Peta Pledger :: Lucky Diamonds

Australian Peta Pledger creates lovely one offs and single runs based on patterns from the 50’s. I love this black floral strapless “Lucky Diamonds Dress” (and those sandals!) You can find Peta’s stylings here or over at her Etsy shop.

Banglore students and techies are finding fashion in the street.

Be it Bangalore’s very own flea market, popular Commercial Street, Brigade Road or M.G. Road, shopping streets across the city are filled with shoppers. Right from clothes, chunky jewellery, bags to shoes, buyers are lapping up everything.

“Till a few months back, I was a loyal customer of brands like Lee Cooper, Mango and Fab India, as far as buying clothes was concerned. But, due to the economic slowdown and my father being a businessman, my pocket money was cut. So, these days I am hunting and buying clothes from the streets of Bangalore,” college student Monica Singh told IANS.

“These days I can hardly save money to spend on brands to buy my clothes and accessories. My pocket money has been drastically chopped, as both my parents are employed in the IT industry and they too have endured cuts in their pay packages. Thus, I am settling for affordable clothes from the city’s streets,” said Nandita Mohan, another college-goer.

But changing their preferences from shopping in swanky malls to the city’s streets does not mean that the young are compromising on their “style quotient”.

“We have some of the funkiest clothes for youngsters. Be it tops, T-shirts or jeans, we have everything to offer. In fact, we have the best of fashion available at affordable prices. That is why we are inundated by shoppers every day,” smiled Yousuf Khan, a shopkeeper in Brigade Road. (read more)

Just came across this photo at the Collaborative Piano Blog via werekanga at flickr. I love how the line has blurred between art-music-design. For more painted pianos check out Luke Jerram’s interactive art-music installation, Street Pianos, that took place all over London a couple of weeks ago. Here’s a painted piano and a performance on Carnaby Street that I posted over at AllPiano.

Heelarious :: Ava

I just don’t know what to think! High heels for infants? (no kidding, sizes 0-6)

idea2lifestyle :: Jungle Flowers

I’ve had my eye on idea2lifestyle for quite a while now. This amazing skirt is made with 26 feet of floral print chiffon and accented with two REAL peacock feathers on the end of drawing strings. Plus, it is fully lined! It was so hard to choose just one of these skirts to post here – they have so many amazing pieces in their Etsy Shop.  Dresses with names like “be beautiful like summer flowers” and “I am a spoiled child” together with the beautiful photography and very reasonable prices make this shop a “must see!”

Stuck on Prom :: Duck Tape Finalist

These kids are so creative! Here is one of the finalists from the 2009 Stuck on Prom Duck Brand Duct Tape Scholarship Contest with her peacock gown and her beau’s fancy top hat tux. Take a look at the other finalists here. Just look at the detail in the “feathers.”

Burda :: Anna Boho Bag

I love finding new patterns for bags and this one is now over at Burda. The tassels remind me of my Target hobo bag. You can download the PDF for $3 and here are the details:

With a compartment large enough for a towel, swimsuit & a book you’ll be all set for a day at the beach. It even has side pockets for your house keys and cell phone. Not enough pleasure? We even show you how to make your very own tasseled straps!

Amount of Fabric:

1 1/2 yards (1.2 m.) self, 1 1/2 yards (1.2 m.) lining, 1/2 yard (0.4 m.) fusible interfacing, 20″ x 20″ (0.5 x 0.5 m.) leather or like fabric, 10 1/2″ x 15″ (0.3 x 0.5 m.) plastic for base, 1/2 yard (0.5 m.) 3/4″ elastic, 1 yard (0.9 m.) cord

It all sounds pretty straightforward, but I’ve never sewn with leather, or used plastic for the base.  Hmmm, do I challenge myself, or just keep an eye out for something similar at Target?