Photo by Kate O’Brien I haven’t spoken much about body issues here, or about how I’m a fat advocate, but I figure this is as good a platform as any to discuss my own issues with fatness*. It is not acceptable to pick on, alienate, ostracize or discriminate against fat people, and I’m continually astounded…
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Vale YSL
Yves Saint-Laurent passed away yesterday at the age of 71. I will always remember my mother’s lessons in how to speak “French” as I flipped through her Vogues, traced the words on perfume bottles with my little fingers and mouthed his name with my broad Australian tongue. “I have always believed that fashion was not…
Paper cutting dress
This is from 2004, but it was too amazing not to post. I was googling “paper cutting” and came across this dress in the image search! It was part of the Chinese Paper-cutting Art Exposition in Wenzhou City, in east China’s Zhejiang Province.
Do you have a pretty face?
A while ago I collaborated with my amazing friend Heidi and contributed some of my artwork to her campaign. Now, the pictures of lovely pretty faces wearing the pretty face tshirt design are rolling in! The drawing is based on Things You Should Say Every Day #1 and if you like it, buy a print…
You Sew and Sew
So (sew) I’ve been sewing a lot lately. I know this isn’t a sewing blog, but it’s my blog and sewing is at the top of my mind currently! I have been a-hunting for good patterns that I can download online for cheap or free, because I have (now, had!) a huge fabric stash and…