Inspiration: snidel 2nd collection

All images via snidel

Last week, I posted about snidel's collection. When I checked back their website this morning, I saw they released "2nd collection". I love the Summer look of their 2nd collection, it reminds me of board walk, sun hat, beach and pretty bathing suits.. 

P.S. I will be posting up a tutorial of this poncho tunic/dress soon!

Inspiration: snidel

All images via snidel

I found this Japanese label, snidel from my favorite Japanese magazine, "Sweet". I barely buy magazines, and my inspirations mostly come from online sources. But my little sister was kind enough to buy me the magazine while I was bored at the hospital last week. I love the dreamy images above from their collection! It reminds me of fairy tales.

Inspiration: Theme desert

All images via Liebemarlene Vintage

When I am making clothes for a photo shoot, I like to come up with a certain "theme". In February, a photographer Amelia and I worked on a shoot with a theme "Secret Garden". My next upcoming photo shoot's theme is "After the carnival", where I want to capture some images with bright sky, and Ferris wheel in the background with bright solid color clothes, such as juicy orange, bright yellow, or sky blue. At dusk, I want to have some photos taken with some melancholy feel, with a bit of sadness that the carnival is over. As props, I would love to incorporate balloons, big lollipops or cotton candy... 

I just read at Riannon's blog that she was planning a shoot with a theme "Heroines in the desert", and I thought the theme is so cute! I love the inspirational images she collected.

Inspiration: Art & fashion

Erdem / Olle Olsson-Hagalund – Flowers in vase

House of Holland / Lennart Jirlow – Still life with flowers

Jonathan Saunders / Sigrid Hjertén – Flower still life

 Missoni / Karl Isakson – Still life with geranium and pitcher

 Vivienne Westwood Red Label / Ivan Ivarson – Höstblommor

 Erdem Pre-Fall / Leander Engström – Still life in blue vase

 All images via Miss Moss: Fall vs Spring

I thought how Miss Moss compared the art still images and her favorite collections was so interesting. She made great matches! I'm not really a big museum goer, but her post inspired me to look into art as a source of inspirations for clothes designing.

Have a great weekend!

Hello! I could not squeeze in the time for Friday blog post yesterday, and I know I usually do the inspiration posts on Wednesdays. However, I thought this pretty Nadinoo SS11 Lookbook will complete the week and I could not wait until next Wednesday to share these lovely images!  I'm always so excited to see what this UK designer comes up with!

Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend:) xo

Inspiration: Sessun x Urban Outfitters

images via Sally Jane Vintage blog

A collection of clothes by Sessun is now available at Urban Outfitters.I love the vintage inspired lookbook above, and the bicycle! Their clothes are unfortunately still out of my price range though..:(

Five lovely things.

It's Friday! I'm so happy..Hope everyone has lovely plans for the weekend:) Here are five lovely things that I would like to share:

1. I love this shop I found on etsy the other day: Flapperdoodle. She has the cutest prints ever! The shop also has a print for Japan earthquake relief.

2. Oilcloth storage bin tutorial at Design Sponge.  I personally dislike sewing oilcloth (I think oilcloth is really hard to sew!), so I might use regular fabric with thick iron-on interface instead. I need a couple of these small storage bins to hold my notions, lace, buttons etc and also for to hold some diapers and cute headbands for the baby's room:)

3. Anarchy Street back lace cut out shirt
I've been eyeing this shirt ever since I saw Aime of Song of Style wearing it. Unfortunately it's sold out now, but I'm thinking this can be made with a thrifted white shirt with lace?

4. Rucksack in Cinnamon Brown
Another find from etsy. I want this so bad, but $162 is a bit out of my price range... This would be perfect to hold my 15 inch screen laptop.

5. Longer length pleated skirt & flats
I don't think I own this between knee, but not quite maxi length skirt. Natalie styled it up so nicely and I can't wait to imitate her outfit above. As much as I try, I don't think this style works well with my huge bump:p

Have a great weekend! 

