Purple

The prompt word for last week's drawing challenge from The Tuesday Collective on Instagram was 'purple' so I chose to draw this beautiful silk dress from ME+EM. I gave my model a choppy black bob and a cheeky grin.

This beautiful iris dress is made of silk which gives it a fluid, flattering drape. It's maxi in length and has a shirred waist and voluminous balloon sleeves.

Look up close and you will see it has a fabulous floral print in a deep shade of red. I wouldn't normally put these two colours together but they look great!

 

Fave fabric Friday

This week's fabric choice is another beautiful kimono, in a stunning shade of purple. I love the vibrant colour, but also the loosely painted floral which has a 1950s feel.

Purple passion

I seem to be attracted to the jewel tones at the moment. This is the latest addition to my Etsy store. It's made from a vibrant purple silk kimono fabric in the ikat style. This means that the threads are dyed with the design before the fabric is woven, which is pretty amazing. The centre of the flower has a touch of red/burgundy and I decided to use a similar colour for the lining fabric.

You can find it in my Etsy store here.

Purple Passion

Earlier today I added this vibrant clutch bag to my Etsy store. It's made from a vintage kimono that I found on my wanderings round Tokyo and I bought it because I love the richness of the purple silk, mixed with the delicate blossom print. There is a touch of turquoise in some of the flowers in the print, so I decided to use that colour as the lining colour so that there is a flash of brightness when the clutch is opened.

You can find it in my store here.