Grey and Crinkled

CRINKLED. I still haven't been able to get my hands my special maxi skirt , so I temporarily settled for this grey crinkle maxi skirt. Although it is not what I have in mind, but the crinkle turns out great, most importantly its not a tiny bit see through like most of the maxi skirts I find. 


(Black silk paneled tank T by Alexander Wang, Black lace tank H&M, Grey crinkled maxi skirt Miss Selfridge, Lotus cutout booties from Ash in nauge, Quilted chain bag Moschino, Sparkly bracelet F21, Leather bracelet MIu Miu, Rings Tiffany's Dior Aldo, Nail polish Chanel Rose Insolent) 


P.S. I have been so addicted to Chanel nail polishes these days, a weekly fix is a must! I adore This Rose Insolent, it can be a very diversed lot of shades under different lights, loves it.

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Writers block, I thought I should just share this outfit today. 

(Grey cashmere wrap Peninsula, White tank Zara, Grey paneled skinny jeans Cheap Monday, Lotus Cut Out Wedges Ash, Clutch BCBGMAXAZRIA)

maxi dress project

I have been looking for a tie dye maxi dress for the summer but I couldn't find the perfect one. So then I thought a maxi dress isn't too hard to make is it? Considering i have a sewing machine (I don't really know how to sew though, oh well.)

So I set out for ShamShuiPo for the perfect fabric. I cannot use anything that stretches because the machine doesn't do that kind of stitching, so I went for silk. 

This is the piece of fabric that I bought. The texture and thickness is what I wanted, but the colour was not. 

So I dyed the whole thing first and then started tie dying.

This is how you do a spiral pattern. You grasp the middle of the fabric and then twist it until bit becomes a circle, then tie it tightly with elastic bands. Then you can either immerse it in dye or squirt colours on top like what I did here.

It was a success, considering its my first time doing any sewing and tie dying.

So here is the dress. 

Three elastics are sewn at the waist.

I have also added an extra tint of red just to make it more interesting to look at.

Paired with Ash Lotus cutout booties in nauge, bought from shopbop.com. They are super comfy.

Close up of jewels, bangle from H&M, bracelet from Accessorize, beetle ring from Dior stacked with a ruby ring from my dad.

It was a very nice day to be wearing a maxi dress. I will prolly make one more in black too. 

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