OOTD | The Babydoll Shift Dress |

Hey Chums!

This week I've been so busy with my Swoon launch that I almost forgot about an OOTD! I'm a terrible person.

I had a little time spare to finally make myself a dress from some Orange Crepe I got from Brick Lane last year! It was only £1 a metre so how could I leave it behind?

I opted for a cute 1960's style GoGo dress, Originally intended to have a Peter Pan collars..but you know they're the bane of my life so I ditched that part! 

I wore my White Tights from Primark (£3) & White Dolly Shoes from ASOS (£10, Depop) & OFC My White Fluffy Bag from Kylijane! 

I'd also like to say excuse my fluffy mad woman hair, It never looks nice when it's too clean!! GRR.

Sunning it up lol

Hope you love this OOTD & I plan to start some sewing tutorials on my Youtube eventually, Starting with Altering trousers that are too big to fit you.

Also I wanted to say that today SWOON Launched & I've listed everything on DEPOP (Username:whoisjosiewho)

Everything is £10 and under because here on my blog it's Affordable Fashion ALWAYS! & If you order before Midnight tonight it's £1 postage!

Have a nice weekend!

xxx

My Week in Photos | #1

Hello everyone!

I've been super busy sewing all week so no amazingly planned post! I thought i'd just post a few photos of my week for you!

Loki's 1st Birthday

Loki turned 1 on Monday! It's not his actual birthday but It's the day we got him.. It actually hurts my heart to see how big he's gotten, HE WAS SO TINY!

Sister Sister

I went to stay with my Sister for a little while this week because it's nice to get away and do no work for a bit! We hang out & Mooched in TKMAXX which is always good. Love a good mooch we do.

Sew on Sew Forth

I love this pattern that I got home to! I'm so excited to sew it I'm going fabric shopping after work this weekend to get the Red stripe outfit!!

Funkadelic

This is a commission I worked on last week for a friend, She wanted something really 1990's for a Festival and she was so happy with it! It's not quite my style but I have to say it's very cute! I also made a matching throw over blouse too!

Spring has Sprung

How lovely are these blossoms? I stopped whilst walking to the shop to take this pic after hesitating...it was too pretty to pass up even if there was a man watching me take the picture from a weird angle hahaha

Old is New

Me and my Mum went through a load of old sewing & knitting equipment and supplies on Thursday, She gave me all of these cotton reels for my sewing. Some of them were my Nanny's which is cool and cute!

Denim Dreams

This jacket was another treasure me and my mum dug out, It was my sisters when she was 15! It was very trendily bought from New Look's 915 Range in probably around 2002 haha! It fits like a glove & I LOVE IT.

Just a few photos, Let me know if you liked this because I'll happily do more posts like this :)

lovelove

xxxx

✿ SWOON SS15 ✿ Handmade Vintage Fashion ✿

Hello!

Today I have something really exciting to tell you about!

For the past few months I have been working on a Brand of Vintage style clothing, all from my bedroom! It explains why I've not been the best at posting regularly on here!

SWOON - A sub brand of Sisters of The Swoon, Is my baby. I've worked so hard on designs and swatches, moodboards & really made sure I've created something to be proud of!

All of the clothes are Handmade by me in 'Studio Swoon' AKA My bedroom haha, & I put lots of time and love into each garment!

I'll be launching my Brand on DEPOP on the 1st of May, So make sure you follow me on there & make sure to follow my store instagram for updates! I'll also be doing a giveaway in a weeks time so make sure you enter!

DEPOP STORE:

http://www.depop.com/en/whoisjosiewho

SWOON INSTAGRAM:

https://instagram.com/whoisjosiewho/

MY INSTAGRAM:

https://instagram.com/sisterswoon/

Here's some photos of what's to come!

✿ SWOON CAPSULE PIECES ✿

I really am so excited for this new adventure, I've worked really hard on it & I'm so in love with every piece!

I hope you love it too!

lovelove

xxxx

OOTD :✿ The Handmade Shift Dress ✿

Hello loves! Today I thought I'd show you an OOTD including a Dress I made myself! If you may not know, I've been applying to University this year and recently had my portfolio review.

 I made this dress as part of a textiles unit & printed the fabric myself by hand inspired by the 1960's clean cut Mod fashion.

I paired my dress with Tights & My favourite White dolly shoes from ASOS.

I put on my trusty H&M Blazer & picked up My white Leather clutch bag from Forever 21.

Of course in this weather I also put on my Faux Fur collar over the top of my jacket! A must for me in the winter because you can wear it with any coat and its so warm! I got this one from eBay for £6 and it's still going strong!

That's all for today! If you want a tutorial for how to make a simple dress let me know in my blog comments, I'm looking into starting some sewing tutorials on my YouTube channel because I've developed some little tricks to make sweet little outfits!

Have you made anything recently? I'd love to know! 

lovelove

xxxx

❤❤ Valentines Day OOTD | D.I.Y Vintage Two Piece ❤❤

Hey lovelies!

Today I'm bringing you an OOTD on a Thursday..(cheeky).

To celebrate the Valentine's festivities this year I thought i'd make something sweet to wear, & inspiration struck when I found a Maxi dress I'd purchased last year from Rokit!

I purchased it for just £7 from the Starship section in Rokit Camden & you can see it in action HERE in a Youtube OOTD.

I was thinking of what to create when I got the idea for a cute 2 piece outfit, There certainly was enough fabric for me to have a try!

My initial idea made use of the frilly bottom, included sleeves and a pointed collar however I opted to make it sleeveless and chose to try a Peter Pan collar. 

I started by chopping it in half to the length I wanted the skirt & just elasticated the waistband!

I used the rest of the material to make a shirt, customizing the pattern to make it smaller to use less fabric.

Here's my finished Skirt & Shirt before I made the collar & hemmed the edges.

Once I added the collar, Buttons and Hems it was finished!

I'd like to say, I have never sewn a peter pan collar before, and I'm 100% aware of how wonky it is! I'm super proud of it though it has character, it takes practice!

Here's my completed outfit with accessories!

Wonky Collar Action haha!

I had a lot of fun making this little number! It certainly gives my Maxi a new lease of life! I hope it inspires you to take something you don't wear much & turn it into something super adorable!

What's the best thing you've customized?

Happy Valentines Day!

xxxx

Diary of a Costume Maker | Ariel |

Hey guys, I've got a few pictures of a costume I made last week to share! I made this for the lovely Brogan, for her Birthday & I'm quite happy with it! The pictures aren't in order, but they're just here for me to have all in one place!

Glued on Individual sequins & beads.

The basic pencil skirt.

Made from Green Satin.

The Skirt Laid out.

A good picture of the colors!

The outfit before it went off to it's owner!

The back of the Pencil Skirt, with darts & Zip.

Another angle of the skirt with Fishtail attatched!

Chiffon and Sequin 'shell' bralet

Skirt before sequins were added

Pattern pieces ready to go

Installed Zipper & Hand sewn Hooks

Hand stitched waistband.

Another angle of the finished skirt, Lovely colors

Original Bralet concept, Painted with Fabric Paint.

Finished Costume

Beaded detailing on the back of the fishtail.

Satin based Shells covered in Sequins

The Bralet before covering with fabric.

The original concept sent to me by Brogan!

Link to the original blogpost with this skirt here.

and of course, Ariel!

If anyone wants an in depth show of the patterns and methods I used to make this skirt don't hesitate to leave a comment I'll happily write another blogpost or film a tutorial for it :)

lovelove

xxx