Delivery

Today I received this wonderful delivery of yarn samples from knitalpaca and I can’t wait to order more, its so delicious and soft, and the colours are naturally occurring so are really interesting.

More Knitting Samples

I have been working with this handspun yarn for a couple of weeks now and have worked it into several different types of lace. I am liking the loosest one at the moment, because I think it really shows off the variegation in the wool. I am thinking of creating a really simply shape with this one, that would layer over the top of other garments in the collection.

Sourcing Note

Ah thankfully I have been told that my Marrickville supplier hasn’t closed down- he had just moved around the corner. Its a worry in this age of information that we can’t discover these things for ourselves, but yay, worries abated!

Design Update

These are a quick overview of how the collection is coming together. We have 5 weeks to create two ‘looks’ of 3-4 garments per look, and a catalogue of 12 looks, and a textiles samples range, and... etc. etc. I foresee many late nights ahead!

Wedding Fever #2

Princess Beatrice and Eugenie

I saw this on facebook, and think it is so mean, but hilarious. We were talking about the sisters in fashion theory class, and it was decided that the worst thing about their outfits wasn’t so much the outfits, but that they were pictured together. Something for the old PR machine to think about...

Sourcing Trip #2

Today I was on the lookout for fabrics to toile in, ie. cheap versions of fabrics to use for mock-ups of designs. Imagine my horror when all my staple shops for affordable fabrics have closed since I have been away! Johnathon’s in Marrickville has disconnected their phone line, and the two in Chinatown have been replaced with discount clothing stores. There is much talk of a return to quality in the Australian fashion industry, but how is this going to be possible when all of the suppliers are going out of business?

Wedding Fever

Source: The Royal Photostream on Flickr (seriously)

I prefix this post by saying that I am the last person to cheer for the Royals, but I must begrudgingly admit that I really enjoyed watching the Royal Wedding on Friday. We had a bit of a dinner party, and Pimms and lemonade, and maybe it was the booze talking but I really thought it was nice. Maybe deep-down I am sentimental, but finally seeing Sarah Burton step out of the shadows at Alexander McQueen made me really proud to be a designer. The man was a true genius and his death presents a great loss. Personally, I had a huge admiration for him and was unsure if the label could continue without him. But now I can see that the label lives on. So best of luck to Sarah, they must be HUGE shoes to fill and from what I have seen she is living up to the high standard set by Alexander. For a massive amount of information about the wedding, and who wore what and why- here is a link to the official site.