New Wendy Mullins' book out!!

It is a bit sad to admit but I'm a sewing and pattern cutting nerd and love reading instruction books, old and new! I suppose it gives me a break from actual sewing and pattern cutting, and I love the retro designs and styling of older books; there're always a good place to pick up ideas and new techniques. Among the "new" books, I adore Wendy Mullins' Sew You series (as well as her clothes and patterns of course!). You cannot imagine how excited I was this morning when I heard that a new book is out ... today!

A different era...

My sister has been scanning old photos and sent me this one yesterday. It is my mother and me, and well, it was ages ago! It looks from a different era and I love the light, and my summer dress, navy & white with red trims.

A moment to ponder... the Givenchy couture show

 

 

Looking at images of the Paris couture show, I am in awe with Riccardo Tisci work for Givenchy. The video perhaps gives a bitter indication of how stunning the fabrics are, and it is a bit sad that like many, I will never see and feel the clothes for real...  I was less keen on the jewel colours of the later part of the show (and the über Hollywood look!) but was very impressed with these, in particular with the frilly sleeves, and how gorgeous these looks with the shiny shorts. To me, this is very Little Lord Fauntleroy! The frills on the dress above are so amazingly well-made, the close up images are quite something. Welll, I guess that's what couture is all about, supreme craftmanship and creative spirit!
There are no frills coming on my new designs! But one piece of fabric I had printed pomises to be quite glorious! It is in transit over the atlantic right now!