Making Life more Beautiful
I’m a little bit fed up today. My first dripping damask experiments had gone so well – it literally took me about 90 minutes from conception to satisfaction. I had the idea, I decided on a technique, I gave it … Continued
I have already written a review of the Alexander McQueen exhibition. It’s stunning. As ever, when you see a body of work, however it is displayed and arranged, you cannot help but be in awe of the productivity of an … Continued
Linde Carr, Notting Hill Housing board member, has already been featured on this blog. She told me she was going to see Dior and I with her daughter so I asked her to review it. I remember the first time I … Continued
I have been having some fun with my camisole-skirts. The pattern calls for a zip at the CB. However when trying on my green one during construction I found it was loose enough to be pulled on over the head. … Continued
I have decided to change the name of my blog from “Fit and Flare” to “Fabrickated”. The main reason is that having two names can be confusing. I called the blog Fit and Flare to try to get across my … Continued
By now most people who read this blog know that I am involved in housing and homelessness in London. By building 1,500 homes each year Notting Hill Housing makes a real contribution to providing homes for low income Londoners. We … Continued
Want to buy a Fabrickated.com T shirt? Well you can! I didn’t, on this occasion, but I was so impressed by the capability of this YR STORE printing programme that I will go back and do it. To have a … Continued
Here are some shots from the Roland Mouret RTW show A/W 2014/15. Both of these fabrics were available at Simply Fabrics in Brixton at different times. I bought the pink one, which I think is gorgeous. I just love the … Continued
This is my friend Yuka who works for a well known high street boutique. We met for lunch, but before that she treated me to a look around the works. The company was sensitive to the issue of design copyright, … Continued
You may remember how we had made patterns from sketches of kitchen implement, then photocopied them, and arranged the tiles. This week our task was to use a range of materials – lino, soft cut plastic, polystyrene blocks, stick backed … Continued
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