A Study of Roses: Sources of Inspiration

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When I'm creating an inspiration board, I compile a stack of tear sheets from my favorite magazines and images I've collected over a period of time. I got into this habit of tearing magazine pages when I was 12 with my first subscription of Seventeen magazine. I like to make a collage of fashion tears, images and thread colors/fabric scraps for colour inspiration, which all fuel my creativity.

At this moment, I'm enchanted by roses. Expect to see some rose inspired items for the new collection, and maybe something mythical and mysterious.

Just a reminder, you still have time to enter my giveaway HERE which ends tonight. 

The Mythical, Mysterious, and Magical

 

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There is something strangely captivating about fables, myths and fairy tales. I guess I am naturally drawn to these types of stories as there is something darker and foreboding about them. In my first year of fashion school, (which seems like ages ago), I chose to use fairy tales as a source of inspiration.

I am now re-visitng this body of work, and diving a little bit further.  These are just a few photos I've been collecting as sources of inspiration. Each photo draws me in and tells a story of its own.

Fabric Shopping in Hong Kong: Sham Shui Po

I spent 3 days in the Fabric District of Hong Kong, but I could have spent a week. It is completely overwhelming and so easy to get lost in.

You can find everything and anything you want in terms of trims, fabric, elastic, buttons and ribbons. Every colour you can imagine is available here.

Nam Cheong and Yu Chau street are great places to start for trims, feathers, rhinestones, buttons and snaps. For fabric stores, the streets go on for what seems like blocks and blocks. You can take the fabric swatch cards from the stores and sometimes swatches from the roll. Most stores only deal with retail, but other shops also take wholesale orders.

I brought back an extra suitcase worth of fabric, trims and supplies for the Love At First Blush line.

Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong

Ribbons and trims

Satin, Chiffon, Lining colour swatch cards