dress

After Lasik surgery, I was not in the state of modeling clothes for my shop – my eyes were watery and no make up was allowed. So I begged my sister to model for me. I wish she was as corporative as she was yesterday all the time! Most of the time, she refuses to model my clothes. I much prefer taking pictures of the clothes on someone else than myself!

When I first showed her the fabric I bought, her reaction was, “ya…Yakuza’s wife? You want to pretend to be a Yakuza’s wife?”. I guess Japanese people think tiger = Yakuza-ish. I wouldn’t have gone for this fabric if it were not for this color scheme – black and white. If there were any other colors in it, I think it would be too much. But since it’s monotone, it balances out with the unique print of tiger and cherry blossom…I think.

This season, I have a tendency to pick out quirky print with different animals on it, like crab print, because I’m so influenced by Miu Miu collection.

Tiger cut out dress

Hello! Here are two dresses that I made about a month ago and added to my shop.
You might have seen similar dresses in my shop before, but I really like the crossed front detail. I think the design accommodates different bust sizes, and I, who have a flat chest, do not have to feel too embarrassed about not having any boobs with this design.

The floral print below is from my mother’s sewing box. I am not sure what she intended to use it for, it was sitting there forever so I took it:p Since the print is pretty bright mix of color (red, pink and yellow), I didn’t want to use the print for the entire dress. I wanted to balance it out with white to tone down the bright floral print. Then I added two belt loops on the side, and a sash.

Pink floral garden party dress

I personally like the stripe dress better, just because this is so comfortable. The top part is made out of cotton stretchy jersey, and I lined the entire top part with the same fabric, so it is not sheer. The back is opened in big V, and you can wear it with camisole to cover the back, or bandeau bra.

Blue stripe back V dress

These dresses are both knee length for someone who is around 5″5′ (165cm), so they are great for work with a jacket on!

I got Lasik done this weekend! My eyes were very bad, I was legally blind without glasses or contacts. Now I see everything clearly! I was a bit scared before the surgery, but I am very glad that I got it done.

Ever since I found this fabric in Nippori fabric district, I had been dying to use it. But sometimes life gets in your way..finally last week I had some spare time to make some new stuff!

Inspiration is from Miu Mui collection, where they used cat prints and bird prints for their clothing.. I’m sure you’ve seen the photos of their collection somewhere, since it is all over the net!

At first, I was searching for cat print, but could not find anything that’s stylish, and not too too quirky. Then I came across these little crabs and took the fabric roll right to the cutting board of the store.

I thought using this fabric all over the dress might be too much, so I used navy blue fabric for the skirt part.

Crabs and Polkadot Dress

Crabs Cut Out Dress