Saturday, November 27, 2010

Stretch Your Dollar - Buy Reversible

Looking at a Sears catalogue I received during the past week, I saw a spring dress (yes, Sears is already giving a head start on spring showing a bit of spring clothing for sale now, near the end of November...  ) with an interesting cut out design near one shoulder and a bow as a finishing detail.  It's a sleeveless dress, knee length, and reversible!  There are two color choices: one is cobalt blue, reversible side being black, the other color choice is black and white print, the reversible side, blackIt is sweet!  That's two dresses in one for $60.00, or a dress for $30.00.  I think that's affordable.

Could we live in a reversible fashion world?  That would mean, if we purchase reversible clothes on sale, a very good savings.  It would very literally be a two- for- one sale.  That would mean we'd have more room in our closets and drawers.  That would mean, for those of you who travel, light travelling with one little suitcase instead of two large ones.  What bliss! 

But seriously, I think reversible clothing is very convenient and a great idea.   It's especially a good idea buying this type of clothing for children.


 
Men's Hoodie - www.dogfunk.com


www.outdoorequipment-guidestobuy.com


www.travelsmith.com

www.vintagedressesoutlet.com




Till next blog!

Saturday, November 20, 2010

Kudos for African Designers

According to one website, African fashion designers are on the cusp of going international.  No wonder.  There's a great amount of talented designers creating beautiful garments with both traditional and international fabrics and silhouettes.I was in heaven looking at the designs online!  Some of the designers have already shown their lines at fashion weeks in South Africa.

http://sophisticatedafrican-wordpress.com


by David Tlale, http://fashionjunkii.onsugar.com
This is just a taste of the art coming out of Africa.  Some names of top African designers the rest of the world has to be introduced to:  ChiaChialondon, Tiffany Amber, David Tlale, Thula Sindi, Deola Sagoe, St. Genevieve, Christie Brown, and Marie Christine Quenneville.  Google each name to see their work.  You won't be disappointed!

Till next blog!

Saturday, November 13, 2010

Sooooo Blue

This post is devoted to the color blue.  Put several colors together and my eyes are immediately drawn to that cool hue.  Some blue things I love:  the sky, blue birds, lakes, blue berries, blue cheese (lol, that's a joke; I do like blue cheese though...)  
Here are a few more beautiful blue things I like: 
 
A version of Helmut Lang's jacket - www.designerlaundry.onsugar.com

www.handbags800.com

www.affordablepromdresses.org
www.bidz.com
www.chichbuying.com
 
Till next blog!

Friday, November 5, 2010

It's Sweater Weather

I'm sitting by my glass balcony door right now and feeling the cold.  It's sweater weather again folks!  I love sweaters, they're so comforting and warming.  There are so many versions of the sweater for women.

Fashion designers, I think there's a niche still open.  I had a time looking for unique stylish sweaters for men.   Maybe men don't buy anything too different from what they're used to seeing and wearing currently.   Argyle, solid dark colors, and horizontal stripes are some of the popular sweater styles for men.  Maybe I should work on designing unique sweaters for men myself for fall/winter 2011...


Billabong Yorkshire Sweater, www.dogfunk.com

BKE Speckled Cardigan, www.buckle.com

Element Snuggle Sweater, www.dogfunk.com

Dunmoran Hoodie, www.activejunky.com

Ergo Sweater, www.bizrate.com

Sport Obermeyer Quandry Cardigan, http://skiandsnowboardstore.com
I don't know about you, but I think some of the very style forward websites have some unusual names.  Maybe I should change SK Clothes to something more catchy...
Till next blog!

Saturday, October 23, 2010

New Additions to SK Clothes

I have three more pieces of clothing, one designed by me, and two designed by my daughter, to add to the SK Clothes collection.  The Party Dress (which I've named the dress I made) is made of three blouses: one was an aqua silk shirt, one was a burgundy polyester shirt, and the last one was a textured polyester sleeveless blouse.   It came out beautifully.  The white blouse, by my daughter, is made from a polyester fabric.  It has a drawstring at the hem.  The shorts are made from black cotton, and it's pleated from front to back.  It has a left side zippered one-button opening.  The pieces are roomy and comfortable.  The blouse and shorts could be dressed up with black tights and black low-heeled shoes or boots for a Christmas/holiday look.  Check my website portfolio at: www.wix.com/skclothes/SK

Party dress by SK Clothes

Drawstring blouse and pleated shorts, SK Clothes

Pleated shorts by SK Clothes
 Working on more pieces next week.  Till next blog!

Monday, October 18, 2010

Celebrating My New Boots

I was fortunate to receive a pair of boots that I was eyeing for some time sooner than I expected to get it.  I wasn't expecting to get it for two months.  It's looks close enough to the grey ugg boots I posted in my blog titled "Comfortable Style" in  August.  The boots reach just below the knee, they're grey imitation suede (yay!) and have a flat heel.  I love the color grey for this season.

To celebrate my grey boots, I'm focusing on boots in this blog.

Argyle knit ugg boots, www.kaboodle.com

Betts riding boots, http://blogs.lasoo.com.au

Boots by Carlos Santana, www.geekshoes.com

Ankle boots by Charmone, www.healthybodyhappyearth.com

Suedette Boots, www.mylovelybigfeetblog.com

Grey uggs, www.go4ugg.com
 I apologize for posting the grey uggs again.  Just love that boot!  Till next blog!

Monday, October 11, 2010

Forward Fashion

I've found some clothing designs that I love by designers who you must be familiar with.  They are all fashion forward pieces with a couple of common denominators.  Can you tell me what they are?

The designers' names are Epperson, Carolina Herrera, Erdem (Canadian), Marie Saint Pierre(Canadian), Helmut Lang and Haider Ackermann.  The designs are from their fall and winter 2009 collections. Epperson's design was made for one of the challenges for season 6 of Project Runway.

by Carolina Herrera, www.life.com  
                                                                                                                       
by Epperson, www.everydaysassypants.com

by Erdem, wwwiwanigot.geekgirl.com

by Haider Ackermann, www.fashionologie.com

by Helmut Lang, www.examiner.com

by Marie Saint Pierre, http://lorilangill.blogspot.com


Till next blog!