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Feeling a bit fuzzy today. It’s been a rather eventful stretch. Have deadlines today, REALLY thankful that I’m not hungover from a 10-hour drinking marathon yesterday at the office party.
Had a lovely few days catching up with some friends from KL who are in town to see U2! Feels like I haven’t been back in ages, I think this is the longest consecutive stretch I’ve been away from KL.
Then me and Laych had a little adventure on Oxford Street with Dr G when we dropped in on a lesbian leather pageant.. good times ;)
Unexpected finds in unexpected places. Things you’d miss if you blinked. The city painted different shades of ironic – iconic? – by the brush of your mind.
Where previously custom made-to-order dresses online have been limited to a handful of stores on eBay that will copy any designer dress style to your liking (if you can find them) and recently, Etsy, there hasn’t really been an easy way to order bespoke dresses online. How do you communicate exactly what it is you want made, especially in a lengthy email halfway around the world to a non-English speaking seamstress? And I’m speaking, sadly, from experience.. in my case, after two weeks of frustration I gave up and canceled the order.
Then today I came across this new genre of the online store – one that calls itself a ‘bespoke fashion eBrand’ – Style Shake.
Basically, it’s a site that lets you design your own dresses, skirts and tops by selecting from a number of fabrics and colours, then playing mix and match with preset garment components to your heart’s content. They can then either be made to a standard size chart, or to your own measurements, and after paying, made and delivered within approximately 10 days.
The interface is simple and easy to use and within minutes, the royal blue 50s style swing skirt of my dreams, the one that I have been scouring eBay for many weeks for, is brought to life! And I want one in every colour!
The user-submitted gallery is great if you lack inspiration, and there is also a customer gallery – and it looks like this is the best solution for custom-made bridesmaid dresses on the internet!
I think it’s a great concept, and one that hopefully catches on!
Images via Style Shake
Only in Sydney, and only with a rockstar pâtissier like Adriano Zumbo, would there be a ‘cake walk’ showcasing the upcoming (now in store) 2010 collection.. I wonder who provided the clothes, haha.. unfortunately I was starving and didn’t stay to see the rest. More at Gianna’s blog!
Have some friends from KL in town this week, perhaps the weekend may be a good time to drop in and buy some fancy treats!
