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Canadian scientist found this fabric on a trip to Cape Town. She is just
Another Sewing Scientist! Love chic scientist chicks. Brains & Brawn--so sexy! |
Seems all pretty young things are pouncing and pouting around in lovely tulle skirts. I approve. It speaks to the me eternally in love with grunge street ready flats against the voluminous opulence of
something frothy, fluffy and completely impractical. Take your notes from Ri-Ri on how to take the edge off your work week and re-interpret that stress for a Marc Jacobs-inspired getup. Or be classic and stick with the simple lines of an A-line skirt in bright print. I love what Montreal based sewer does with her Venda fabric.
And how much do i HEART the design inspiration and color-saturation of Shangaan mocheke/traditional full skirts?
Now if only i could wrap myself in a tulle Shangaan mocheke with Venda crazed print...Here's to this weekends shopping hunt list!
Hey, that's my Venda skirt! I saw this URL in the traffic sources section of my blog, and was wondering why I was getting lots of hits from here; now it makes sense. Glad you liked it.
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@Another Sewing Scientist: LOVE your skirt and LOVE even more that you were inspired by the gorgeous geometry of Venda print. Thanks for sharing the inspiration
ReplyDeletethe venda patterned is beautiful. i'm a Venda young lady and proud of it. we are a very colourful tribe.
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