Dearest ‘Layla’, my newest troll

I wasn’t going to make this public but the email you provided was obviously fake. Lulu stone is a rather cute name though.

You look astoundingly repulsive in first picture in that hideous, drab “ruffle” dress, as you call it.
Your little garbage blog does suffice in providing me and others with entertainment as we laugh at your arrogance that seems totally oblivious to your ineptness.
Usually when viewing such crap that goes under the guise of a “style” blog I would get frustrated that someone who clearly has no grasp on style was taking up web space, but you, my dear, are so terrible it is hilarious.
Keep it up!

Some requests from an amused reader-
1. Please proofread your posts. Your grammar and spelling are terrible
2. Get some more sewing lessons. You do seem to make alot but even in your small pictures you can see the poor quality of the garments.

I just don’t get you internet trolls. Why even bother with the commenting process if you don’t like my blog? Or keep coming back?

Yes, I understand that I’m young and have a lot to learn about sewing, I am self taught after all. But unlike 70% Gen Y I’m not wasting my life away at some underage club and ‘wagging’ school.
From your comments I can see that you’re a well educated person so shouldn’t you know better? Were you bullied as a child? If you were I would suggest you seek help from a psychiatrist, not comfort in putting a 15 year old down. 

XXASAB

She-she-shout out!

Sorry guys and babes it’s been a horribly busy few days and I haven’t had a chance to put anything together. I’ve been trying so hard to catch up on homework, yesterday our car got in an accident (luckily no one was hurt) but our poor little baby of a car is KAPUT, and today I was unexpectedly taken on a car shopping trip. Don’t freight, I am promising an ‘I want list’ for August and a model feature too in the coming days.

But, I would love to take this chance to give a little shout out to Lauren who looks spectacular in the skirt I made for her.

XXASAB

More hound’s-tooth magic

Sewing and designing just gives me the greatest joy. Even with a fever of 38.3*C I still managed to finish my math, review some French, write a 900 word piece on ‘Sexism in the workplace’, design and make my mum’s ‘librarian skirt’ and have enough time and energy left over to make a headband for myself. Even though I felt as if my head was going to just snap and fall off my neck, I had the Codral ’soldier on’ jingle stuck in my head and it was my mantra for the weekend (and today).

These aren’t my most exciting pieces but the skirt was hand hemmed and fully lined (I’m usually far to impatient to line a simple skirt like that.) And how ‘Blair Waldorf’ is that head band? I think I might make a few in different colours just like my ‘Prada knot’ headbands (which I made but never wear because I always forget about accessorising)

XXASAB

Grunge… me?

I was so close to not getting out of my PJs today, those with fevers of 38+ should be excused from dressing(hence the messy up-do). But I feel so useless sleeping and lounging all day, so I seeked high and low for inspiration. I realised yesterday my friend from a fashion forum asked me if I could go for a ‘grungey’ look, and about a month ago I got a comment asking if I could ever just wore a band t-shirt, jeans and a ‘hoodie’. The answer to the first one is “I’ll try” and to the second is a “…urhg…probably not?” because seriously, look at me, I’m so NOT the grunge type. But like all things, I gave this challenge a go.

I struggle quite a bit with finding ‘grungy items’ in my wardrobe other than my Loubs. But I did find a nice ‘butterwash’ cotton(made to feel like cashmere), oversized T-shirt/singlet from when my mum use to work for a record company.

Top: Made U Look
Pants: Something
Shoes: Christian Louboutin
Jacket: Huckabees
Gloves: Ports 1961
Clutch: no idea
Coin necklace: Sportsgirl 2005

BTW what do you think of this dress? It’s actually my mum’s but she doesn’t fit in it anymore, it’a a nice comfy merino and wool mix but the shape is a bit… blahh. Should I keep it? Or donate it to Salvo’s and hope some skinny,tall girl without saddle bags picks it up for $5?

 

Wish me well.

XXASAB

Lost with no direction

Ok so this is what I intended on wearing today but because I was feeling a little under the weather I decided not to proceed with my original plans for this weekend and thus had to go for a slightly more ‘toned down look’(by that I mean lower heels) but I loved this outfit so much I took a picture of it anyway.

