Fall 2011

I'm prety sure everyone I know is fed up hearing this by now, but I can't wait for New York for my birthday. But its not til November...which feels sooo far away. Cause I'm going to the most fashionable city in the world, at the coldest point of the year, I've been trying to sort out what I'm actually gonna wear, and I'm not a fan of thermals! My solution: pure wool lined with pure wool! So I'm constantly on the prowl for designs I can make for myself using some of the amazing wools that keep arriving in work.

I'm currently making this Vogue pattern
V1201, Donna Karan

The main part of the jacket is a gorgeously soft grey wool with a diagonal stripe weave but I'm doing the sleeves in leatherette. Its the strangest construction I've ever seen, it makes up as a bic circle, and the upper back connects in the centre to almost fill the circle! Its totally messing with my head but I'm liking the way its going.

I'm planning on making the trousers as well in a pure wool, but I'm not decided on which colour to do them.

I'm also pretty up for making a tunic dress similar to these ones(of course I've already seen some fabrics, waiting to see what else comes in over the next month or so) , its gotta have a pocket!

ASOS

Vintage


Further than this, I'm thinking layers...not quite sure what kind but definetly layers of some description! I'm away to scour the internet for ideas...or do any of you know what's best to do?