The most beautiful things arrive unexpectedly. Sometime ago a friend rang me and asked if I was interested in a piece of old embroidery? Of course I said yes and promptly forgot all about that conversation, until yesterday when a squishy heavy parcel arrived. Wrapped in gold cellophane were these amazing pieces of beaded tulle embroideries. … Continue reading
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Hello May issue no. 5
Look inside issue 5 of Hello May to see the lovely Simone wearing a Pearl Button bespoke bridal dress. Continue reading
deco – rating
These beautiful art deco buttons I found at a market long ago have been waiting and waiting for the right garment to appear on and here it is. Continue reading
I created Pearl as a paper dolly with her own different bridal styles to try on.
the valiant doiley
Crown your veil with something old like an heirloom doiley accented with handmade silk flowers and tiny antique glass beads. Even better if someone in your family made it. Continue reading
nothing but style
I’ve just watched the documentary ‘The Eye Has To Travel’, about Diana Vreeland’s extraordinary life in fashion. The documentary makes much of Diana Vreeland’s looks. There are many references to how plain she was and how this affected her confidence as a woman. She mentions early on that her mother called her extremely ugly. Although … Continue reading
Mad dogs and Australians go out in the midday sun…apologies to Noel Coward
Melanoma is Australia’s 4th most common type of cancer and affects one in four Australians. Exposure to sun is the main way you get it. It makes me wonder why more of us don’t wear hats? At any outdoor event you visit in Australia you see hats on some heads but not all. The Melanoma … Continue reading
shalwar dance?
I have been looking around and noticing how more and more Western women are favouring a variation of garments worn by many women in the Indian sub-continent called Salwar kameez. Typically these are garments consisting of a loose long tunic (kameez) paired with pants (salwar). There are many spellling variations but this is the Punjabi … Continue reading
The bare essentials
Going on holiday and reducing your wardrobe to what fits in a backpack or suitcase is a salient reminder, for me,that I possess too many items of clothing. This holiday season I had four days at our shack at Era. I went to a new years eve party, the beach and swam, was kitted up … Continue reading
waist not want not
As we head towards Christmas I want to be careful not to step into my comfy clothing. It is not that I want to be uncomfortable, it is just that I’m uncomfortable with the idea of putting on weight. (More weight really) It is easy these days with most clothing containing a degree of stretch … Continue reading
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