Another fake Birkin

The Birkin bag is a dream for almost any fashionista but the japan brand T.A.T.A. Baby worked to make it available to anyone. The bags you see above are just printed with the famous style of Hermes bags. I have to say they look really good!
If you're looking for a even cheaper bag,you know what you have to do! Take a canvas bag and fabric paint and draw your own birkin.

La Birkin è un sogno irraggiungibile per molte appassionate di moda ma il brand giapponese T.A.T.A. Baby ha realizzato delle borse accessibili a tutte Le borse che vedete ritratte qui sopra sono infatti stampate con il riconoscibile modello di Hermes.

E se volete una borsa ancora più economica sapete cosa fare! Prendete una borsa di cotone e i pennarelli per a stoffa e disegnate la vostra Birkin!

Paper Bag DIY

No fashionista can be defined like that if she hasn't starved herself to save up the money to buy a bag (or at least to be written in a waiting list).
Bags we love are made of the same material dreams are made of :have you ever a touched a dream?I have never got in touch with something so expensive.
What is a material more down to earth present in our life we can relate with?
Today i wanted to sew just for fun a paper bag.
The idea came from the fact i wanted to "desecrate" the myth of an object of our desire using an uncommon,poor raw material and create a contrast between the shape of luxury (that is for the élite) and a material everyone gets in contact with.
So this material is paper.
I've treated paper this way.
I bought wrapping paper,i glued 4 layers of it and then i've laminated with scotch tape.
I would prefer opaque finish but ended being impossible.
This way i obtained a quite rigid waterproof material.
Then i put together the bag.
I've sewn as it was fabric.
I'll add a magnetic button to close the bag.
I've reinforced the bottom with a layer of pressed cardboard.
What do you think of the result?
Cool or cheap?


Nessuna fashionista può definirsi tale se non ha risparmiato anche sul cibo per mettere da parte i soldi necessari per comprare una borsa (o almeno per essere iscritta in una lista d'attesa).
Le borse che adoriamo sono fatte della stessa materia di cui sono fatti i sogni:avete mai toccato un sogno?
Non mi è mai capitato di toccare qualcosa di così costoso.
Quale materiale è più in contatto con la nostra realtà?
L'idea di oggi è una borsa di carta.
L'idea è quella di utilizzare una materia prima "povera" e creare un contrasto tra il simbolo del lusso (solo per l'elite) e un materiale con cui tutti hanno a che fare.
Il materiale prescelto è stato la carta.
Ho comprato dei fogli di carta da pacchi,ne ho incollati 4 strati e poi li ho plastificati con lo scotch.
Quello che si ottiene è un materiale abbastanza rigido e impermeabile.
Ho cucito il materiale come se fosse stoffa.
Ho rinforzato il fondo con del cartone pressato.
Che ne pensate del risultato?
Cool or cheap?

Touches of Spring DIY

Shoes: Strutt for Asos
bag: Cinti
skirt:DIY

I'm seeking for spring colours and atmosphere. Today i would like to share with you a new DIY project that includes knitting .It's a flared, ruffled skirt.Even if seems complicated it's made with just purl stitch,the ruffle effect is done with a special yarn called Ondas.
You can find it googling ondas knit or ruffle yarn.
At first sight it looks like a normal yarn but when you open it's made of net.
Once it's opened you can start knitting it normally, you just have to insert your needle along the border of the net.
Confused?Don't worry,i found for you a step by step tutorial plus a pattern for a basic scarf.

basic scarf download by Katia.es

The skirt is made of 2 pieces sewn together, a front and a back. Every side it's basically a trapezium.

Start with 60 stitches (for a size UK 10,USA 6,euro 38) or 64 (for a size UK 14,USA 10,euro 42)
at the third row start decreasing.
decrease one stitch each side (at start and end)
continue decreasing as shown
decrease 1 stich every 2 rows (twice)
decrease 1 stitch every 4 rows (twice)
decrease 1 stitch every 6 rows(twice)
then continue till the desidered lenght

repeat all for the other side.
Sew the pieces together then sew a wide elastic band at the top.

If all this is confusing then just take a flared skirt from your wardrobe and follow its shape,it will be your pattern or use one of the tons of free patterns i found at this link






How the yarn looks like

Bags for your smart days

What are the best bags to carry at work to give to your outfit a serious appeal?
Sobriety works best but it doesn't mean we're leaving fashion behind.
We have to choose the right materials: leather, a dark shade of colour,a classic design.
If still want to stand out from others then choose exotic leathers like crocodile,ostrich or snakeskin or an embossed leather like the guccissima leather.
The size? You should go for a medium to a big bag to carry all your necessary things!
So let's have a look at possible choices.

Birkin Hermes


Gucci Pelham bag

Louis Vuitton Manhattan bag

Fendi Peekaboo bag
Woud you add others? C'mon suggest!

DIY: Do your own Kelly by Hermes

Hi all recession fashionistas. If you're not in that privileged elite (who is?) who can efford the ferrari of bags: the Hermes Kelly
DO your own!
Today i offer you a super DIY project: the pattern of the IT bag!
Now first thing you can do is do your own Kelly in paper!
Want it more resistant?
Use pressed cardboard, it's thick, rigid very resistant.and then? Paint it, decorate it, decoupage it with animal print papers (make your crocodile one), floral paper and so on.
If your a good sewer try do it in fabric or in leather.
NOW:Unleash your creativity!
And send me you works!! I'll publish your bags!

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already colored one:

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