Lady Melbourne

I always like to find ‘do-it-yourself’ options, specially when it comes to on trend items that may only find their way into your wardrobe for one season. I thought I’d try my hand at a maxi skirt and black wasn’t going to be such a disaster if it didn’t work out. I’m very pleased to say that it did AND you can probably make it even if you can’t sew. Behold….

I’m a huge Alison Goldfrapp fan, so it was when I re-discovered ‘Black Cherry’ the other day after many years of it sitting at the back of a cabinet I fell in love with the red glittered heels that feature on the back cover.
Deciding that as I’m a DIY girl I could make my own pair, so I went to K-mart and bought a cheap pair or $20 heels.

This is somewhat of a new purchase for me, in that I actually bought the item, brand new. I don’t always shop second hand but I realised lately that I don’t mention the new clothes that I buy as often as I do my op-shop or vintage finds. I don’t normally wear a kimono sleeve but I was attracted by the dramatic print of the dress and of course it is now the most comfortable dress I own.

I’ve been wondering whether or not to sell these camisoles because they are original and one off, but then, they are simply languishing in my studio at the moment so I thought why not put them out there?
Before Lady Melbourne when I had my own accessories label, I dabbled in a couple of ranges of camisoles hand made in Melbourne from vintage fabrics. They sold well, I only ever used the same design but different, beautiful fabrics.

I made this skirt to wear to fashion week but only wore it once. It ended up being so hot that I completely changed up my outfits every day from what I had planned. I am looking forward to it being a staple in my autumn/winter wardrobe, when I saw the fabric I thought the colour pallet was just perfect for the season ahead.

Tweet Right so you know that I’m into D.I.Y don’t you? And I am totally into this embellished shoulder trend at the moment, but I think it is just that: a trend. Come 6 months and I will no doubt be seeing the chain store knock off’s on the racks at Savers. So with that [...]

Tweet Here it is! The final product and I’m really happy with it. I hope if you have attempted to make it you’ve had luck as well, it’s such a simple skirt to make, particularly as you don’t need a pattern. Don’t forget you have until 5pm today to enter the give-away for the $50 [...]

TweetSo let’s jump straight into finishing the skirt shall we?! You can see part one here, the absolute finished product will be shot and up tomorrow. 1. Stiffening the waistband. I’m using Petersham ribbon as the stiffening for my waist band, but it is entirely up to you what you use, and how precisely you [...]

Tweet I have had requests for a while on simple sewing tutorials, and what better way to start than with one of the easiest DIY designs, a circle skirt. Since the 1950′s when they first became popular, circle skirts have come in and out of fashion but seem to remain somewhat en vogue due to [...]

Tweet Happy Friday everyone, it’s really good to be back! I haven’t had a give-away for a couple of weeks but rest assured I have plenty of stuff being sent in so here are a couple of little things that might just make your wardrobe work for you. The Flexi Flats fit into these cute [...]

TweetThis is the post that always escapes me: great idea but never executed.I was raving to one of my friends today about this fab pure silk top that I bought at DFO for $20 on the weekend and she said for god’s sake will I do a post about it! So here are some of [...]