So I’m in Haiti…

I arrived on the 5th of March in Port-au-Prince. My new job is great, I managed to find a lovely apartment in Montagne Noire, my colleagues are very nice and I just found a great… Read More →

DONE!! The PR contest skirt = Preen + Theory + Me

I’m so happy to have finished on time for the ongoing RTW contest of pattern review. It’s my favorite contest and actually the only one I manage to enter. Last year I made… Read More →

I just joined…

More to come very very soon!

Vogue Patterns release (finally!!)…

They are here !! The spring patterns from Vogue were just released. Below my very limited selection (I WILL wait for a sale) : Number 3 : Beautifully draped Donna Karan dress :… Read More →

Cardigan+Jacket = Cardicket or Jadigan ?

I saw a similar cardigan at Urban Outfitters but the quality of the knit material was terrible so after a visit to Mood I found this very soft wool and silk blend I… Read More →

Princess Kimono Coat (Reiss Inspired)

For the final project of my third semester of the Draping Certificate at FIT, I looked at a lot of coats.  I scoured the internet and visited Saks and other department stores (sales… Read More →

Illusion jacket with the help of Marc Jacobs and an epic journey to fusingland…

We finally had the time and the proper weather to go take pictures of the illusion jacket from the Burdastyle 10/2012, number 113. Actually proper weather may not be the right word because… Read More →

Breakfast at Tiffany’s sleeping mask DIY

Just like last year, I made a costume to attend this French party in the Upper East Side. This year the theme was “Nuit Blanche sixties at Tiffany’s” (Sleepless Sixties Night at Tiffany’s)… Read More →

Update on the Bramaking sew-along

So I got a bit disappointed when I read over at Cloth Habit that rigid cups may not be covered in the sew-along because I never wear soft cup bras. When I say never, I… Read More →

Lagarfeld (and Burda) for meeeeee!!

I’ve been willing to make this Karl Lagarfeld’s skirt (pattern available here)  since the day it got released. I’m not proud of myself because it was it 2010… Anyway so I had this… Read More →