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Frida Kahlo-A Style Icon
10:45 AM
After watching the stunning film "Frida" based upon the life of the legendary artist Frida Kahlo starring Selma Hayek, I was completely mesmerized by the passion, beauty and vividness of the whole thing. Not only did Kahlo lead a super crazy life, produce thought provoking art but she also surrounded herself with colour, something that we don't do enough of today. I thought I would share with you some of my Frida inspired pieces of jewellery and a video montage of the film itself. If you want to see more ways in which to wear colour, check out my post on how to start a "Colour Revolution". I hope you enjoy it...xxx
Fashion DIY: Every cloud has a silver lining...
6:52 AM
This is a little fun fashion DIY that I am sharing with you today, it is a little cloud purse with a silver lining. It is very simple to make and looks super cute too. All you need is some white fun fur, the same amount of silver fabric, two stick on eyes, thick pink thread, a small square of felt in the colour of your choice, fabric glue, white thread, a sewing machine, scissors, a sewing needle and 15cm ribbon in the width and colour of your choice.
First cut out two matching cloud shapes in from the fur in the size you want making sure you allow 1.5cm seam allowance and then do the same in the silver fabric for your lining.
Pin and tack the silver fabric to the wrong side of the fun fur, adding in the ribbon to make the arms and then sew with the sewing machine using white thread.
Turn the cloud the right way around and then turn over the top to make a neat hem for the opening and sew with the machine.
Stick on the eyes to the face of the cloud and then sew a nose onto the face using the pink thread.
Cut out the hands from the felt and then using a needle and thread of the same colour sew the hands to the lengths of ribbon. NB: You will need to cut out 4 hand shapes to make the 2 hands.
You can also add an optional fastening to the opening of the bag for example a press fastener or velcro.
Posted in: DIY FashionSing the blog....
8:50 AM
If you have ever wondered why you are blogging then Lil London has the answers for you here in this song.... The song is an anthology of the original great fashion blogs and they are even named in the song. This includes blogs such as Susie Bubble, Miggy, Disneyrollergirl, Oueen Michelle, Mademoiselle Robot and Style Salvage. Plug in your headphones and take a listen to this appreciation of fashion blogging. If you like what you hear you can also check out her website here. Enjoy....xxxx
Posted in: GlobalYay Moda de la Mode made it into IFB
3:10 PM
In With The New
Edited by: The Sunday BestIt's funny how an arbitrary measurement like time can cause us to reassess our lives, make long lists of promises, and end up overpaying for bad parties filled with depressed people staring into their drinks. Just me? Let's start the year off right with a collection of links bursting with new year-y goodness.
Links � la Mode: January 6th
- 55th Street: Twelve months, twelve photos, twelve words
- Analogue Chic: Fashion anomalies - under-the-radar trends from 2010
- Archives: Best of the worst 2010 (photos)
- Awakened Aesthetic: The heiress and the architect
- Brunette Blogging: The blogging flu
- Dramatis Personae: 50 radical New Year's goals
- Elle Enchanted: Tips on being a better blog reader
- Fashezine: Delicate matters (organic cotton)
- Fierce: How an editorial calendar can save you
- Forever Amber: What I learned from a month of wearing dresses
- Independent Fashion Bloggers: 10 Tips To Get Back Into Blogging
- Inkblot*Photography: Sound Off - A note on body image
- Karma-Style: No mutton allowed...
- Miss Vinyl Ahoy: 8 simple rules for mixing patterns
- Moda de la Mode: Let's start a colour revolution
- Naked Glory: Fashion and sex
- Tall Girl Blogging: Remarkably unremarkable - Blogging and body image
- The Cheap Girl in a Chic World: Fashion rules were meant to be broken
- The Coveted: Wearing Summer Dresses in the Dead of Winter
- The Elegant Bohemian: All the glitters
- The Fashion Planner: New Year Detox
Shopbop Boot Sale: S.Weitzman, Dolce Vita, Ash, S.Edelman, T.Burch, J.Campbell, Minnetonka, Loeffler, Hunter, UGG, Frye
LETS START A COLOUR REVOLUTION!!!
10:51 AM
Now that the New Year has started and we have said goodbye to 2010 it is time to start focussing on our goals for the year ahead. This could be to drop a dress size or two or even give more to charity but why not set a goal which will brighten up your day to day life-Girls im talking replacing the boring old black tights for something bold, daring and dramatic. COLOURED TIGHTS!!
I want 2011 to be the year where a colour revolution took place and now is the perfect time to start. A new year, a new beginning...we are going to inject some colour into our drap winter wardrobes. I can see many of you shrinking away at this thought thinking "How on earth am I going to pull this style off??" Well the answer is simple.
When you are wearing something bold, a statment item, it is necessary that you tone down the rest of your outfit to avoid it being too busy. Try wearing some bright bold tights with a LBD and heels for the evening or a denim skirt in the day. The options are endless and the bright tights will boost your mood as well as anyone else's around you.
If you do not want to wear bold tights on their own or want to turn them into something more glamorous try layering them with a lacey pair of black tights over the top. You could even try sewing beads and sequins onto the lacey tights for some added glamour.
You must remember...have confidence in yourself and what you wear then you are 90% of the way to looking fabulous, the rest of it is up to the clothes.
Lets start a colour revolution in 2011...ditch the black tights for something more daring and live on the wild side. Who's on board???
Posted in: colour
