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Faux Leather Top

November 15, 2013 By Chie

faux leather top still1Faux leather top, Tory Burch cardigan (similar), Oiajules bracelet, U/O jeans and Rag & Bone booties. 

I’ve been spending a lot of my train sitting time on reading up on design blogs like little green notebook, MADE BY GIRL, and small shop blog. Since we moved into a new place at the end of Summer, we are in the process of reorganizing and redecorating our space. From reading these design blogs, I’ve learned the importance of mixing textures. Instead of using one texture through out the room, you mix rug, wood, metal, glass etc to add depth. The same thing can be said for fashion as well. It is so much more interesting to have different textures mixed and matched.

This faux leather top is my favorite for two reasons – one is that it is not black but navy blue. We all tend to gravitate towards black in the colder season, right? Navy blue is a nice change. Number two reason is that it is sleeveless so you can wear it on its own, turtle neck inside or cardigan on top. faux leather top4 faux leather top still2 faux leather top vivat veritas

The top has been added to the shop, here.ChieSignature

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Filed Under: blog, blogs, creation, shop update, today's outfit Tagged With: etsy, faux, handmade, leather, navy blue, peplum top, top, vegan, vivat veritas

Mommy’s Diary: Watercolor on canvas

November 14, 2013 By Chie


mommy's diarykids art by vivat veritasAfter reading this post about incorporating kids’ art into your home, I could not resist tackling this kid’s painting project. The post has many great tips on displaying kids arts in stylish way. I picked up some canvas at an arts & craft shop for 3 bucks each, and water color paint set from 100 yen shop. I layed news paper underneath the supplies and let Kiko just have fun with it! She had a great time mixing the paints, watering it down with water and using the brushes. Even more, she was thrilled when she saw her “art” hung on the dining room wall. She was so proud.

I have another small canvas, which I want her “abstract art” in pink and gold. Time to pick up more paints! kids art by vivat veritas4 kids art by vivat veritas3 kids art by vivat veritas6 kids art by vivat veritas5 kids art by vivat veritas7kids art by vivat veritas2

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Filed Under: blog, blogs, DIY, mama series Tagged With: art, decor, home decorating, kids, paint

Interview:: Lauren of Limited Production by Lauren Patrell

November 13, 2013 By Chie

100_6785I found Lauren’s shop, LP by LP through the comment she left on my blog. I followed the link she left and found this clutch bag made out of ikat fabric and drift woods! So unique. I am always intrigued by small business owner especially in the area of handmade business. I’ve read some statistics that 50% of Americans are self-employed now, and the trend is on the increase (The article was from etsy. I can’t seem to find the link). When I first started my etsy shop, I had no idea what it would entail – I thought I could just make whatever I wanted and someone would buy it. But the reality is that owning your own business has a lot more tasks that are not visible, like book keeping, marketing, lots of emails, photography skills, HTML to make your own website and more. I asked Lauren a few questions what it is like to be a small business owner. I hope you’ll enjoy a little peak in her life!
1. Tell us about your business. How long have you been doing it for? 
My business is named Limited Production by Lauren Patrell, LP by LP for short. I started making purses to sell about 3 years ago, before that I was just making bags for myself or gifts.  I design, draft, cut, and sew every bag and all the patterns for my bags.  The name came from my initials and that every item I make is unique.
2. Where do you live? 
I live in White Lake, Michigan, United States.  It’s a suburb of Detroit.IMG_0842 - Version 2 copy
lpbylp studio
3. What is your #1 source of income and why do you think that is? 
My #1 source of income is, well, my bags!  I think its because I strive to make the best product I possibly can and people can see that in my work.  Quite often a bag won’t even make it to the web.  Like the little black bag sitting next to my machine, was sold before I could even take decent pictures of it.
4. How have things changed for you since you started? How has your business grown? 
Everything has changed sense starting my business.  The first couple bags I made were sewn completely by hand because I didn’t have a working sewing machine.  I got my Mom’s old Viking sewing machine and started sewing every day, soon after I did my first craft show.  Now I’ve out grown the Viking (it died : ( ) and am shopping for an industrial sewing machine.  At first I made each bag unique because I wanted to but also had limited materials. I would sew with whatever I could get my hands on, old jeans, blankets, eventually I depleted my Nana’s stash of fabric.  Now I make my bags with new and re-purposed materials.  Canvas and bottom weights like twill, the new; upholstery fabric samples, leather and suede,the re-purposed.  I also use all new zippers and hardware.  Fabric samples aren’t very big, most often I can only make one item with each sample, so it keeps each bag unique.
lp by lp studio
5. Can you share some of the projects you are currently working on? 
Currently, I’m working on a group of little cross body bags and just getting my online shop ready for it’s first holiday season.
6. What is something you find you struggle with?
I struggle with writing!  Any task that requires it I procrastinate, like writing product descriptions.  I’m also not very tech savvy.  Maintaining my website and my blog has really been a learning process.
bags by lp by lp
7. What is your life motto or tips? 
 I guess my motto is perfection to a point.  I’m a big perfectionist, sometimes I can really drive myself crazy.  For example ripping out and redoing a line of top stitching multiple times just because each stitch isn’t completely perfect.  Thankfully, my boyfriend, Kyle, is the complete opposite.  He’s always reminding me that I’m the only person who even notices these tiny imperfections.  I guess perfection is also a struggle of mine, my best is only good enough until I can do better.
Be sure to check out her shop and website!ChieSignaturefind me elsewhere: shop, facebook, etsy, twitter, pinterest}

