Athletic Inspired: Track Pants

After drafing a pair of lace trim shorts it was clear what my next project was: track pants or as some call them, joggers. One of this year’s hot new runway and street style pieces, track pants are equal parts sporty and chic. They are perfectly sophisticated with a blazer and completely cool and comfortable with a pullover or silk tee. After starting my pattern drafting I found a gorgeous pair of silk charmeuse joggers. I needed them but not for the $298 retail.

So I kept on drafting and decided to try my pattern in some black crepe fabric I had. The result was wonderful! The crepe is the perfect amount of weight to feel substantial and ethereal lightness to make it them the most comfortable pair of pants I have. The waist and ankle bands are made of a soft black jersey. The waist also has a crepe drawstring and is elasticized. I also used couture French seams because I think the insides of a garment should be as beautiful as the outside! Awesome? Yes. Plus, I got compliments on the first day out in them so I really can't complain. I still plan to make a pair in either satin or silk charmeuse. :)

While I will be holding on to my pair (tightly) I have enough fabric to make more so pop over to my shop and get a look!

Let me know what you think!

Night for Day Shorts

It's so easy to get inspired during fashion week (month). Night for day seems to be a popular trend lately that I can't seem to get enough of. I love how the romantic and almost intimate feminine side of a woman can be enhanced by a simple lace trimmed piece and yet played down with a graphic tee or sweatshirt. Of course, with some femme pumps and a silk blouse the piece can take on a whole other look.

Inspired by this trend I was; so I made a wonderful pair of self-lined crepe shorts trimmed with lace-like French loop braid. It took a few days of pattern drafting to find the perfect cut for the self-lined fabric which I chose to do because of my fear of VPL (visible panty lines) and potential sheerness. A few yards of fabric, drafting paper, and days later, I finally have a pair of shorts I never want to take off. They're so easy, comfortable, and flattering. Dare I say I got five compliments on them in the first 2 hours of wear?

Luckily I have some extra fabric on hand so these shorts are available over in my shop!








kenzo sweatshirt • givenchy bracelet • a.l.c tank • diane von furstenberg pumps • queen of mayhem shorts

Random note, can you believe that I cut six inches off my hair about a month ago? It has grown like a weed! I'm contemplating something more drastic...

Design A Day: 004

I feel as though I'm making coloring book pages... or maybe paper dolls? Remember those?

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Design A Day: 003

I'm not really sure what happened here.

I started with a pencil in hand and immediately decided that I couldn't deal with it and picked up the marker. Naturally I made some errors, oh well... not every design is a winner... and that's kind of the point of this exercise anyway... just to force ides out on paper. Using Stabilo markers is kind of challenging because I only get a small set of colours that don't actually blend. So, I scribble. I could of course use my real markers or watercolour but I feel as though that would take the fun out of it. I like how this is just a brain dump in the simplest form.

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Design A Day: 002

Super feminine ruffles and stripes. This simple dress is for a younger girl or maybe a lady trying to express her youthful and playful side. Quick sketch using super basic point 88 Stabilo markers. :)

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Design A Day: 001

A breezy printed skirt with soft gathers paired with an easy tee. Quick five minute sketch with pencil, pen, and paper.

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