Punk Baby Grows!

I had an interesting Christmas break and am glad to be back to work, this week I've started on punk baby clothes! I think this is an area that hasn't been explored as much as it should, the only cool stuff I ever can find are just printed onesies with band names, logos and random "funny" slogans, so I thought I'd make some baby stuff in my own alternativey style. So I made the baby grows myself and then decorated and stylised.

There are 4 different skully designs, the first is plain black with red, white and silver paint splatter and individually sewn on skulls with red glitter eyes. Then there is a grey and black stripe baby grow with sewn on skulls and crossbones. A plain black with hand painted "jolly roger" pirate skull and white paint splatter. And lastly a pink and black grow with hand painted jolly roger pirate patch.

Bleach Painted T Shirts

This is the most fun I've had in a while! I saw someone's post on Diyscene about bleach painting and I thought "why have I never thought of that?!" and so I thought I'd have a go and I love it! I messed around with it for a bit and then decided to get some paints involved aswell and stitching some extra bits on. While I love designing clothes, it doesn't allow me to show as much expressiveness or personality as art, which was always the thing I was strongest at. So now I've found a way of combining my love of making alternative clothing and being a bit more expressive and crazy at the same time. So here are my first few t shirts in this style!

New Corset Dresses and Skirts!

I've been making a few more new things this week. First there's another corset skirt in navy vintage look tattoo print cotton, which a friend suggested would be cool. So there's the usual stretchy cotton waistband with rah-rah style lower half and adjustable navy ribbon corset style lace up front.

Then we're got an elegant black fishtail skirt which goes in at the knee and splays out at the bottom. The skirt has an elasticated waistband and is made from strechy black velour. I actually really love this skirt, it's very comfortable and looks pretty. And the bit where it goes in at the knee isn't so tight that it makes you look stupid when you walk (as some skirts do), which is always a bonus...

My new dresses consist of a cute gothic black satin corset dress and a black and white beetlejuice stripe style corset dress. They both have halterneck straps, zipper fastenings at the back, two tiers of fabric, 3 tiers of black netting, decorative lace up corset style detail and decorative black bows at the front. They are both roughly 27" long from bust to bottom of the dress and finish about half way down the thigh-just above the knee.