Payed a visit to the Berlinische Galerie last week while visiting the city, enjoying the mostly local contemporary art while escaping the high temperatures by going into this white, fresh air-conditioned space.
June 20, 2013
June 18, 2013
D I Y / Neoprene Bikini
Neoprene is one of my favorite fabrics; it feels so high tech and structured when wearing it. And it is also such an easy material to work with; it can be cut without having to be hemmed, doesn't wrinkle, stays in shape. I've made some clothes with it; but never used it for its intended purpose before; being in the water!
Below are the instructions to make this bikini (it is actually much, much easier than the long text suggests).
/bikini top
Here are some basics to creating a fitted strapless bralette-bikini top. 8 steps, corresponding with the 8 images, save and zoom in to see it more detailed. Just pretend that the little piece of paper is your neoprene fabric and you'll get it!
01/ You can do this on a piece of paper to draw out the pattern first, cut it out and trace it on your fabric. Or you can do it like me and directly draw the pattern on the fabric. Cut a rectangle, measurements; width of the broadest part of your bust, height mine is 18cm high but you can do whatever you want.
02/ fold it in half
03/ sketch a vertical line marking the center of your breast. distance from the fold to the line should be the distance between the centre of both your breasts divided by two. sketch a horizontal line also marking the broadest part of the bralette, the broadest part of your breast. The rectangle should already be this measurement where these two lines cross, is probably where your nipple is.
04/ Now you're going to need two more measurements that are narrower than your fabric is now. With a measuring tape, measure the top of your breasts. Not sure what this measurement is called. Basically just put the measuring tape around your back, under your armpits and above your breasts. Divide it by two, because the fabric is folded of course, and you've got measurement A. Measurement B, will stay the same; the broadest part of the bikini top. And then for measurement C, put the measuring tape underneath your breasts, also divide this by two.
05/As you can see on the image, there is now a space between A and B, and between C and B. 'Move' these spaces to the middle of the pattern where the arrows are, because that is where you want to get a curvy shape.
06/ Now your pattern should look a bit like this, with four points.
07/ Connect A and C with a straight line. And connect B and D with a curved line that touchesthe streight line at horizontal sketched line.
08/ Cut it out, and you've got your pattern.
Then sew it all together and put in the zipper. Make sure the zipper is made out of plastic for swimwear, a metal zipper can get really hot in the sun!
/bikini bottom
This was a whole lot easier: just traced one of my favorite panties.
Was done in under 10 minutes.
Below are the instructions to make this bikini (it is actually much, much easier than the long text suggests).
/bikini top
Here are some basics to creating a fitted strapless bralette-bikini top. 8 steps, corresponding with the 8 images, save and zoom in to see it more detailed. Just pretend that the little piece of paper is your neoprene fabric and you'll get it!
01/ You can do this on a piece of paper to draw out the pattern first, cut it out and trace it on your fabric. Or you can do it like me and directly draw the pattern on the fabric. Cut a rectangle, measurements; width of the broadest part of your bust, height mine is 18cm high but you can do whatever you want.
02/ fold it in half
03/ sketch a vertical line marking the center of your breast. distance from the fold to the line should be the distance between the centre of both your breasts divided by two. sketch a horizontal line also marking the broadest part of the bralette, the broadest part of your breast. The rectangle should already be this measurement where these two lines cross, is probably where your nipple is.
04/ Now you're going to need two more measurements that are narrower than your fabric is now. With a measuring tape, measure the top of your breasts. Not sure what this measurement is called. Basically just put the measuring tape around your back, under your armpits and above your breasts. Divide it by two, because the fabric is folded of course, and you've got measurement A. Measurement B, will stay the same; the broadest part of the bikini top. And then for measurement C, put the measuring tape underneath your breasts, also divide this by two.
05/As you can see on the image, there is now a space between A and B, and between C and B. 'Move' these spaces to the middle of the pattern where the arrows are, because that is where you want to get a curvy shape.
06/ Now your pattern should look a bit like this, with four points.
07/ Connect A and C with a straight line. And connect B and D with a curved line that touchesthe streight line at horizontal sketched line.
08/ Cut it out, and you've got your pattern.
Then sew it all together and put in the zipper. Make sure the zipper is made out of plastic for swimwear, a metal zipper can get really hot in the sun!
/bikini bottom
This was a whole lot easier: just traced one of my favorite panties.
