Making Life more Beautiful
One of my absolute style icons is Jackie Kennedy. I wish I could dress exactly like her everyday. Since she left politics (1963) there has been something of a vacuum in terms of style at the very top in the … Continued
When making clothes to fit and flatter your body you need to take body line (silhouette), proportions, scale, details, texture and colour into account. If you understand the impact of each of these factors on illusion then you can choose … Continued
Some recent research has shown how most of us dislike how we look, leading in some more extreme cases to a number of serious mental health problems. Yet our body and facial features are more or less givens, and all … Continued
The basics (applicable to shopping for clothes too) Style – choose the right style to flatter or disguise your body shape Colour – choose a colour that complements your colouring In addition, if you are making your own clothes, you … Continued
I have argued that the perfect dress isn’t a “Designer” dress, or “Occasion” wear. It is not an item that cost a lot of money or one with an incredible “wow” factor. For me the perfect dress is one that can … Continued
Between Christmas and the end of April at least 30 women from all over the world worked on the same sewing project. Their mission? To create between nine and 11 garments which to some extent “worked together”. If we were famous designers … Continued