I finished this midnight blue skirt a long time ago and has been wearing it for several occasions now. I just can’t help it, I’m in looove with the colour. I can wear it with any basics and the outfit would just turn out to be fabulous.
Don’t you just adore it???
Black satin blazer Zara | White satin ribbon made by me | Blue taffeta skirt made by me | Black sleeveless Old Navy | Black patent wedges Charles & Keith
A few years ago, you wouldn’t catch me wearing skirts. I’m always the pants or the shorts girl. I thought that skirts are so impractical, especially when one is commuting every day. However, recently I have found my love for skirts… maybe it’s the repressed girl in me trying to catch up for the lost days of wearing it. Now, when I wear it, I just feel super free, happy and girly!!!
I’m so in-love with this particular skirt, not because I just finished making it, but because it’s unbelivably poofy! Well, it should be! It’s around 3 yards long of fabric!! I was actually thinking if it needs tulle under it… but after seeing the pictures, I think it’s fine as it is. My 10 yards to tulle will just have to wait until I have time to make a big petticoat for moi.
So congratulate me for finally finishing my poofy skirt. I will not keep this though ’cause I will send this to a consignment store within the next few weeks. I’m just waiting for my tags to be printed and all that jazz. I also want to finish some more clothes before finally selling my stuff.
I just bought all these fabulous fabrics waiting to be turned into fabulous clothes… and I think this is my cue to go back to the drawing board. Wish me luck!
Grey top thrifted | White headband Landmark | Poofy taffeta skirt made by me for Lola | Black patent wedges Charles & Keith
Upon shoveling tons of clothes out of my closet, I have found out that I do have tons of skirts. I haven’t worn some of them in a while and so I thought it would be a nice idea to wear them all at once! (Yes, I have a weird definition of ‘nice idea’) So my ‘nice idea’ is to make yet another DIY gown using some of my favorite skirts.
Please forgive me for the slouchy-trying-too-hard-couture-poses. My back has been killing me for the past two days and that is the only comfortable pose that I can do.
It was a scorching hot day and I was wearing a total of 5 skirts. The 3 skirts are worn underneath to give that semi-petticoat effect. The lace skirt is still pure looove! If I die, please let me be buried with it.
Lace skirt Vintage | Purple circle skirt thrifted | Pink pinstripe skirt thrifted | White and purple stripey skirt thrifted | Blue plaid skirt thrifted | Lace Shoes Luxe | White Satin ribbon strip made by me
pronounced as low-luh.
For a lack of a better word, let’s just say I’m excited! The blob that is once a collection of my random ideas are now taking into a little bit of shape. Been trying to make myself busy with different projects and everyday has been a learning experience for me. Could you believe that I am always excited to get out of bed just to continue my sewing projects? Hahaha.
And as a gift for you my lovely readers, (No give aways here. I’m unemployed, remember? So just a little bit of eye candy for you) here’s a sneak peek of what I have been busy about lately.
For Filipinos, Lola (pronounced as lo-la) means grandmother. That is why I thought it really fits the feel that I want for my clothes. If you don’t know yet, and if it is not really obvious, I really do love vintage. I just feel that vintage stuff have interesting stories behind it.
Lola Vintage are redesigned vintage clothing by yours truly. This is inspired by my frustration over so many vintage clothes that has so much potential but there is just something wrong and people end up ignoring it. Let’s face it, some of the silhouettes used before are better left in it’s right era.
Sorry for the lack of a before pic, I didn’t know I would end up blogging about this one. Anyway, in it’s past life, this used to be a simple A-line skirt. I made it way shorter but just enough so you could also wear it as a high-waisted skirt and not have a peepshow of some sort while maybe picking up something from the floor. I also added the pockets just because pockets are always a nice addition to any garment. Lastly, I believe little details do make a difference so I added on gold buttons on the front. Lovely eh? I’m so inlove with gold buttons recently.
Seriously, I do love this one and I am very excited for my next sewing projects for the first ever collection for Lola.Vintage. So wish me luck! If anyone is wondering, I am still doing my sewing by hand. My sewing machine is stull busted. But hey, I think my handsewing skills are getting better and I might have a future in houte couture, don’t you think? Hahaha!
If you have suggestions of what you may want to be included on my first collection, leave a comment and will try to accommodate all requests.
Stay tuned for random updates about this project.
Oversized V-neck shirt Old Navy | Stripped red and white skirt made by me for Lola.Vintage
