Saturday, April 7, 2012

The Peplum skirt DIY

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Peplum skirt DIY Tutorial
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The peplum skirt on s/s 2012 runways via howtobetrendy

Today I would like to show you how make a peplum skirt. We'll transform a classic pencil skirt into an up-to-date super feminine peplum. This retro look will enhance your curves creating the illusion of a smaller waist and wider hips. Peplums are very popular right now in every form, this tutorial can also be used to make peplum tops and dresses.



Oggi vi mostrerò come realizzare una gonna a tulipano. Trasformeremo la classica gonna dritta in una  più femminile e alla moda. L'aggiunta del volant vi donerà l'effetto di una vita più stretta e di fianchi più generosi. Il look tulipano è oggi molto popolare, questo tutorial può essere utilizzato anche per aggiungere volant a top o vestiti.

Con un metro da sarta misurate la vita della gonna
I cut the circle at the back because my zipper was there, you can cut it at one side if your zipper is there.
Dividete il numero per 6.28 ottenendo così la misura del raggio R. Disegnate una circonferenza di raggio R. Aggiungete 20 cm ad R e disegnate un'altra circonferenza concentrica. Ritagliate il cerchio di stoffa.


Starting from the center pin the circle on the skirt. Make sure the open side goes close to the zipper so you can still use it. When everything is ok sew the peplum onto the skirt.

Cominciando dal centro appuntate la stoffa sulla gonna con degli spilli. Tagliate la stoffa in corrispondenza della zip. Potrete così continuare ad usarla senza problemi. Infine cucite la stoffa sulla gonna. Voilà!

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Doily lace skirt DIY

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The inspiration s/s 2012 collections from left: Vuitton - Erdem - Preen - Oscar de la Renta -  pic via Fashionologie

If you flip through the pages of a fashion magazine in these days you may have noticed there's a lot of lace going on. I couldn't resist this super feminine trend so today I'll show you how I made my own lace skirt. You'll need
  • a skirt 
  • lace trim (sold in yards)
I chose to apply white lace onto a pink skirt to exalt it. Doesn't this skirt look like made of sugar?
Follow me after the jump for the tutorial.

Sfogliando le riviste di moda in questi giorni avrete notato l'onnipresenza del pizzo! Chi può resistere ad un look così femminile? Oggi vi mostrerò come ho realizzato la mia nuova gonna in pizzo. Vi serviranno:
  • una gonna
  • una striscia di pizzo a metraggio
Scegliete il pizzo di un colore diverso dalla gonna per metterlo in evidenza.
Seguitemi per il tutorial.





I chose to use a wide lace trim and I found it in a lace curtain with repeated design.
Ho deciso di utilizzare una striscia in pizzo alta e ben visibile e l'ho trovata in una tenda con un motivo ripetitivo


I cut the curtain into bands
Ho ricavato le striscie ritagliando la tenda.


I then pinned the lace band onto the skirt. You can now make a straight seam to sew the lace on the skirt.
Appuntate con degli spilli la striscia in pizzo sulla gonna e poi eseguite una cucitura per fissarlo.

Repeat the process until the skirt is fully covered. 
Ripetete il procedimento fino a ricoprire completamente la gonna.
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now finished.

Saturday, March 31, 2012

DIY idea: pearl piercings

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"Pearl piercings" from Chanel show pics via Street Peeper
self-adhesive pearls with flat back
Chanel piercings are made of pearls. Karl Lagerfeld decorated model's faces with an elegant twist of punk piercings, the kind of piercings a lady would wear. To obtain a similar look we can buy flat back pearls and glue them wherever we like. I especially like the decoration on the back. If you're wondering what kind of glue should be used on the face, I think that false eye lashes glue should do the trick. I'll try it and I'll let you know.

I piercing secondo Chanel sono di perle. Karl Lagerfeld ha impreziosito il volto delle sue modelle con delle perline che ricordano i piercing stile punk in una versione più elegante, quella che una lady vestita Chanel potrebbe indossare. Per ottenere un look simile possiamo acquistare delle perle adesive con il retro piatto e incollarle dove più ci piace, trovo bellissimo il decoro sulla schiena! Se state pensando a quale colla usare per il viso, penso che la colla per le ciglia finte potrebbe fare al caso nostro. In ogni caso la proverò e vi farò sapere!

Friday, March 30, 2012

Lock it bag inspired hand cuff DIY

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Only a cuff, a snap hook and a chain are necessary to secure a clutch to our wrist. Today's quick DIY project is inspired by Louis Vuitton Lock-it bag designed by Marc Jacobs to point out the strong connection between a woman and her purse, an observation transformed in a killer look. The cuff I used makes this DIY particulary easy, in fact it is pierced and allows us to connect it to a chain. I found it at H&M.

Un bracciale, una catenella e un moschettone bastano per assicurare la pochette al polso e ricreare così il look pensato da Marc Jacobs per sottolineare l'intima connessione tra una donna e la sua borsa, una riflessione che si traduce in un look decisamente accattivante e moderno. Ho trovato il bracciale utilizzato in questo DIY a H&M. Come potete vedere è forato permettendoci così di connetterlo ad una catenella senza difficoltà.

inspiration - Louis Vuitton lock-it bag cuff fall winter 2012
your supply  utilizzeremo: un bracciale - un moschettone - una catenella - delle pinze - una pochette
rimuovete la catenella di chiusura
I used snap hooks to make the chain detachable so it can be connected to any bag.
Connettete il moschettone più grande ad un'estremità della catenella e quello più piccolo (precedentemente rimosso dal bracciale) al lato opposto.


and the big one to your clutch.  
 Potete ora agganciare il bracciale da un lato e la pochette dall'altro.








Thursday, March 29, 2012

DIY idea: convertible zipper jacket

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Burberry Prorsum meets Chanel in this Zara jacket that brings today's DIY inspiration. The top and the bottom of this blazer are connected by a zipper. This look can be easily applied to a blazer we already own:
  1. cut the blazer in two pieces 
  2. buy a double zipper as long as the cutoutline and sew it on it

Our blazer can become two different jackets if you cut it below the bust line: it can be a schrug to wear over a pretty dress or, closing the zipper, a chic blazer wearable over your jeans.



Burberry Prorsum incontra Chanel in questa giacca Zara che ci suggerisce il progetto fai da te di oggi.  La parte superiore della giacca è connessa a quella inferiore con una zip a doppio cursore. Questo look si può replicare su una giacca che già possediamo.
  1. Tagliate in due la giacca
  2. cucite una zip sulla linea di taglio
Tagliando la giacca corta, sotto il seno, la giacca può essere indossata sia come coprispalle su un vestito elegante o, chiudendo la zip, come giacca chic da indossare sul jeans.

Sunday, March 25, 2012

China blue painted trousers DIY

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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?

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white jeans - fabric paint

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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
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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.
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I cut out some big basic elements of my drawing in order to reproduce it on jeans. You can also use carbon paper.
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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.
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I filled the space between my drawing with some branches and leaves.

Thursday, March 22, 2012

Pastel rainbow

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Why choose between pastel colors when you can have them all? If this color overload can be too much for an outfit I think it looks beautiful on nails, what do you think?