inspired by... trenches from street fashion

Image 2: Tonbogirl

[im horrible, i dont have sources for these images. i love these street photographers, so much that i just drag into my folders in my desktop their photos in piles and piles at once that i forget to cite them. im sure some of you can understand :) if anyone remembers where these are from id love to credit them. please leave a comment, thanks]

update: Thanks, Tonbogirl for the source to image 2!

finished

inspired by... a roll-top backpack

my inky dinky version of this backpack. but i made it a little less neat and less perfect looking i guess

a 15 dollar, 6 hour backpack made from the best vinyl faux leather the fabric store had (%40 with membership, score!) and stolen straps from old backpacks and purses. my poor sewing machine took a beating trying to sew through 2 or 3 layers of thick vinyl. i think it doesnt really show well on the photos but you couldnt tell if the material was real or not, its nice and thick and matte actually. ps. theres navy blue cotton lining on the inside too. fun project!

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must visit clothesandbullshit

a friend of mine :)

ps.x2 ive got a diy/fixer-upper trenchcoat post coming soon too

ispired by... Fred Perry Bag

A little preview of what's going on under construction. Keep checking back to see the final product! 

fred perry randsell roll top bag

my sketches and your preview!

dun dun dun

inspired by... ugly green pant

thrifted pant $4 goodwill

before

hoping for a cross of these three pants

skinny, simple, and with detail

after

a little seam detail down the front.

inspired by... chambray & lunch

i just shortened up the front hem and fitted the sleeves so they're not so baggy ...lemon squeezie comes a $4 thrifted shirt! 

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 lunch, yum.

greens, tomato, corn, and oil/vinegar/salt/pepper dressing

O, and i really hope you guys like the mini chair guy at the end of each post.

inspired by... piedmont park atlanta

dream courtyard

amazing slide in the park's playground, looks like richard meier gone elementary

detail: xl pocket [the top hem of the pocket is what used to be the bottom of the shirt] and little side slits 

inspired by... shorts

[sartorialist]

before

after

im not sure if you can tell, but it scrunches out at the top

faux outer drawstring

functioning, really messy inner drawstring

the yellow is felt folded in there to make the drawstring part stronger so its more sturdy at the waist or hip

inspired by... gas'd shirt

a reflection of my love of gas'd and afta-1, as well as my inability to afford one of their shape shirts

inspired by... 'inspired by' dumping bucket

here are some photos i've collected in my 'inspired by' folder on my desktop where I drag and dump anything i see that i'm, well, inspired by.

 you may see some of the these in my diy posts in the future. which do i do first?

1 : complex geometries 2 : bless 3 : asos 4 : ? 5 : forgot 6 : Do you know I'm Aeccrnticgirl? 7 : asos 8 : ?

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These are some things from my design folder that i've collected recently. its just a jumble of amazing, inspiring junk that i love 

[theselby : marten and click home]

[amanda masters]

mismatched a little, i wish the two lamps weren't the same, and theres a little too much busy in there for me, but i love the idea of collecting things over time. not like a hoarder ofcourse but buying something in a store or in travels and being able to bring it home and use it beautifully, mm perfect

i have to post this again 

[michael bechara]

dream studio, only a little too jumbly

[elodie rambaud]

im no real cat person but c'mon, this is great

[theselby]

imperfect/beautiful/ugly drawings like this are the best of their kind

[richard woods]

fat moleskines from... 

[so sorry, does anyone recognize this photo and where its from?]

anyways, makes me want to go right back to school! forget the summer!

inspired by... acne short

acne ciara shorts 

thrifted super high rise pants 

what do you think? im still not 100% comfortable wearing them, theyre a little poofy