Archive for the ‘Fashion’ Category
Couture: 60s Polka Dot
An indulgent moment with another 60s-inspired dress. I made the pattern and sewed it by hand. I like simply elegant dresses: Slight boat neck; two sets of darts in front and back; a strong macha green polka dot silk print. Originally I planned to add draping over the dress in homage to 60s (and so [...]
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After months of designing, sampling and quality control, La Petite Caravane will launch this week with trunk shows in Hong Kong. (Sneak peek from my drawings above and on the La Petite Caravane Facebook page.) Private trunk shows are a great way to create your univers to test the waters and see what appeals to [...]
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I have been putting together my first set of children’s clothes (girls and boys) for a small Spring-Summer collection, as described in a previous posting. The journey has been exhilarating, punctuated by mistakes and rebounds. Design and production are fundamental, but what label do I put in the clothes? Names, names, names. Like anyone starting [...]
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Hong Kong has the image of a financial city buzzing with well-tailored bankers, but there is a growing number of creative entrepreneurs. There are lawyers and auditors turned into jewelry designers, a dentist who launched a children’s concept store, a teacher-turned-bag designer as well as an economist and a neurologist learning pattern making with me. [...]
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After designing and sewing my first 1960s inspired dress, I have continued experimenting with the era. This dress which I designed, made the pattern for and sewn by hand, is worn with my fetiche Brazilian necklace brought back from Salvadore de Bahia, and a Mischa clutch made by my friend Michelle Lai. Inspired by a [...]
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Parisian friends have gathered a multidisciplinary community to blog from around the globe on topics that caught their eye, from simple inspirations or artistic visions to a point of view on the world we live in. Keep a close eye on www.thestimuleye.com I will be contributing for them from Hong Kong.
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Vogue: Zara of 1950s fashion
Vogue readers today want to know where to buy the latest Dior or Lanvin, but a previous generation wanted to sew them. Before the Zara-era, the only way for most women to access haute couture was making it themselves. Reading an October 1951 British Vogue given by a cousin, I was struck by the detailed [...]
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Breaking wedding convention can make for beautiful photos. Our friends Marko Ahtisaari and Lisa Sounio got married a few years ago in their hometown of Helsinki in a moving, and stylish wedding. True to their Nordic roots, the wedding was celebrated with minimalist Finnish design. True to themselves, Lisa and Marko added their own original [...]
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Qi Pao And In The Mood For Love
Traditional qi pao in Hong Kong received a revamp in the 1960s that included high hemlines and textile patterns imported from the west, trends echoed at the departure party for our friend Amy Wood. Hosted on the roof of our 1957 building and themed In The Mood For Love, guests made laudable efforts at recreating [...]
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Tags: 60's Fashion, Amy Wood, Hong Kong, In The Mood For Love, in the mood for love dresses, Jonathan Crockett, Qi Pao, qipao, Shanghai Tang
Having learned to sew from ready-made patterns, I am now developing my pattern-making skills to create clothing from my own designs. I feel a great creative liberation! This photo is my latest handmade creation, inspired by the 1960s and photographed in the staircase of a Hong Kong building built in 1957. The dress has a [...]
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Tags: 1960s Fashion, 60's Fashion, Betty Draper, Betty Draper Dresses, Vintage
