comfort dressing, and have always liked the slouchy, casual look. I’ve seen lots of very simple, oversized tops in stores recently. Many have rolled up sleeves to make you look less [...]
Whether you like Nicole Ritchie’s style or not, you have to agree, she’s definitely got an individual look. I quite like the dressy outfits she puts together, because they look chic but a little “undone”. [...]
I think that grey is a very under rated colour. I much prefer it to black, because it goes with just as many colours, but it looks far less boring. So whilst I have been on my grey bandwagon, I came across 4m of grey [...]
Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday with family and friends. This year is going to be a year of frugality, Dave and I have decided. Hence most of my clothing purchases will be vintage! My wardrobe [...]
I’m so sorry I have in MIA (missing in action) lately. My weekends have been consumed by Christmas present making, I haven’t had a chance to update my blog! The good news is, I have heaps to write about. First [...]
This is project number 2 in “Let’s make stuff for my boyfriend”. Unlike the first project, the knitted scarf, which Dave never wears, these shorts have already had a few outings. Yay. Based on Burdastyle [...]
Last night, I went to my first overlocker lesson. It is a course that goes for 4 weeks, and at the end of it, I should be pretty confident with my machine, apparently. I have absolutely zilch experience with an overlocker, [...]
I made this top from the very popular Japanese sewing pattern book, Stylish Dress Book. It is the very first pattern in the book, and is true to the flowy, relaxed styles found throughout. I used a pink semi-transparent [...]
I attempted Burdastyle Michelle skirt again. This time with a much thinner, white fabric (see failed Burdastyle Michelle skirt in wool). I also trimmed 1 cm from right and left sides of the pattern, as the first skirt [...]
This is a smock dress I have made from a Japanese sewing pattern book, “Mainichi Kitai One-Piece”, below, which basically means “One-pieces I want to Wear Everyday”. I shortened the hem by a good [...]
I am so happy spring is here in Sydney. It has become so much warmer in the last month, there’s lots more people down the road from me at the beach, having picnics, eating fish and chips and going for a swim(!). [...]
I love sewing clothes and dabbling in all things handmade. I have a weakness for bows, vintage stuff, Japanese craft books and ramen noodles. I was born in Tokyo but live in Sydney, Australia. Thanks for stopping by, I hope something here brightens up your day.
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