a pair & a spare

DIY Knitted Shorts

1st March 2011

I know I wasn’t the only person lusting after the Stolen Girlfriends Club knitted hot pants (seen here in brown in a pic taken by Shini of Park and Cube). And of course I got to thinking about how I could DIY them myself. The closest I got was to thinking of making a pair of shorts out of a knitted sweater – which is still very doable mind you. But this morning I received an email from the lovely Barbro of Barbro Andersen with her tutorial of how she knitted these herself. Amazing! They are absolutely gorgeous and although the DIY isn’t for the faint-hearted, she proves that you can definitely do. it. yourself. Go here for more pics and the tutorial. And keep the DIY projects coming – I love it when my readers get in touch.

Mello Yellow

28th February 2011

You guys saw this skirt a few days ago in an outfit layout. Here’s a bit more of a peek…

DIY Jil Sander Market Bag

28th February 2011

My lovely friend Natalie of Canned Fashion recently drew my attention to the Jil Sander SS11 market bag – a plastic shopping bag that looks very much like a, ummmm, plastic shopping bag. Is this not the ultimate homage to trashion? As much as I would love to go out and buy this bag – for US$100 mind you, its similarity to a shopping bag from Sainsburys has put a stop to my longing. Why not DIY your own by recycling your plastic bags?

Images: The Satorialist, Net-a-porter