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My friend liked the t-shirt design I made for her daughter's birthday (seen in my last post) so much that we decided to use this graphic for the invitations as well. Since the theme for the whole party is "Rockstar", a ticket design for the invitation seemed logical. So that's what we went with. Check out the finished design below. Her daughter is just soooo cute! :-)

I was asked to design a t-shirt design for a friend's daughter's birthday party. Since the theme is "Rockstar" I created a girlishly cute (I hope) skull, crossbones and stars design. I hope she likes it. :-)

For the past few months, I've been so fixated about Japanese and Korean culture. I've studied their language, watched their movies and TV shows and read their (translated) literature. My interest has now spilled into Japanese and Korean fashion. Because of the diversity of the fashion scene there, it is hard to describe it in a sentence or two. Below are the top 5 sites I love to visit for inspiration...

After months of thinking about it, I finally bought a sewing machine. Well, my source of hesitation was because my mom already has an old sewing machine which she was willing to give to me. However, when I tried to use it, I couldn't get it to work. I'm just not a get-it-fixed girl so I just bought a new one for myself. :-) I bought an el-cheapo Brother XL-5500 which thankfully got pretty good reviews for it's price.


I don't plan in abusing this machine... I'll just use it for a few experiments and school projects. I'll let you know how it performs in a future post. :-)

Aside from my new machine, I also bought two (fashion/sewing) books. The first one is 200 Projects to Get You Into Fashion Design. It covers all the aspects of fashion design from sketching, pattern making, draping, even merchandizing. However, it doesn't delve too deep into any of those subjects. But it is a great book for those who want to get a primer on every thing they need to know to be a fashion designer.


The last item I bought is The Dressmaker's Technique Bible. I bought this because I wanted to have a go-to book which I can consult whenever I need to know something about sewing and any techinical stuff. The reviews say that the book is too basic. However, I figured that's exactly what I need right now since the last time I used a sewing machine was way back in high school (around 10 years ago).


That's all of it! I hope I can master the art of sewing and be an awesome fashion designer. ;-)

If there's one thing that's constant in this world, it's change. No matter how cliche this statement sounds it's absolutely true. This especially is very true in the fashion industry. Trends come and go and if you want to stay up to date, you have to keep up. Below are the predicted color trends for Spring/Summer 2009:

Chic Color Trend

This colour palette presented as all the others presented by TFL has very nature inspired overtones, come across as incredibly Earthy and quite heavy on the brown leaving us with the feeling very much of old country simplicity.[Fashionising]

A harmonic and natural world, invaded by the warm and fascinating colours of plants. A strong reference to the volume of trees and to their unstable perfection. Abstract geometry mixing with perfect modular shapes. Basic colours conveying quiet and pureness, but taking us back to the `60s when combined with green and violet, with more cutting. [TFL]

Classical Color Trend

The classical palette is a lot more vivid and saturated colours, with colours that remind us of the resort with beach like blues and the distinctly sandy Hypen; [Fashionising]

A world deeply inspired by colours of the Mediterranean beaches, where the strong appeal of the sea combines with the period of figurative arts. Flaming and almost primary colours convey strength and energy, but drive us towards a measured chromatic indiscipline through creative and post-futuristic combinations, daring with creative couplings. [TFL]

Casual Color Trend

The casual colour palette stands alone leaving behind the country and nature with a heavy city shift, the concrete colours, glassy blues, unnatural pinks and yellow that reminds us of a street light. [Fashionising]

A robotic and static world, but warped at the same time. Colours of this range reflect the cold light of pixels and deformed effects. Unusual combinations remind us of new forms of of mimetism. Iron grey cuts these colours and makes them matchable, while deep yellow inflames them of a dazzling light with psychedelic effects. [TFL]

[Source: TFL and Fashionising]

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