Back from buying trip

Well its nice to be back home and sleeping in my own bed again.
We had a wonderful trip and so interesting. Ive just brought back with me a hundred new ideas for colours, designs and combinations. Its nice to have had a fresh breeze blow through the thought processes.
 I see the hair style for the young guys is a kind of long floppy mohawk on top with shaved sides of the head. It can look quite nice on some. The girls are all still wearing leggings and tights with just about anything.  Its good that everyone is suiting themselves these days and there are no set fashions.
I think that last years dress fashion with short front hem and long droopy back hem is over and done with and really didnt look good on anyone.
Im looking forward to using my new fabrics and watch this space for the first of the designs.
In South Africa we are at the last quarter of summer and only about another few weeks of swimming weather before it starts to get chilly.   My thoughts turn to our winter designs and look forward to those and something fresh but classic in style.
Happy everything to all of you and enjoy every day!!!

still away

We  are still away on our quest to find new and beautiful fabrics. The prospects look exciting and am looking for the best qualities, colours and textures. Its fun and tiring

Textiles and our clothing choices

Our choice of clothing that we wear daily,   shows the world our opinion of ourselves and the people we want to interact with.   Some people know what they like in the way of style, colour and have the confidence to choose and be quite happy with the outcome.  Others seek approval from friends, spouses or other customers in the shop and don t quite know the image they want to project or feel comfortable in.    I see this every day and can see that the battle raging in their hearts is that they really want the bright red and purple kaftan, but the society that they live in would disapprove and so they choose a safe brown one instead. My advice is of course, to go with your heart. Dont buy too tight.  A little colour in your world is good for you!! and most of all - be comfortable in your clothing whatever the style or shape because its that confidence and comfort that carry through and show the world that you like yourself just the way you are!! Take care!

Trip to find more beautiful fabrics

The use of fabrics in design are endlessly exciting.   I just love the use of the mixed colours and textures and from a pile of offcuts a surprising colour combination just jumps out as beautiful.
I will be going on a buying trip next week in search of new and lovely fabrics for the new season and will keep you posted on what is new.  Happy happy.

Happy New Year 2014

Happy New Year to everyone!!

May we all have a blessed, peaceful and prosperous new year, with all things good and kind and fair.

Bless you and all of your family.

These three girls were enjoying Sedgefield morning market last Saturday. They are Chinone Naude' , Bernedise Farrel and Zandone' Farrel from Vanderbijlpark.
The Xmas holidays are here and the weather is glorious.  After a few drops of rain early in the morning the sun came out and the day was lovely.
The visitors streamed in from early and the car parks were full.   Lots of last minute present buying and the market was kept busy until  lunch time.  I met so many interesting people but all in a hurry and the morning was a blur of talking to so many faces I lost track of who was doing what.  I did meet a lovely lady from Natal who was buying herself  a dress and necklace and then said ;"Oh well, let me take two of everything because my sister is just going to like this and want the same anyway."
Then all the other browsers also joined in and said, yes, their family members also want to 'borrow' all their nice new stuff. So there you have it - buy two of everything and it solves the problem!

HAPPY XMAS TO ALL AROUND THE WORLD - MAY WE AND YOU  HAVE A PEACEFUL AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR AHEAD OF US!

Our Madiba, Nelson Mandela died this week and we are all so sad.