Christmas Fabrics, I love em!

Started working on new Christmas items, napkins, placemats and cat nip toys. I love the holiday season and my new holiday fabrics have that bit of retro feel. I hope they make you feel cheery too!

Coco before Chanel

I finally got to see Coco before Chanel. It was wonderful! Of course seeing it in the old Paris Theatre in NYC added to the experience.  If you like history and clothing and a bit of a sad story you will like this. Many people have commented that  the movie does not cover alot of her time in a fashion house. They seem to not realise the title, Coco before Chanel.  It starts off with her and her sister being dropped off at an orphanage at the age of 9 and 10.  They go thru the struggles of being very very poor working for the extremely affluent. Constant battle of never being accepted by the wealthy. They each fall in love with a wealthy man but because they are poor these men will never marry them. Coco becomes popular because of the hats she makes and always opposed tight and binding clothing which was worn at the turn of the century. She is sassy and speaks her mind and becomes the innovator of Womens Sportswear.    Audrey Tautou does a fantastic job, who couldn't love her!

                                                     

Burrrr.....

So winter season is upon us here in NYC. This past weekend I learned that 2 of my friends visited the local Salvation Army coat sale. They always seem to have luck there. Last year one of them found a gorgeous, good condition Stella McCartney coat. This year they found a  Burberry, unfortunately not the right size. For all of you money conscious people out there, and who isn't in this economy, check out  your local used clothing stores. Some of the garments there still have original tags and are not used. Plus your money is going towards a good cause!

http://www.salvationarmy.com

http://locator.goodwill.org/

Some of the new products

that will be seen tonight!

 

handmade double sided napkins set of 4 $25.00

  laptop envelopes with contrast linings $25.00            

Fall in Line with Fall 09

So I have been working on my trunk show for Thursday night. It is an incredible amount of work for one person. But I have so many cool, exciting new fabrics, I want to sew everything! For some reason I am really into birds and bees, I am not referring to the birds and bees but rather the actual flying creatures.  The below are not very autumnal but I did get other colours.  Both of these fabrics are by Westminster/Rowan. The top one is designed by Jane Sassaman. The bottom one is Tina Givens.

Botanical prints are becoming popular and are being forecasted for the next few seasons. You can find these online. I think I may be making placemats and napkins with them and maybe a purse or two.