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yes, we work THAT far ahead.
I've almost finished the 4 summer ranges for 10. The last range is still in pieces on the studio floor awaiting sewing. This one is China Rose and it's a hot pink 100% cotton knit combined with a woven. Inspired by my daughter's martial arts/Kung fu suit for shapes and the artwork was inspired by a Chinese label on some fabric i saw. Very funny text. Also an ancient looking Chinese coin. I draw these things up but then making them is a whole exploration process where as you sew you invent the "look" that will differentiate that range.
Then there is something unusal for me; a white & cream - and a BLACK & cream range with cream rose placement prints Bianco.It has vintage shell buttons and some velevt stretch ribbon and is very pretty.
Antique Hibiscus: firstly i painted and sanded a repeat design of Hibiscus (which we'll print up into sarongs and bags soon) and then had visions of these old fashioned PJ's. It's kinda Elvis-meets-Gidget-in-Hawaii for a surf safari and my inner surfie chick came out. There's an Ockinui short, an old fashioned boxer, THE safari shirt (it's SO cool and twisted with odd buttons galore) and then some plain white pieces to mix in and break it up. I've drawn up a hard-core-Hibiscus(?) design for the placement print.
La Vie en Rose: revamped, reworked and refabricated! Apple green and white check. We'll put this into a beautiful new lightweight cotton. You'll be able to buy some new pieces and mix and match these with your pink ones if you haven't worn them out.
Back to sewing. Just had my Singer sewng machines serviced and they're sewing beautifully! I have 5 machines here in the studio......
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