CROATIA - Zlatni Rat Beach

CROATIA! Visiting Croatia during the peak season was a bit of a holidaying culture shock for us. Much of the coast line and towns were littered with beach bars, souvenir shops and there were MANY leathery sun bakers engulfing the pebbled shore lines. It was clear that sunny Croatia relies heavily on tourism. Despite this it was a beautiful country. The people were warm and friendly, the food was great and the weather was mostly sunny.

These photographs show off how wonderfully beautiful and interesting the Croatian islands can be. This particular beach is the Zlatni Rat Beach, which is on the southern side of the island Brac.

OUTFIT
TOP
I made this top from the Port Elizabeth pattern. I wanted to add a little colour to it, so I inserted the magenta and orange to the basic pattern.I love the shape of this top and have used it previously in pink (blogged here). I am a little crazy about colour at the moment and are consequently on the look out for bright coloured fabrics! (I apologise for the wrinkled clothing..that's what travelling does:)

SHORTS
I wanted to make some shorts to match the top, so I utilised one of my drafted shorts patterns...but the waist sits rather strangely and  as a result the shorts look frumpy. I will have to revisit this pattern and make some alterations. I added some coral coloured pockets. I like the concept of these pockets but they contribute to the wide hip frumpy look. 

More Croatia posts to come! 



Photography: Michael Dooney

FOUND!

After a long internet search for my perfect black double strap heel, I found one at Tony Bianco.
BUT.... it is sold out in my size.
Fml.
After some further research, I discovered that this shoe was first available in May! No wonder it is sold out.

The search continues.....

My Paris memento

(Hair cuff: H&M. Top: Agent 99. Jeans: Shakuhachi  <------ worn a long time ago on Fickle Sense here! Scarf: Oroton. Shoes: Topshop <---- previously worn here. Sunglasses: River Island.)

This hair cuff was my only purchase from Paris. I was with a couple of girls from my Contiki tour and we wondered into the H&M on the Champs Elysées in an attempt to find something affordable from the iconic street. We only had minutes until we had to be back at the hotel before the bus left the city. Anybody that has been on a Contiki tour knows how strict the time limitations are. We RAN through the store, shoving our feet into ballet flats, frantically wrapping scarves around our necks and ramming rings onto our fingers in an attempt to find a memento. Feeling somewhat defeated, I almost left with nothing.... until I spotted this cuff. The size of this cuff meant that it could serve only one purpose - to sit atop my head :)

Kaye xx

How to make a circle skirt: full, 3/4, 1/2, 1/4

I am excited to have finally finished my 'how to make a circle skirt' tutorial! YAY! Follow the link below to a downloadable PDF, otherwise just follow the instructions in the images below. Feedback or comments are always welcome, let us know if you try it out!

Full, 3/4, 1/2, 1/4 Circle Skirt Tutorial PDF

Full, 3/4, 1/2, 1/4 Circle Skirt Tutorial PDF

Fickle Sense Circle Skirts by Mahaila, Fickle Sense is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License

On this weekend we travelled out to Potsdam to the Schloss Glienicke. It is certainly a sweet, modest little palace. This ultimately sets it apart from many of the other palaces in the Berlin-Brandenburg area. We found plenty of locations for photos and spent a pleasant morning wandering through the gardens.

The pattern for the top was created by the Burdastyle member Seagle. She named the pattern Port Elisabeth and I just love the shape of it. I shortened the hem of the top and added this detail at the front. The pink/gold fabric was purchased at the markets with the vision of utilising it for the Port Elisabeth pattern. 

