Showing posts with label DIY. Show all posts
Showing posts with label DIY. Show all posts

Thursday, June 6, 2013

Beyond the Pale

I knew I'd get more use out of these pants once the weather got warmer!

I kept the palate very pale and neutral, but if you can see, there are three major prints going on here (trifecta!). The pants have an abstract animal print, the shoes are snakeskin, and the blazer (which is at least a decade old and part of a pant suit) has very thin peach and grey stripes. I made sure to tie the black of the shoes back in with a dalmatian-y bracelet.






Jacket H&M
Tee Gap (similar)
Pants American Eagle (similar)
Shoes Rampage
Necklace swapped
Bracelets ebay, ebay, DIY


Saturday, December 15, 2012

How Do I Wear My Sewing Supplies?

This request comes from reader, frequent commenter, fellow blogger, and dear friend "The Other Amy":
It's not really an item that I have. It's an item that I sort of need. When I work on set, I need something to carry my kit on me. I need to be able to have my hands free and move around but still have supplies to fix up costumes. So I need a fanny pack basically. But I need something with lots of pockets so I can be relatively organized and have everything that I need but I want to look cool and not dorky. I live in LA. Everyone drives an Audi. I need the Audi fanny pack.

When I first started reading, I immediately thought of this or this:

belt1 belt2


And when I read the part about The Audi of Fanny Packs, I thought of this:

gucci

But neither seem to really fit the bill. (I assume the Gucci bag is not big enough, but if it is, I'm POSITIVE you can find a similar one Made in China...)

I dug a little deeper into the world of Lady Tool Belts and came up with these options:

41KAVNDH19L._SL500_AA300_ thumbnail-pink-tool-belt yhst-17665666401044_2238_170833613

(with a lot more color/configuration options here)


And then, of course, you could sew your own!



Here's one with a tutorial:



And you could use a badass fabric (snakeskin? black pleather with added studs? a repurposed California flag?) and/or attach it to a cool belt.

I hope this helps! Let us know what you end up with.

xo

 

 P.S. I should also add that THE only way to wear something like this is cocked to the side like this awesome broad.