Urban Nomads preview

Not finished ( as obvious) . The general idea is african inspired ,with some tribal and oriental influences, but the result hopes to be easy to wear and kinda mildly avant gardish. No idea what does that mean or if it even exists, well, if not , i invented it,lol!

Lots of leather is the key, not only in accessories but in clothes as well. Animal print and earthy fabrics, some touches of color sporadically.

SUMMERTIME!

I am working on a new collection with lots of leather , leather accessories and an ethnic flair.
This, i am feeling, is a never ending process, i work all the outfits at the same time, meaning that not one is completed yet.
In desperate need of a complete project, i decided to make a swimming suit line .
The above is the first one. There are many more to come. Only i do not know when!

It's All In The Accessories!

black wedges and tan bag , both made of real leather

light pink real suede leather wedges

pale grey, suede leather flat booties

gold anf black leather wedhes, gold leather purse

metallic gold leather and satin ribbon bracelet

golden leather bracelets and ring

metallic gold and black leather wedges, gold purse

white flat leather boots,white/orange backpack

beige suede wedge booties, birkin real leather bag

pale pink suede leather purse

pale pink suede leather purse/wedge shoes

black/metallic chrome leather wedges-black leather bag

black/chrome leather wedge sandals

fuchsia / lime,hand painted leather sandals and purse

golden leather cuff bracelet and ring

golden leather cuff bracelet and ring

black leather wedge shoes with bow detail in the back

metallic gold leather ring and cuff

As i was saying yesterday its all in the accessories. They can make or ruin an outfit. They are saying everything about the person who's wearing them. They can completely change the mood of an ensemble.

And a person's (or doll's ) mood too!  They correct the geometry of an appearance, add color, depth movement..Plus they are known and praised fetishes for many of us, dolls included!

A (sort of) Collection

Well, here i am with some better photos of my first mini collection. It has not an exact theme, rather some things in common,like the many mini dresses and the importance of the accessories. If it had a title it would be something like " it's all in the accessories" i think!

Have i told you i love leather? I am a jewelry designer, and for the past six years leather has been my favorite material.  It is amazingly versatile, it can be hard or soft, structured or raw in free forms, chic, ethnic,punk,cute, colored, painted, laced... Whatever one can imagine, it can be done with leather.

It was only natural for me to start using it for the dolls. 

So another permanent element in my doll work its leather. In form of  everything. Shoes and bags and belts obviously, but also jewelry, hats, clothes, swimming suits and dollhouse items.  

The collection photoshoot was another field of experiment (rather frustration!) for me.

I decided to keep it simple , with plain props, also because i could not deal with another creative project right now.. But i have plans! oh,well , i think it is working as  is for the moment...