  

Shirt: Enlove
Skirt: My own design
Tights: Bloch
Shoes: Tony Bianco
Bag: I actually have no idea
Gloves: Myer
Chain necklace: My own design
Glass bead necklace: My own design
Cross bracelet: $2 shop

Skirt, bracelet and Shirt: as above
Wrap-around-top: Bloch
Tights: RazzaMatazz
Shoes: Ton Bianco

I’m sensing there’s a very happy little girl right now. I finally finished Lauren’s Skirt. We designed this little number by ourselves, I used my own pattern and we had fittings in the bathroom at school. Lauren loves 50’s pinups and bows, this colour suits her translucent British skin perfectly!

XXASAB

Welcome to my world

So after taking pictures of my sewing room for Yoke Magazine and an email request from a reader who would like to see my sewing room I decided to take a new few pictures. I didn’t clean/tidy the room especially for the photos, by the way, I always like to have a clean, tidy workspace. Some call it OCD, I call it common sense.

I don’t think the pictures do my room justice, the panorama setting on my camera s a little whacked. Like any sewing room, it has a sewing machine. But the thing is, this room also serves as a lounge room for me and a spare room for guests. So I can’t completely ‘deck it out’ like Lady Melbourne’s sewing room, nor do I have 2 machines, oh, how I wish I could have 2 machines! But what I do have is an abundance of is fabric. Unused fabric and so much of it! I spend so many of my afternoons(after school) at Lincraft and Clegs and I very rarely come out empty handed. Maybe it’s because I’m too preoccupied with procrastination, but I never actually use the fabric! I impulse buy, I see a roll I like and my automatic reaction is to pick it up, go to the register and get a meter of it. Without thinking about what I’m actually make out of it. Or I design something and over estimate how much I need. And that’s how I end up with this:

Notice now I have patterns? I’ve gotten off my high horse and stocked up on some basics.

So that’s it, that’s my sewing room, where most of my creativity takes place!

Silk Blouse: Lovelygirl
Cotton pants: Sportmax by Max Mara
Champagne peeptoes: RMK
Aubergine Cardi: Portmans
Green headband: My own design
Watch: Mum’s

XXASAB

Le Weekend

The sky was cluttered with clouds on Saturday and I channeled the sky and dress in pretty much in all grey. If only I had some grey tights and shoes…

I actually got a blowdry on saturday, and as soon as I stepped out it was all messed up again. And it didn’t help that I had to walk pretty much everywhere, a downside of being 15.

Later that night disaster struck; the internet crashed, T.V. was a black hole, I was inspiration-less (so I couldn’t design) and I broke the last sewing machine needle. So I retired to my bedroom unseasonably early (9:50pm) burned some scented candles, listened to Adele and read chic lit. But not for long, I was distracted by and somewhat obsessed with the shadows my candles made and snapped some pics. 

This morning I woke up in a sweat because I totally forgot I had a housewarming to go to and I had no idea what to wear. After about an hour of trying things on, taking it off, tweeting about it and watching ‘Wizards on Deck with Hannah Montana’ (a crossover of Wizards of Waverly Place, Suite life on Deck and Hannah Montana) I finally settled on this:

The weather was splendid, ask any Melbournian and they would tell you today’s weather (well up to 4-ish) was just beautiful. I took this with my phone on our way home and it’s now my screensaver, I’ll be looking at it whenever the weather is lousy.

Saturday-
T-shirt: Giordano
Cardigan: Lovelygirl
Skirt: My own design
Belt: Thrifted
Tights: Wolford
Booties: China
Necklace: a gift
Bag: vintage/nana’s

Sunday-
Top: thermals
Skirt: My own design
Necklace: China
Tights: Coles
T-Bars: Tony Bianco
Coat: Lovelygirl
Scarf: Mum’s
Bag (not shown): Vuitton beach satchel

XXASAB

PS. noticed the new, more ‘gentle’ watermark? I’ll be trialling a few over the coming weekends.