Have you ever had a problem with finding the perfect fabric for the outfit that you have in mind? Well this is a constant problem for me. Finding fabric in Germany is quite difficult....and yes, I am aware that in Aus we have a good selection, so my high expectations have hindered my ability to select material. For this outfit I couldn't shake the thought of baby blue. So after visiting numerous markets I was told by a friend to visit Berger Stoffe. This was a great recommendation. I found the right fabric...plus a little more:) So I drafted this high waisted skirt pattern and made this baby blue skirt with a striped detail at the hem. I think that it turned out quite well

Photography: Michael Dooney

 

Back in Australia

(Parker: Borrowed from mum. Shirt: Zara. Playsuit: Ted Baker. Shoes: Acne. Necklaces: Etsy. Rings: Borrowed from mum.)

I didn't actually mean for this post to look so "Aussie Outback"..... me with my flanny out in the bush. I have no idea if our overseas readers are familiar with the term 'flanny', so I did a little Urban Dictionary search: 

"Flanny is slang for a button-up, long sleeve flannelette shirt. The use of this term is common in Australia."

This flanny is my very first purchase from a Zara store! Exciting stuff. I felt it was reminiscent of the Isabel Marant version - love that collection! I had been eyeing mum's parker for some time, and once this shirt was in my possession, I knew that the two had to be married. I rummaged through mum's wardrobe looking for her parker and called out "MUUUUUUM! Where's that parker thingy that you wear to work?" After mum finally realised what I was talking about, she asked, "Why do you want my raincoat?" After mum explained that she had bought it from the wet weather section in Myer, I grumbled, "I just want it." I threw the parker and flanny on over my trusty playsuit and ran out the door to meet my friends for cocktails. 

When my friends complimented my 'parker', I inappropriately announced, "Thanks, it's my mum's raincoat!" I really just need to learn to say a simple "Thankyou." 

Kaye xx

two strap

Forgive me. 

I know these Alexander Wang shoes have been splashed all over the blog-o-sphere. However I am not about to confess my undying love for this shoe and I am not about to announce to the world that my life is not worth living until it is in my possession. SoI feel that this post should not be accused of committing the crime of blogging-the-same-bloody-Wang-shoe-over-and-over-again. You know what I'm talking about. Anyway, lets get to the point....

I have been looking for the perfect two-strap black heel for ages now. When I first saw this shoe, my heart pounded a little faster. Then I saw the price..... then I decided that I don't like the little cape thing on the back.... then I decided that I had NOT found my perfect two-strap black heel. And yes I knooooow the cape is detachable. Don't care, this is not my perfect shoe. 

So alas the hunt continues. If any of our darling readers know of a perfect heel with two thin black straps, please let me know. I will give you money my left kidney a hug :)

Kaye xx

Berlin - mahaila, kaye and michael have a picnic in the park!

OUTFITS

Kaye: Skirt: made by mahaila (previously worn by mahaila here). Top: Agent 99. Necklaces: Etsy. Shoes: K Mart. Bag: Gift from mum. 

Mahaila: Playsuit: Made by mahaila (previously worn here)

Wow, its been a while since I've posted.... 6 weeks actually. Its good to be back :)

Some of you may know that my absence has been due to travel. I've been on a whirlwind trip through Europe and it was amazing. Of course my first stop was Berlin to see my big sister and fellow blogger, mahaila.  Berlin is truly an amazing city - so full of life. Mahaila and Michael had a lot to show me and I loved learning about the city that my sister had been living in for the past year or so. We didn't have much time to take photos for the blog, but we have a few posts in store for you guys..... :)

One of my favourite Berlin experiences was finally going to the markets that mahaila had been telling me about (and  you, our readers!) These photos were taken at the Turkish markets where we bought fresh produce for our picnic we had planned for the afternoon. I swapped my traditional Aussie barbecue at the beach for a disposable grill at the local park.... weird. But apparently that's how the Berliners roll, so it was good to experience such a contrast. 

Another thing I loved about my Berlin experience?? Raiding mahaila's wardrobe!! After admiring her creations from across the globe, I was finally free to mix and match her hand made goodies with the very limited number of pieces from my suitcase. This skirt was one of the first items I got my hands on..... arrrgh, how I wished I had my shoe collection to play with!!

Kaye xx