Inspiration: After the Carnival

Source: Sally Jane Vintage blog

 Source: Insensivel Garota on we heart it

 Source: The Beautiful Delirium on we heart it

Source: Thesepictures from we heart it

I am tossing around some ideas for an upcoming photo shoot in mid May.  I definitely want to use balloons as props, and I want to incorporate bright solid colors such as sky blue, yellow and orange for the clothes. I like to have a "theme" for the shoot, instead of just naming it as "Spring collection" or "Summer collection". When I told my idea of using balloons for the shoot to Andy, he said, "How about "After the Carnival" shoot?" 

I am thinking that I like the title! What do you think? Now I am imagining things like Ferris wheels, big lollipops, cotton candy and a big bright blue  sky...

These images above are some inspiration photos that I've been collecting for the shoot :)

Inspiration: Blue dresses

1. Spring/Summer 2011 Family Affair dress worn by Erin on calivintage, 2. Beautiful one shoulder dress from The Sew Weekly, 3. Sweet heart neckline dress from weheartit, 4. A summer dress with unique back detail, from Flashes of Style via lookbook, 5. Vivienne Tam 2011 Spring dress via weheartit, 6. Blue floral dress via remarkablemadness

Sorry for the lack of post yesterday. I had a post planned, but sometimes the life gets in the way..yesterday was one of those days. I will post that some other time instead:) 

I keep a folder named "inspiration" on my desktop of PC, where I save different images that inspire me. I checked back my inspiration folder today and found all kinds of blue dresses.

I love how Erin styled up the Family Affair dress (#1), and the way she took the photo reminds me of Mary Poppins! I think the combination of black and white polka-dot print and pale blue is awesome. And the big buttons and vintage ferragamo bow flats. I just won something like that in cream color from ebay!

Inspiration: papercup Alphaville look book

All images via papercup blog

Today's inspiration comes from papercup.  This is a New Zealand label which makes handmade clothing. I'm a big fan of their clothing, as you can see from me previous posts on their collections. These pictures are from their latest winter collection (I sometimes forget that countries in Southern hemisphere have the opposite weather from Japan and the U.S.). 

I love the use of bright color, especially because we all tend to wear darker color such as gray, black, brown etc in the winter. Also love the big scallop hems, with use of velor fabric.

Inspiration: SS11 Family Affairs

Images via Family Affairs

You might have already seen this lovely Spring/Summer 11 lookbook for Family Affairs?

Of course I love the clothes, but I also love the dreamy and airy look of the photos. I'm greatly inspired for my next photo shoot!

Family Affairs is a mother and daughter team, made by Nina and Kaya Egli, based in New York. I'm dreaming  perhaps my daughter and I can be a team to have a little sweat shop at our house in the future...:)

Inspiration: DECADE illustration

Images via DECADE blog.

In the past, I wrote how I like water colors and have a fond memory of art class in elementary school where they taught how to water color. So there was no surprise how I was drawn into the illustration of Bernadette Pascuca, a woman behind DECADE.

Images above are DECADE's collaboration with Stylecaster editorial.

P.S. 2 more days to enter my cut out dress giveaway!  Please note this giveaway is open to people outside of Japan as well. Also if you are following me on blogger, twitter or any other method, comment back for an extra entry to increase the chance to win:)

Inspiration: Sretsis/Autumn Winter 2011

Images via wikifashion

While I was busy preparing for Spring clothes for my shop, isn't it crazy to see some designers are already ready for Autumn Winter 2011?! I can never think that far ahead! 

For some reasons, this Sretsis Autumn/Winter collection strikes me as more of "Spring" collection, perhaps because of the light weight fabrics and pinks. I love the 70s inspired feel to this collection, especially the top left one! 

Inspiration: Photos by Steven Chee

Images via The Vintage Valley

Today's inspiration comes from photography by Steven Chee. These are something that I want to be wearing this Spring - gingham check, waist marked dresses and higher neckline. Those outfits are so classy!

Inspiration: Rachel Antonoff S/S Look Book

What a fun, and different lookbook! Sheet music, piano, trumpet, bed and stuffed animals are such cute ideas.

I love the red shorts, with white piping (or bias tape?) detail. Piping in contrasting color is something that I want to incorporate in my clothing this coming seasons.

Rachel Antonoff via Liebemarlene Vintage blog.