Filed Under: blog, blogs, interview Tagged With: bag, etsy, handmade, interview, Lauren Patriell

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和のかたちを、新しい日常へ。 一本の帯を丁寧にほどき、普段づかいできるワンショルダーバッグへと仕立 和のかたちを、新しい日常へ。

一本の帯を丁寧にほどき、普段づかいできるワンショルダーバッグへと仕立て直しました🌸

見た目からは想像できないほどの収容力。ハサミや糸、リッパー、ペンチ…制作道具もすっぽりまとまって収まります✂️✨入れるのは私だけだと思うけど😆

内側の裏地も可愛い♡

一本の帯が、誰かの日々をまとう相棒に生まれ変わりますように。

From tradition, into everyday life.

One obi, carefully unstitched and reborn as a one-shoulder bag for daily wear🌸

It holds far more than it looks — scissors, thread, a seam ripper, pliers… all my sewing tools tucked neatly inside✂️✨ Though I’m probably the only one who’d pack it like this😆

The lining inside is a little secret I’m quite fond of♡

#帯リメイク #着物リメイク #DIY #アップサイクル #制作動画
金色に輝く森は元は着物の羽織でした👘 漆黒の地に、金彩の木立が幾重にも連なって
夜の神秘的な森を歩 金色に輝く森は元は着物の羽織でした👘

漆黒の地に、金彩の木立が幾重にも連なって
夜の神秘的な森を歩いているような、静かで奥行きのある一枚🌳

水着の上に羽織れば、そのまま街へ歩き出せるビーチカバーアップにも。

お揃いのキャミソールは既に素敵なお客様の元にお嫁に行きました👰‍♀️
 
Photographer @capturetokyo
Model @kumabeeesan
Make up and hair @mami_hmua

A forest of gold, once a kimono jacket👘
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ayer upon layer of gilded trees on jet-black silk. A quiet, deep piece, like walking through a mystical night forest🌳

Wear it over a swimsuit and go straight from the beach into the city as an effortless cover-up🖤

The matching camisole has already found its way to a wonderful new home👰‍♀️

#着物リメイク #ラップパンツ #kimonoremake
Furisode — the long-sleeved kimono young women tra Furisode — the long-sleeved kimono young women traditionally wear once in their lives, for their Coming of Age Day ceremony (Seijin Shiki) at 20 — often gets worn just that one time. I actually wore my cousin’s furisode for mine, so hers got a second life. But most don’t. They live for one single day, then disappear into the back of a drawer, unseen for decades 😴

But beautiful silk doesn’t have to end there.
From a once-in-a-lifetime ceremonial robe to something you can wear again and again. This piece — butterflies mid-flight, flowers in bloom — deserved a new season. So I remade it into an i line dress.

振袖は、生涯でたった一度しか袖を通さないことが多いです。

私自身は従姉妹の振袖を着たのでその振袖は二度人に着られたけど、成人式の日だけを生きて、あとはタンスの奥で眠り続ける😴誰にも見られないまま、何十年も。

でも良い生地には、終わりがないんです。

一度きりの晴れ着から、何度でもまとえる一着へ。蝶が舞い、花が咲くこの1着に、新しい季節を与えたくて、マーメイドラインのドレスに仕立て直しました。

#kimonoremake #振袖リメイク #upcycledsilk
オーストラリアからのお客様がオンラインで着物を選び、オーダーしてくださいました✂️ まずは仮縫いを オーストラリアからのお客様がオンラインで着物を選び、オーダーしてくださいました✂️

まずは仮縫いを郵送でお届けし、Zoomの画面越しに丈や身幅を確認しながら、少しずつドレスは形になっていきました。

桜の下で、鳥居の朱色の中で笑う二人の写真が届いたとき、 遠く離れた場所からでも、確かにこの手で紡いだものが誰かの人生の一部になったのだと感じて嬉しかったです♡

A customer from Australia chose her kimono online and placed an order✂️

I first mailed a mock-up, and little by little, checking the length and width over Zoom, the dress took shape.

