A REVERSIBLE COAT MADE FROM AN OLD BLANKET AND THIRFTED FABRIC FOR MY UPCOMING TRIP TO IRELAND. I FIND RIGHT BEFORE A TRIP I HAVE A BLOOM OF CREATIVITY BECAUSE MY IMAGINATION COMES ALIVE WITH ALL THE “WHAT IFS”. I OFTEN END UP MAKING NEW CLOTHES BECAUSE I HAVE ALL THESE IMAGINED SCENARIOS IN MY HEAD AND THEY HAVE A CERTAIN SET DESIGN, AND I ABSOLUTELY MUST HAVE THE COAT I IMAGINED FOR THE UNLIKELY WALK I WILL HAVE ON A MISTY MOOR.
2023
THRIFTED FABRIC SCRAPS, I MADE TWO BOAT NECK LONG SLEEVE TOPS AND A SKIRT. DESIGNED TO GO WITH THE IRELAND COAT, I KNOW IT’S NOT FOR EVERYONE BUT I LOVE LIVING IN PATTERN HELL.
2023
I FOUND THIS AMAZING SCRAP OF FABRIC WHEN THIRFTING BUT IT WAS SO SCRATCHY, I GOT SOME OLD FLANNEL AND LINED THE INSIDE SO NOW THEY ARE A PERFECT WINTER PANT. ONCE AGAIN IRELAND COUTURE, THESE ARE FOR WALKING ON A GRASSY CLIFF WITH A SLENDER RIDING BOOT AND A HAM SANDWICH.
2023
MADE FROM MY FAVOURITE CHILDHOOD BEDSHEET.
2019
“THE HOUSE DRESS” IN ITALIAN COTTON.
HAND DRAWN PATTERN.
2020
A VARIATION ON “THE HOUSE DRESS” AND ALSO MADE REVERSIBLE.
COMMISSION FOR MY FRIEND WHO ALSO PROVIDED THE FABRIC. A BEAUTIFUL VINTAGE SCARF.
HAND DRAWN PATTERN.
2021
ANOTHER VARIATION ON “THE HOUSE DRESS”, THIS ONE MADE FROM SILK CHIFFON DYED WITH HIBISCUS FLOWERS AND BLACK TEA, A LINEN STRIP ADDED FOR COLOUR BLOCKING.
2022
I LOVINGLY CALL THESE CLOUD PANTS MY “PARIS PANTS”. I WAS IN A PANIC THE DAY BEFORE MY FIRST TRIP TO PARIS BECAUSE I HAD “NOTHING TO WEAR’’. MY VERY TALENTED AND PROFESSIONAL FRIEND @HANNAHISOLDE HELPED ME GET THESE CIGARETTE PANTS EXACTLY RIGHT, AND I STILL USE THIS PATTERN TO MAKE PANTS ALL THE TIME, THEY FIT ME PERFECTLY.
2019
A COUPLE YEARS LATER I PATTERNED THIS CORSET TOP AND USED THE SCRAP LEFT OVERS FROM THIS FABRIC I LOVE SO MUCH. I ALSO USE THIS CORSET PATTERN OFTEN NOW BECAUSE IT FITS ME LIKE A GLOVE. THIS ONE IN THE CLOUD PRINT WAS THE FIRST DRAFT THOUGH.
HAND DRAWN PATTERN.
2021
I PATTERNED MY WEDDING DRESS AND USED A VINTAGE TABLE CLOTH FOR THE FABRIC. IT’S HARD TO CAPTURE IN THE PHOTOS BUT THERE IS A VERY FAINT FLOWER PATTERN, VERY DELICATE. OUR WEDDING WAS A BACKYARD BBQ AND A WRAP SUNDRESS WAS APPROPRIATE FOR HOW COMFORTABLE I WANTED TO FEEL THAT DAY.
2022
ITERATIONS OF THE “PARIS PANTS”, IT’S HARD TO CAPTURE A VERY GOOD FITTING PANT BUT THIS PATTERN DOESN’T FAIL ME. THE ORANGE AND GREEN PANTS ARE MADE FROM A HIGH QUALITY LINEN THAT WAS GIFTED TO ME FROM MY MOTHER-IN-LAW (@SWDSTUDIOPILLOWS). I HAVE WORN THE HECK OUT OF THESE PANTS AND THEY ARE STARTING TO LOOK LIKE COSTUMES FOR OLIVER TWIST.
2021 - 2022
TOP AND BOTTOM MADE FROM SILK CREPE.
THE TOP IS THE SAME PATTERN AS MY WEDDING DRESS, A WRAP WITH A LOW V-BACK.
2022
COMFY AND LOOSE FITTING AROUND THE WAIST SO I CAN LAYER UNDER THE DRESS IN THE FALL. I ALSO LEFT THE WAIST LINE FRAYED.
HAND DRAWN PATTERN.
2023
A TSHIRT THAT HAD LIVED A FULL LIFE AND THEN I GAVE A SECOND CHANCE. THE TSHIRT DESIGN WAS FROM @MINIMINISTUDIO.
2022
HAND DRAWN PATTERN.
2022
HAND DRAWN PATTERN.
2021
A COMBINATION OF THE CORSET PATTERN AND A LONG LINEN SKIRT TO MAKE A “GOING OUT” DRESS FOR MEXICO CITY.
2022
THE WRAP SKIRT PATTERN AGAIN BUT IN A REPURPOSED PICNIC BLANKET FABRIC.
2022
TWO PIECES MADE FROM THE SAME DRAWN DRESS SHIRT PATTER.N. THE ONE ON THE LEFT IS REPURPOSED SILK SCARVES, THE DESIGN IS FROM @MEIOW_MIX. THE SHIRT ON THE RIGHT IS MADE FROM CHILDHOOD BEDSHEET, IT’S HARD TO PICK UP THE DESIGN BUT IT’S VERY LIGHT BLUE AND WHITE PATTERNING. SO SUBTLE BUT IT IS WHAT ALWAYS DREW ME TO THAT FABRIC.
2021 - 2022
ANOTHER VARIATION OF THE WEDDING DRESS WRAP TOP AND THE MATCHING SHORTS.
2022