| Thanks to my beautiful friends for volunteering to be my models at the Passion for Fashion event to be held this Sunday at the RAAFA centre. They look beautiful and will all do me proud. |
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That’s what friends are for……
My creative space
This week I’ve had a bit of a run on skirts . I love skirts. The mosaic skirts are made from linen with hand stitching as a feature. The rust skirt is made from Chinese silk gathered during my travels in Bali.
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Check out what everyone else is up to at http://ourcreativespaces.blogspot.com/
Vicarious Travel
Most of the fabric I use I have collected while travelling. Brocade from Marrakesh become bags, linen from Udaipur become mosaic skirts, upholstery fabric from Tuscany finds its way into garments, silk from Singapore; scarves. So when I create these things I relive the pleasure of the souks, the open air markets and narrow back streets. Revisiting the tastes, sights, smells and hum of the people. I become attached to what I create and sometimes feel sad when it leaves me. Meeting the person who buys it makes it easier and many of my clients purchase things to take on their travels. So in some strange way I get to vicariously experience their travel as I imagine my skirts under the Eiffel Tower, a scarf in Africa and a wrap in the snow fields of America. I always ask for photos and some do. I even thought of starting a Lulu Tissu photo challenge where my clients can send me a photo of them wearing one of my creations in an iconic location. I could offer a prize for the best photo….. something to think about.
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Take up the challenge send me your photos wearing Lulu Tissu |  |
Linen Hats for Summer
My berets were so popular in winter I thought I would carry the theme through summer with a range of linen hats. Crazy or not what are your thoughts?
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