Angela Yang Designs S/S ‘10

I started these mid-way through March but because I was so wrapped up in my school work, I didn’t finish it until a few nights ago. And I really didn’t want to be stuck on the same collection for so long so instead of the usual 30 looks, I just did 15. I can’t really pin point the inspiration for this mini collection, but I would say something really cheesy along the lines of ‘young modern’ or ’chic cocktail’. But really, it’s just fun, simple but still rather glamourous things I would like to wear.

 

 

 

More here, on my design website:

http://www.freewebs.com/angelayangdesigns/

Hope you all enjoy it!

XXASAB

Miles to go… in fashion?

Well I admitted my obsession with Miley Cyrus 2 posts ago so let’s talk about her sense of style (some would say “or there lack of”). I would have to agree with them if we’re talking about her ‘everyday’ looks, the whole t-shirts, Victoria’s Secret PINK sweats, ripped jeans and ugg boots just don’t do it for me. I know she said “I’m just dressing like a normal girl would” but she also said she’s “into high fashion” and carries around that patent orange, Prada bag… Yuck! I could  find a better looking one on those ‘Asian-knock-off-are-everywhere-because-they-advertise-with-google’ websites. And don’t get me started on those vomit inducing Hannah Montana looks, but they’re for the concerts and shows so that’s somewhat accepted.

But, I do have to say her red carpet style is quite admirable and akin with my sense of style. She’s one of the few young stars right now that aren’t fully decked out in endorsed jewellery, or ’so-short-if-you-bend-down-we-can-see-your-g-string’ dresses and thick layers of make up. The classic Valentino, red gown, Roberto Cavalli floral print gown, Herve Leger bandage, bold shoulder dress (L),  Marchesa gold and black mini dress and the Zuhair Murad sequined white, gown are some of her best looks. She knows what suits her and understands that ‘less is more’.

                    

                           

                                         

And let’s not forget her latest Elle shoot, though the cover was… urhh a bit much (bra and patent, croc jacket? I wouldn’t even go there). The Prada (? Please do correct me if I am wrong)dress and Rodarte boots (I wish I had nice and long enough legs to wear over the knee boots) looks superb! But like I said on someone’s blog earlier; I’m really disappointed they went for a ‘rocker’ look but didn’t put her in Balmain?! A peak-shouldered blazer, loose t-shirt and acid splashed jeans would have worked SO WELL with the theme, but then again, it’s only ELLE.

 

 She’s been getting quiet a lot of ‘unwanted attention’ in regards to the shoot and it’s title of “she’s not a kid anymore”. People need to get OVER IT! She’s 16, 17 in November, she is NOT A KID ANYMORE! We can’t hang onto her Disney image forever. I would rant further but you can read my article in the premier  issue of YOKE magazine which comes out in august.

pics; tfs, just jared, sweet miley org, google images.

XXASAB

The time has come

In exactly 15 hours I will be stepping through the glass doors of my school to start semester 2. But this time, it’ll be doing it with a brand new attitude. Not only am I doing one of my favourite electives (Visual Communication and design) but if I get a good report, I’ll be getting a new pair of Louboutins!!! It’s a really beautiful light at the end of a hideous tunnel full of crap subjects and teachers (health? a compulsory elective… it’s not an elective is it’s COMPULSORY IS IT?!)

So, to really push myself I spent about 3 hours catching up on missed math exercises and 2 hours window shopping,  1 hour pressing my school uniform all while wearing my Louboutin Mad Marys.  

Today:

Dress: My own design

Shoes: Louboutin

Tomorrow:

Uniform: Bob Stwarts

So far I’ve slimmed down the hundreds of pairs of Loubs to just 6. I know I want someone that’s simple but well cut, not too much ‘toe clevage’, about 3-4 inches high, preferably black or caramel. Something that you can wear with every outfit but still with a little bit of something speacial (I think a flash of the red sole is speacial enough for me).

Ron Ron Suede pumps                                Hidden platform leather pumps

  

Decollette pumps in black                             Decollette pumps in nude

        

Simple pump in nude                                                Very Prive peeptoes in black

      

(pictures: http://www.bergforfgoodman.com/, http://www.barneys.com/ , http://www.net-a-porter.com/)

XXASAB