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Next project: Biker jacket

September 17, 2009 By Chie

I really want a biker jacket this fall to pair with some summer flower dresses, tights, and booties. I want a real leather one. I love the smell and the feel of real leather, that the fake ones don’t have. I’ve been checking some leather biker jackets, but they are so expensive. I was hoping to score one at a thrift store, but I don’t think I will get that lucky.

Thankfully, I found this biker jacket pattern on Burdastyle. The design is simple and slim fitted, which I like. I have never sewn a leather fabric, so I will try in thick jersey (my favorite) or denim first to try out, then perhaps make one ine real leather. Anyone knows where to purchase leather fabric in Tokyo?

This hot pink mini skirt with big pockets was added to the shop today – check it out!

Fall trends: Love and Hate

September 13, 2009 By Chie

Image from WhoWhatWear.com

After reading this article about fall 2009 trends at WhoWhatWear, I realized its trend is a mixture of what I love and hate.

I love…

Platform pumps: Uncomfortable it may be to walk around, you can’t deny the fact it makes your legs long and sexy.
Razzle Dazzle legs: I love wearing tights in winter. If it is embellished or textured, it’s even better. Most of all, it is practical to wear tights in cold winter, they keep you warm!
Long sleeve mini dresses: I’m already planning on making many mini dresses for my shop this fall/winter. American Apparel always has the most basic yet perfect basic dresses like this long sleeve one. I love the versatility of this item – you can simply wear it by itself, or can pair with a skirt to make it look like a top!
Slouchy overcoat: I like having fun with coats – that’s the first thing people see in the winter. It does look complicated to draft the pattern of those though.
Winter shorts, paired with opaque tights.
Lingerie display: If this is done correctly, I think it would look very chic. If it’s done badly, you risk being look like a hooker though.

I hate…

Sculpted shoulders: Don’t they look like a crown? It is just unnatural to make your shoulder protruded like that.
Knee-high boots: I have never seen a person who can pull this off correctly. You necessarily look like a prostitute… I might change my mind once I see someone wearing them in a classy, and good-girl way. I hate to look cheap and easy.

Style inspiration: Badgley Mischka

September 6, 2009 By Chie

I used to hate one-shoulder dresses. Why? One, because most of the one-shoulder dresses looks like you are miss America with a name tag thing hanging across your shoulder. If you don’t look miss America, usually one-shoulder dresses make you look like you are wearing a big plastic bag across your shoulder. Also, it is so inconvenient to have only one shoulder strap, instead of two. You must wear a strapless bra to be able to look right, and I don’t like wearing strapless bra, since it always slowly falls off on me because of the flatness of my body.

For the above reasons, I never wore one-shoulder dresses, let alone made one. Until I saw a fall 2009 collection of Badgley Mischka. First of all, I am very impressed that two guys are designing these gorgeous dresses. I know a lot of designers are men, but it still amazes me how men can design something as fitting to woman’s body like their collection, and something that makes women beautiful in them.

The three one-shoulder dresses below look so classy, not looking too 80’s disco-ish. I especially like the one on the left, with a ribbon falling from your shoulder.
Also, I love their use of color – beautiful colors! violet, dark blue and purplish silver.. I love them all.