Buy or DIY: porcelain inspired fashion

Cavalli Resort 2013 all pics via The Terrier and Lobster

I always like Roberto Cavalli collections. Prints are bold, looks are striking, he is a master of animalier prints and I think that any woman should have at least a leopard dress in her closet.
For Resort 2013 collection Roberto Cavalli took inspiration from porcelain patterns. Get these masterpieces in store or DIY your own porcelain inspired version.

Roberto Cavalli porcelain dress- stretch dress - blazer - trousers

China blue painted trousers DIY tutorial

More Roberto Cavalli Resort 2013 collection below

I love animal inspired jewelry, these Flamingo necklaces are amazing!

China blue painted trousers DIY

I know some of you might think: what were you eating if the plate received more attention than the meal? Don't worry, pizza was good but when slice after slice the decoration of the plate started to appear my diy sense started to tickle. This season trousers are more decorated than ever with bold prints and colors so I took inspiration from porcelain to diy my own. It only took blue fabric color and a pair of white jeans. What do you think of the result?

white jeans - fabric paint

Draw some simple flowers connected by a couple of curls; keep the drawing basic because you'll have to copy it many times. Since you're going to use only one color leave some space between every petal

This is my stencil. In order to fill the space with my drawing I closed it in a rhombus and then I repeated it on the page.

I cut out some big basic elements of my drawing in order to reproduce it on jeans. You can also use carbon paper.

I then painted my jeans.You must dilute the color with little water to go smootly on fabric. Put some kitchen paper inside jeans so the color won't filter on the other side.

I filled the space between my drawing with some branches and leaves.

DIY idea: mixed stripes

I love these crazy striped trousers!
Different kind of striped fabrics put together to obtain a very interesting look!
Many more combinations can be imagined for dresses,tops and skirts!
The good thing? You only need small pieces of every patterned fabric to make them so you can buy remnant pieces at super bargain prices!


Quanto sono divertenti questi pantaloni a righe! Diverse stoffe rigate sono state combinate per ottenere un mix molto interessante,quasi ipnotico.
Possiamo divertirci a mixare pezzi di stoffe rigate diverse per ottenere vestiti,magliette e gonne.
La bella notizia è che per copiare questo look sono necessari piccoli pezzi di stoffa di ogni fantasia quindi possiamo comprare degli scampoli riducendo al minimo i costi!