twisted neckwarmer

et voilà! i just finished this neckwarmer today. it's twisted, so there's no way to make it lay flat perfectly. the charcoal yarn is alpaca and wool, it's really light, but really fluffly and warm at the same time. as for the black thread, it's waxed cotton cord. there are mostly 3 different gages of knit that i used for this project. i had rolled the neckwarmer twice before putting it on, but i could have easily done it 3 times to have a warmer and tighter feeling.

i had this idea when i was in nyc, had sketched it quickly in a little café in soho(café ceci cela, i love that place!). i first wanted to use strings of leather (instead of the waxed cord) but i wasn't sure exactly of how i was gonna obtain the result i wanted, so i prefered using a cheaper material for the first experiment. although, i have to say that the cord truly looks good and not out of place at all. i also decided to leave a few strings of yarn and cord hanging here and there.

new rose broach..

Approximately 2'' x 2'', destroyed black rose with a touch of destroyed silver ribbon. This broach being one of my favorite, I'm happy of the result as for including some silver ribbon without having too much of a contrasts. Plus, the strings hanging add a little something of eccentricity and chic.

"unfinished" neckwarmer part 2

Here's more pics of the neckwarmer (it also help understanding my poor explanations hehe)

"unfinished" neckwarmer

A quick one to show my new creation, the "unfinished" neckwarmer. It's basically made of three flat tubes that are crocheted/ sewn together in four different places. Because of the space between the four chains, the tubes kindda layer by themselves.

I'll post detailed and fit pics tomorrow :)

good news!

I just came back from NYC a few hours ago. I've been awake for almost 24 hours, but I'm really hyper right now. It was a bit hectic over there, during fashion week and all, but I got to meet some really nice and interesting people. One of them being Peter. He contacted me some time ago to work with him on the collection he will be launching, LEON. It's a really interesting project; menswear for women, which inspires me a lot, and is kindda part of my personal style. So, we finally got the chance to meet up and hang out, and I can definitely say I believe in this project; Peter is a really talented designer with good taste and ideas, but also with a head on his shoulders.

Peter brought me to the Boutique IF, where I got this beautiful Ann Demeulemeester asymmetrical dress shirt. I love it so much, I'll try to post a picture sometime. A few days ago, I was reading about Ann D, she was saying "Good fashion for me is like rock'n'roll - there's always a little rebellion in it". I think it's something that you can really "sense" through her pieces, something romantic, but "rough" at the same time, a good balance. And of course, there's Patti Smith, her friend and one of my biggest inspiration.
I find there's something so true coming from both of these women; something feminine, really strong, rock'n'roll/ punk, but sensitive.

some ideas

I've already wrote about being inspired by dark beautiful things. I see life as a whole thing; life and death, love and hate, hope and despair, all together, so different, so similar, forming only one. That way, anything can inspire you anything, because in the end, it's all related. Trying hard to find inspiration doesn't work, and thinking too much to try to give a logic is boring. The great thing that should come out of inspiration is unicity; the links that are instinctly made in your head, heart, soul, without any self control. I think we have some kind of essence inside and we have to work with it to create our own genuine beauty.

I have been a little lazy on the creation side lately, although I've come up with some ideas for new designs, so I just thought I would share with you some sets I made with polyvore, some inpirations I got...

fingerless gloves prototype

I've been really inspired by Rodarte's knits. I wanted to try for a while to get a similar effect as below. Finally got to do something. Here's the prototype. I'm enough satisfied for the first try, slightly gotta adjust the knit to make it tighter on the arm.

It looks really great worn, it's so light and delicate, which mixes well with the destroyed look. Some holes are really big and perfect for the thumbs, so you can actually chose the way you wear the fingerless gloves. I just finished knitting the second arm, but I'm gonna knit a new pair with some modifications before posting fit pics of a pair.