Spotlight - Curtain Remnants - Dress C

Jacket A and Dress C are from the same pattern 1688 Cynthia Rowley. I tried to match the fabrics so it will look like a set.

Dress C is made from 2 yards of base fabric, 1 yard of lining and 1 yard of contrasting fabric for the top. I made this dress in a cream shade of the same twill I used for jacket A, accent on top is in thermal silk, coz regular silk is too thin.

Total retail price of fabrics $220! At these prices, you would be relieved to know the yardage required is overstated. I made the lining and dress accent from the same 1 yard of fabric and only used 1 yard of base fabric for the dress.

The dress itself was simple enough to sew, requiring just 4 main & 4 lining fabric pieces. The difficulty was leaving spaces in between the sewn up fabric to slot in straps, a move requiring precision.

Moschino Autumn/Winter 2015/2016

Continuing to double-brand its clothes, this season its Looney Tunes.

Can't decide if this bear is famous or not, is it Rilakumma?

Patchwork denim with gold accents. That teddy bear hoodie is soo cute.

More bright prints and unreal puffy clothes.

Evening gowns have all been graffiti-ed.

Creative Director Jeremy Scott sent Katy Perry down the Met Gala red carpet in something similar this year.

Moschino Menswear this season is well geared for the cold with snow boots and larger than life brights.

 

Gary & Vivian Together Forever

My cousin got married recently @ Holiday Inn Orchard. I've never been here before, its really old world luxe.

Me in the solemnization room before everyone else arrived. Wanted to take a new selfie for my facebook but the lighting here is soo yellow.

The wedding pictures are really nice! Everyone says they take their wedding pics in Malaysia now because the exchange rate is 1:3 and there are more locations to shoot at.

Tiny shot glass gifts for us to kick back Maotai with.

Long dinner, I arrived at 6pm and it was midnight by the time I got home.

Some food pics, didn't manage to take all the dishes tho', bummer.

Scholl Velvet Smooth Express Pedi

Electric buffer for your feet ($49.90) something new from Scholl that I am sure will be replicated by other brands soon. You can buy additional buffer heads once the existing one wears out. It's sold along with foot soak ($19.90), foot moisturizer ($19), foot serum and foot mask.

* It's available much cheaper on Qoo10.

Xin Heng Feng Guo Tiao Tan Fish Steamboat

Sunday dinner with the family on a nostalgic favorite, charcoal steamboat. I got burned from the flickering coals so kids usually have to sit far away from this.

Whampoa market has a very popular fish steamboat stall that customers usually have to wait 40mins before tucking into. Everyone comes here for the unique broth that is flavored with dried fish and contains fish slices, yam, cabbage and seaweed.

While we wait, the stall offers braised dishes like pigs trotters, bean curd, egg, mui choy. There is also a satay stall nearby that you can order from while waiting for the steamboat to be served. 

Spotlight - Curtain Remnants - Jacket A

I really like Cynthia Rowley patterns. Having obtained some heavy twill/silk fabrics with full interfacing already ironed on, I decided to sew up some modern work classics, a buttonless jacket with matching sheath dress.

Jacket A is made from 1 single piece of fabric, 3.5 yards of 45" wide. Using 6 paper pattern cutouts to get 15 pieces of fabric to sew together. The lining is made from a further 5 pieces of fabric.

Total fabric cost is $150! How do people make these to sell? Luckily, I bought the fabrics at a deep discount since its all loose ends from the curtain department.

After I sewed the vest, I realized the seams are slightly off but the total length is correct. Soo strange.

Finished jacket that looks like a crop top. Maybe it will flatten out after ironing. It's got some real weight to it as well.

Maison Martin Margiela Autumn/Winter 2015/2016

Maison Martin Margiela sits on the cutting edge of fashion, its no surprise he worked for Jean Paul Gaultier before. I remember the brilliant deconstructed clothes from previous collections when he helmed the fashion house himself. This year, John Galliano takes over as Creative Director and the clothes retain their sexy avant garde look.

MM6 by Maison Martin Margiela is its ready-to-wear label. The clothes are more sedate and wearable while retaining wackiness. There's always some toy clothing or accessories for whoever is in the mood.