fashion friday :: kreatia

Kreatia
Originally from Poland, Agnieszka Kulon works professionally
as a fashion designer and photographer under label KREATIA.
As a fashion designer Agnieszka offers, to her clients, alternatives 
to main stream of industry. Her collection, featured in nation wide 
magazine Fiber Art Magazine, is built from one of the kind pieces.
In her photography she features quite often the same person,
but her strong background in make-up artistry and fashion design
allows her to alter images. She uses both digital and traditional 
photography, shooting film and processing her prints in wet lab.
Agnieszka specializes in portraits, fashion and humouristic 
sequences.

whimsical handmade wednesday :: colette patterns

"Colette Patterns’ mission is to help you create clothing that feels both beautiful and personal. While it’s all too easy to find cheap, cute, disposable clothing meant to be worn for weeks or months and then discarded, making your own clothing is an entirely different experience. It’s something cherished, something chosen, something entirely you."



"These patterns are designed to be made into clothes that you will love forever. They are timeless, beautiful designs that can be made in a variety of fabrics to suit the season. They are wearable, practical, and pretty."

Colette Patterns come with full instructions, and are available in sizes 0 to 18.



A lover of vintage styles and beautiful detail, Sarai Mitnick has been sewing clothing for 12 years. Finding a dearth of modern sewing patterns for design-oriented sewers, Sarai developed Colette Patterns to help others create their own signature clothing. Her background in the User Experience world gave her a passion for creating patterns that are themselves beautiful and easy to use. Visit her personal blog, Sweet Sassafras, for more.

heartland

heartland
This is Diana, a textile collection curator, and also Pravina Studio, an independent bag designer and producer. Simple, modern bags handmade to perfection.

chicago examiner

Upcycling vintage is good for your wardrobe and the Earth
by Lindsey Reiser



Speaking of romping, Chicago-based designer Jennifer Brown 
produces vintage-inspired, upcycled undergarments for her line, 
Under the Root.  Her romantic pieces recall times when 
underwear was more than functional; it was fun, hyperfemine, 
stylish and sensual too - think milkmaid meets burlesque performer.
Brown's collection of rompers, slipdresses, stockings and lingerie 
are all made from organic or upcycled material and are 
extraordinarily comfortable.  If you don't want to order online,
Haystack on Broadway also carries the line.