nature and the dead.

i really shouldn't be posting these up yet, because the real artist of the day (the photographer) hasn't released her photos yet. but i really want to share my happy snaps with you! i'll just post my fave ones okay? i can't wait to see Victoria's shots, her lighting will look magnificent, i just know it!

p.s Merry Christmas you creative/stylish/intelligent bunch of people!

any given sunday.

aahh photoshoots are so much fun! today's location was at a pretty graveyard across North Sydney TAFE. weather was fantastic, the sun was out and the breeze was cool. i met our model Tereza and hair & make-up artist Sofia for the first time, and of course there was the talented photographer Victoria. it was a great pleasure to work with these girls! here are some prep shots, will upload my amateur pics tomorrow.

p.s happy anniversary to my better half! x

end of season sale.

size small. was $40 now $20.

size s/m. was $55 now $35.

size s/m. was $40 now $20.

one size. was $35 now $15.

size small. was $45 now $30.

here's your last chance to grab a Maiden original at a discounted price. first in, first serve - don't forget there is only one of each style.

take a bow.

here's the detail on that neckpiece from the previous post. and that's a new bow tie i made that we shall be using this Sunday for the shoot. two more sleeps...

it's black, it's white...

the next collection for Autumn/Winter '09 is going to be based on black & whites. here's a sneak peak...

prepping up.

i've got another photoshoot coming up this Sunday *hooray* i love a good day out styling and taking pics with a team of beautiful girls! i'm teaming up with Rika-Heke Photography once again, she is so great to work with! here are a couple of sketches of styling i have in mind, need to get back in the studio after this to create them.

vintage meets summer.

i return, with this for you.

here's the end result from hours of hacking at this dress. it looked soo hott on Jess, too bad she forgot to bring her heels. sexy and chic is all i can say!

t'was a busy day for me in the studio today, first i had a visit from my high school friend Glenda and her two beautiful rugrats. she happily left with two Maiden threads, (she just called me then to put the "kernel bow top" on hold for her!). then after, Thea & co. who came to pick up Tia's formal dress for tomorrow, the girl needs to be persuaded into getting higher heels (i hope Thea succeeds in her mission). and last but not least Jess came by to get her kaftan dress and also to model it for me.

i found my inspiration...

in the form of Canadian supermodel Jessica Stam.

i have seen this face a million times before in my magazines, on the television and even on Dior advertisements at the mall (this word sounds so much more classy than 'my local shopping centre'). i didn't know her name until last week when i tried googling 'D&G models' or something along the lines of 'cute - skinny - blonde model', which doesn't really narrow it down to much but her face appeared on the first page along with her bff Lily Donaldson and our own Gemma Ward. i think Stam is a doll! these photographs are gorgeous, who said too much lighting can ruin a photo?

"to hell with you and all your friends, it's on.

hmm i miss TBS, should listen to them sometime during the day. 

so this was what i had in mind for the dress i made the other day. i tried making it different from the other one i had already made Candice awhile ago, but no go, Jess likes the other design better. the style of the neck line actually takes quite longer than the other cut, but at least i know how to sew it now. i'm going to make these for Winter, they look so lovely with the patterned stockings my bf hates so much. i'm going to have to unpick it all, so i will be back  a little later on with the end result. stay tuned...

it's Maiden, bitch.

dragged myself back in the studio to create this vintage piece for Maidenette, Jessica Lee. she's going to wear it to a work christmas party this weekend, i'm sure she'll rock it out! the buttons take awhile to make, but it's time put to great use, they're so precious.

i tip my hat off to you...

i saw a pic of cute Isabel Lucas in a magazine earlier this year, and i fell in love with this fedora hat she sports around with different outfits. i finally found a pic of it online, so here is the cutest hat i have ever seen. i wonder where i can find me one...

p.s i also heart Isabel Lucas, although i have never met her she looks like the kindest celebrity you could meet. she is both talented and passionate, making her uber cool!

in love with Keira.

this is the English rose, Keira Knightley, if you didn't already know.

some will say she is too skinny and unhealthy, but i think she is pure perfection. i love her style. i love her talent. and i love what you may call her flaws.

"there's gotta be more to life...

...than chasin' down every temporary high to satisfy me..."

so i went to my exam/interview yesterday to try and get into my fashion industry practices course. i'm kinda of having mixed feelings about it. i thought i did pretty well in the aptitude test, alot of the girls there were abit intimidating but i didn't let that get to me this time. i was one of the first to go into my interview. eeek!...and that's when my little happy positive bubble burst...

so i was told, not in these exact words but along the lines of "these are quite simple outfits, you have basic sewing skills". hmm i know i'm still learning and everything i do is pretty much self taught, but was that really all they could gather about me and my potential? *sigh* my creativeness was also questioned and all of a sudden i felt rather discouraged. i've also been thinking, how am i ever going to fit into this industry? it's competitive, brutal, bitchy, intimidating - everything i'm not! and to add to that, i have no idea where my parcel to NZ is?! it's been over two weeks since i sent the stock, and the people at Australia Post are far less than helpful! the stupid lady at the post office practically laughed at me and asked how it got sent to America instead of NZ, how am i supposed to know i left the package with them?! i was so excited about stocking overseas, my first boutique debut, and they mess up the delivery! see what i mean about the high's and low's of being me? i'm feeling even more uninspired right now...