Posts from — November 2009

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Hey everyone! I am back from Srilanka or ‘Serendip’ as the  Arabs call it. I hope to tell you guys more about the experience but I have to sign off now as I have some pending work. I just created my twitter account (so excited about it) !! So follow me on twitter too as I tweetterrrrr around

http://twitter.com/famushutalk

bonne journée

Bonjour all you fashionable lovely dhoonees!

I am off to Colombo, am attending an environmental conference for 4 days in Piliyandala a small suburban area.Well I won’t be blogging for about a week at least so I hope to see you guys soon with new posts

Au revoir

et Abien tot!

Bronze black and silver chains mix up to make this recent necklace of mine. I have been getting tired of seeing and wearing the same kind of simple jewellery and I wanted something quirky, different and stylish. So, it was back to hunting down my box of glittery shiny beads, cords and laces . I was inspired by Kelly’s  (the Glamourai) accessory designs, especially her lovely necklaces. This blogger has created a world of her own with her jewellery and it’s her necklaces especially; that i love the most.  The use of vintage chains in bronze and gold entwined with black grosgrain ribbons are a total heart breaker! They look so chic and elegant and we are talking about vintage material everyone! whoever said old is trash – it’s awsomely trendy here!!! Kelly was also called to style Rachel Roy’s clothes. Well,  bloggers today influence the trends of fashion.  So getting back to the necklace I made; it’s a combination of three chains: silver, bronze and black. Some fat black ribbon and transclucent beads. My tools to make this necklace was a pair of scissors, a needle and thread.

some bronze, silver and black chains with black ribbon and a pair of scissors

I was having this imaginative fairy tale story as an inspiration to the  whole creation of this piece: a princess living in this grand castle and she cries for her prince who is at war, wishing he was back with her. The tears that fell down her cheeks froze on the chains of the enchanted necklace that has tied her to the castle chamber. ( sounds a bit too over dramatic here)

After having sewn the chains onto the ribbon a knot is tied using the ends of the ribbon.And the transclucent beads (which can also be the tear drops of the princess ) are attached. And voila my necklace is done.

the tear drops froze on the bronze chains...

I have always loved jewellery and making them has always been a passion for me, besides designing clothes and illustrating that is. Although, I haven’t done any professional jewellery designing as yet,  it is a small scale/ home made thing for me at the moment (you must have already seen by now, the accessories I made posted on Famushu). I remember, my dad making small bracelets with beads and leather strings and I would sit beside him watching him carefully arrange each bead. I suppose that is how I really got inspired and got into making little ornaments on my own. Today, I manage to  get some time off and do research on what is hip in the accessory world. And as I was googling I spotted the works of jewellery designer Rachel Roy, she is quite a celebrity and was re-known as the wife of Damon Dash the hip hop businessman (they are now  divorced after a 4 year marriage). Her designs are worn by many celebrities and featured on magazines like Harpers Bazaar and Marie Clair.

rachel roy's jewellery inspired me this sketch

Her site  Rachel Roy has some really lovely accessories along with her clothing line. The necklaces and earrings shown  had this look of modern coolness, I loved the spiked earring and necklace especially. Her collection definitely had a punk twist in it. I’ve posted some pics below for you to see.

Necklaces by Rachel Roy. I have a big crush on that dark silver spiked one – it’s coolness is at nirvana.

These are so funky and lovely-spread the peace and love eh?

Her earrings are so cool and elegant. I am sure that any girl would want a piece from her collection.

Rachel Roy is and looks like she will be the queen of jewellery designing for the many fashionable years to come. Her ever youthful collection is an inspiration to me and for other fashion students too.  To work with her would be a dream opportunity for sure

I have been updating you guys about the trends ruling the fashion scene. Here is yet another one of the current trends, which is actually one of the most feminine of  all the trends of 2009 : The use of sheer and lace fabric. It is a trend that might look a bit revealing and too overtly sexy, but here’s the thing; you can always make it look modest. I believe that anyone can make any trend, whether it be clothing or an accessory work for one’s self. It is very simple. Alors, getting back to the “sheers and laces”; I have picked out some designs from the runway of spring summer 2010 from style.com. My small collage below exhibits the designs of  Iceberg, Dolce and Gabbana and Antonio Berradi.

Iceberg, Dolce and Gabbana and Antonio Berradi spring summer 2010

The sheers and lace trend is a hit in the fashion scene and it’s a must-have at the moment. One of the most reknown fashion bloggers today : Karla of Karla’s closet had posted a picture of her lace top paired with a jacket. A really sleek and sophisticated look. 

karlas closet

Inspired by the lace and sheer look I sew up a top in dark blue lace. It is very simple and this is a way of using lace in a modest and simple way too. You could try this. It is quite  similar to the lace top that model Anja Rubik was wearing – as posted on Knight cat. For the photo I paired my top with a necklace I made using ribbons and vintage chains ( I will post be posting some detail pics of the necklace soon )

I'm wearing my sewn blue lace top and the necklace I made

Here is Anja Rubik on Knight cat wearing the current trend of lace.

Anja Rubik wearing lace

Have a wonderful day ahead everyone