When the photos arrived of the two of them smiling under the cherry blossoms, in the vermillion red of the torii gate — even from far away, I felt so happy knowing that something woven by my hands had truly become part of someone's life♡

📷@whoshotthephotographer
👰‍♀️@cscambary 

#KimonoUpcycled #MadeToOrder #BridalCouture
#着物リメイク #国際オーダー
このシルクの軽さ、暑い季節にちょうどいい🫠 一枚の着物から、ワイドパンツを作りました✂️薄手のシル このシルクの軽さ、暑い季節にちょうどいい🫠

一枚の着物から、ワイドパンツを作りました✂️薄手のシルクは風を通して、歩くたびに裾がふわりと揺れます♪

後ろ姿には、着物の袖だった部分を使っていてお尻の部分の花柄が上下逆さまになっています👻最初は迷ったけれど、これはこれで面白いなと思ってそのまま残しました🫶🏻

一点ものなので、この一本だけ。気になる方はプロフィールのリンクから見てみてください♡

This silk is so light, perfect for the hot season 🫠

I made these wide-leg pants from a kimono✂️ The thin silk lets the breeze through, and the hem sways softly with every step ♪

The back is made from what used to be the kimono sleeves, so the floral pattern on the hips ends up upside down👻 I wasn’t sure at first, but honestly it grew on me, so I left it as is 🫶🏻

One of a kind, just this one pair. If you’re curious, the link is in my profile ♡

#着物リメイク #kimonoremake #正絹 #一点もの #和柄 夏の装い ワイドパンツ
数年前に制作したシルクのドレス。 今回「Released. Reimagined.」というコンセプ 数年前に制作したシルクのドレス。

今回「Released. Reimagined.」というコンセプトに合わせて、@redyeingproject さんに黒染めをお願いしました。

Helen x Vivat Veritasのイベントにベンダーとして出展してくださったご縁から生まれたコラボレーションです。

「服を捨てる前に、黒染めという選択肢を。」
色あせた服を、グラム単位の染め直しで蘇らせる——そんなコンセプトに強く共感しました。

天然素材のシルクスカート部分は深く美しい黒へ。
シャンティレースの部分は、少し緑がかった表情のある色に変化しました。

一着を長く着続けるための、小さな選択。
Before / Afterの写真、ぜひご覧ください🩷🖤

A silk dress I made a few years ago.

For this ""Released. Reimagined."" concept, I asked @redyeingproject to dye it black.

This collaboration grew out of a connection made when he joined the Helen x Vivat Veritas event as a vendor.

""Before you throw it away, consider black dyeing.""
His concept — reviving faded clothes through by-the-gram redyeing — really resonated with me.

The silk skirt, a natural fiber, transformed into a deep, beautiful black.
The chantilly lace took on a subtly greenish tone.

A small choice, in service of wearing one piece for longer.
Take a look at the before/after photos🩷🖤

黒染め
@redyeingproject

Photographers
@nothing_special_88
@japanphotographer_

Model
@sienna.christinaaa

Jewelry
@viviange

Hair
@angh0
@sho_kanaida
@iam__little__boy

Make up and videos
@glam_by_jyoti

#黒染め #RedyeingProject #ReleasedReimagined #着物リメイク #サステナブルファッション
実はこのお洋服、今回のショーに入れるか自分では迷っていました。結構前に作った作品だったので。でもヘレ 実はこのお洋服、今回のショーに入れるか自分では迷っていました。結構前に作った作品だったので。でもヘレンと話す中で、これも一緒に見せようと決めました。

ヘレンと3週間近く一緒に準備を進める中で、コレクションの作り方、見る人を楽しませる魅せ方、ルック全体の組み立て方など、本当にたくさんのことを学びました。自分一人だったらこのルックスを入れる決断はしなかったと思う。誰かと一緒に作ることで見えてくるものがあるんだなと、改めて実感しました。
ヘレン、ありがとう♡

Honestly, I wasn't sure whether to include this piece in this show. It was something I'd made a while back. But talking it through with Helen, we decided to show it together after all.

Working with Helen for almost three weeks to prepare for the show, I learned so much — how to build a collection, how to style looks that engage an audience, how to put together a look as a whole. I don't think I would have made the decision to include this piece if I'd been on my own. Creating something together with someone else really opens your eyes to things you wouldn't see alone.

thank you Helen @designerhelen♡

Model @izumi_nishida

Photographer 
@nothing_special_88 

Jewelry
@viviange

Hair 
@angh0
@sho_kanaida
@iam__little__boy

Make up
@glam_by_jyoti

#KimonoUpcycled #SustainableFashion #DesignerCollab #着物リメイク #ものづくり
飛行機と電車の中で作ったジャケットです✈️🚆 去年の夏の3週間、アメリカとヨーロッパを旅しながら、 飛行機と電車の中で作ったジャケットです✈️🚆

去年の夏の3週間、アメリカとヨーロッパを旅しながら、座席でひたすらチクチク🪡着物の裏地にキルト芯を挟んで、フリーハンドで刺し子して、日本に帰ってから染めました。

This jacket was made on airplanes and trains✈️🚆

Over three weeks last summer, traveling through the US and Europe, I stitched away in my seat🪡 
Kimono lining sandwiched with quilt batting, sashiko stitched freehand, then dyed after I got back to Japan.

Model
@kana_nakar

Photographer 
@nothing_special_88 

Nails
@ms_muse_nail

Jewelry
@viviange

Hair 
@angh0
@sho_kanaida
@iam__little__boy

Make up
@glam_by_jyoti

#kimonoupcycle #sashiko #sustainablefashion #ReleasedReimagined
#刺し子
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