Was done in under 10 minutes.
what you'll need:
neoprene fabric
plastic zipper
sewing machine/needle&thread
neoprene fabric
plastic zipper
sewing machine/needle&thread
June 16, 2013
W E A R I N G / Berlin, Ich liebe dich
Ich liebe Berlin! Spend some time there last week with Romeo, enjoying the wonderful architecture while getting lost and visiting some galleries and museums. I miss it already. Here are a few snapshots of what I wore. Funny that even when not having access to his closet, I end up picking clothes out of my boyfriend's suitcase.
Apologies for the lack of updates guys, had a fantastic DIY planned for today, but as DIYs are always experiments, sometimes they go wrong. Butstubborn persistent as I am, I will give it another try today and hopefully post it tomorrow!
Apologies for the lack of updates guys, had a fantastic DIY planned for today, but as DIYs are always experiments, sometimes they go wrong. But
June 13, 2013
I N T E R I O R / Geometric Glass Jewelry Trays
Although I don't buy much, I do love to go on a hunt for stuff, I wouldn't call it shopping. The mini diamond glass container is one of those lucky finds, it was the only single thing I bought on that day when I went thrift shopping with a few friends. (Oh and it only cost 30 cents, ha!) Careful picking and being consistent about it, has built me an almost curated collection of random objects. These three tiny trays were bought months, even years apart from each other, one was a birthday gift, but they go so very well together. That's a bit of the same feeling I get with the jewelry at COS. Specially with the set made out of delicate wire with heavy brass cylinders and the silver ring with the minimalistic slit (funny thing is, my boyfriend had made an identical ring in a thinner version for himself a long time ago). Just like the hunted down trays these pieces don't have a very new feeling to them, they are more interesting, they look like they have a bit of history, they could be industrial little objects that perhaps aren't jewelry at all.
MyCOS project via Fashiolista
MyCOS project via Fashiolista
June 11, 2013
R E P O R T / ArtEZ Beauty Shots
Never have I seen a person look this good in red lipstick as this beautiful androgynous creature that came down the runway at the ArtEZ show. Though after the show was finished, he took off the pvc suit he was showcasing but left on the matte red lipstick. Then when going for a backstage peek, one of Barbara Langendijk's models (more on her soon!) caught my eye with her thick black shiny hair in two ponytails, one clipped down with a minimalistic silver barrette.
June 08, 2013
W E A R I N G / Attending the Artez Graduation Show
pictures by Giuliano and me
In the same beautiful factory as last year, the students of Artez showed their graduation works.
What I was most impressed by was how autonomous the collections were, and how much guts the students showed. Giuliano's(who is also graduating this year, is showing his collection next week and knows how art academies sometimes try to shape the mind of their alumni) reaction was; 'how amazing is it that the teachers let them be so free.' I'm still figuring out about which collections to blog, as there were so many interesting things coming down that runway. Until then; what I was wearing + snaps of the wonderful industrial venue.
What I was most impressed by was how autonomous the collections were, and how much guts the students showed. Giuliano's(who is also graduating this year, is showing his collection next week and knows how art academies sometimes try to shape the mind of their alumni) reaction was; 'how amazing is it that the teachers let them be so free.' I'm still figuring out about which collections to blog, as there were so many interesting things coming down that runway. Until then; what I was wearing + snaps of the wonderful industrial venue.
June 05, 2013
L I F E / Current Moodboard
Instead of taping images on the wall, I made more of a 3D type of moodboard on an empty shelf with objects that have grabbed my attention lately.
marble printed paper
blank paper
three mints
clear clothes hanger
iittala glass container
blank paper
three mints
clear clothes hanger
iittala glass container
June 03, 2013
W E A R I N G / Relaxed White Summer Suit
The shorts and jacket are intentionally a couple of sizes too big. The jacket becomes a bit more boxy, bomber-like and the shorts a bit more boyish and relaxed.
That is exactly the thing that I like so much about COS; their pieces always leave so much room for the personality and interpretation of the wearer. I've seen 75 year old ladies try on the same stuff as teenage girls and on both it looked like a completely different garment. It is probably the single high street store that approaches design from a more timeless classic point of view as opposed to blindly following loud trends. Instead of seasonal prints; cuts, fits, unexpected fabrics and details rule the racks.
Are their store-bags not the perfect pale lunch bags? I cut off the straps, rolled it up and added a metal clip.
My-COS project via Fashiolista
Are their store-bags not the perfect pale lunch bags? I cut off the straps, rolled it up and added a metal clip.
My-COS project via Fashiolista
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