by Jess | Oct 10, 2011 | Fashion, Frocktober
Ahh, what a beautiful sunny day it was! I’m usually a complete vampire when it comes to letting sunlight hit my skin, but today I basked in it for a few minutes while Nick took these photos out in our back paddock. This is another dress I picked up at the...
by Jess | Oct 9, 2011 | Fashion, Frocktober, Handmade, sewing, What I Wore
I did it!! Welcome to my very first dress. After receiving some donations and pledges today I’ve surpassed my $150-before-I-show-you-the-dress fundraising goal, hooray! Making my own dress was one of the goals I set myself at the beginning of the year, and...
by Jess | Oct 8, 2011 | Fashion, Frocktober, Handmade, My life
Today, people, was a historic day in The Life of Jess. I SEWED MY FIRST EVER DRESS!! Hurrah! Here I am wearing the bodice – or top half – of the dress (with a vintage apron, ahem, I may have had trackies on under that…) I am completely and utterly...
by Jess | Oct 7, 2011 | Fashion, Frocktober
Hello there, welcome to my studio, “where the magic happens” (TM… okay, not really). The light in here was just perfect this afternoon when it was time to take my photo – I love the natural lens flare! This is another Bess Georgette vintage...
by Jess | Oct 6, 2011 | Fashion, Frocktober
Today was another cold, grey day, and this afternoon saw mum and I go out for our fortnightly coffee ‘date’. Even though we live within 100 metres of each other, we don’t spend much quality time together, as I’m always busy! So it’s nice...
by Jess | Oct 5, 2011 | Fashion, Frocktober
It was a little cool again this afternoon when I went to get my photo done, so I decided to break out this new-to-me winter-style dress that I got recently from Bess Georgette! The belt was a total fluke – I was looking madly for a belt that would...