Some new things in my shop...

Cat print shirt. I designed the this cat repeat pattern and got it printed using Spoonflower!

Tie back dress made from vintage rayon.

Deer print dress in a new colorway.

Owl dress in a new colorway.

Doe-re-mi blouse

Silk thistle blouse

Maze dress

Thanks to the lovely Vanessa Pilon for modeling.

Hope everyone is having a great weekend!

Supababy!

My friends Mike and Judy had a baby yesterday! Yay so excited for them!

The birth of their little daughter really kicked me in the butt to start a baby line. I had to make them a present...so....here it is!

It's pretty much a miniature version of the adult-sized "Milkshake dress" I've been making for my etsy shop.

It was a lot of fun to make and it really got my imagination going about other Supababy designs! Wouldn't it be so cute to have mini versions of my regular collection? Ok maybe less buttons and things that babies can choke on. :/ I probably need to do some research on that before I start selling. Anyone have any suggestions of things NOT to put on baby clothes?

Anyway, that's my exciting new project :-D

Supayana Spring/Summer 2011

Photos by Arden Wray

Modeling by Vanessa Pilon

Makeup by Natacha C.

Spring 2011 sneak peek...

I'm sorry if you already saw this on facebook. I decided to leak an image from my Spring collection, hehe. It's soooo hard to keep it secret!

Believe it or not, I finished the collection in October! (Which is actually considered late by industry standards, yeesh) I have been trying really hard to get into the "traditional" fashion timeline, since it makes things a lot easier for wholesale. Anyway, one step at a time I guess!

Here's one picture from my lookbook. This dress is made from mill-end cotton/silk blend fabric, silk floral fabric, and cream lace. Fancy!

The photography was done by Arden Wray, the model is Vanessa Pilon, and the makeup was done by Natacha C.

Corduroy and velvet skirts!

There are always a few vintage supplies I keep my eyes peeled for when I'm out thrifting- cotton lace, pompom trim, and crazy printed corduroy...just to name a few! I've been stockpiling nice vintage corduroy and velvet fabrics with the idea that one day I'd make a whole bunch of cute skirts.

Pretty happy with how they turned out....it's a pretty simple shape but it's really flattering for my body type....makes me feel like a lady! :-D

You can take a closer look at the skirts in my shop.

New tops and dresses...

Here are a few new things I just put up on etsy. Take a peek!

My parents were in town for a few days last week. It was their first time seeing our house! It was also their first time meeting Freddy's parents :-D I don't know why, but I was really nervous about it. Come to think of it, it was actually the first time my parents had ever met any boyfriend's parents, so maybe that's why I was nervous. Everything went well, as it should have, especially since both sets of parents are some of the nicest people you'll ever meet. So, we enjoyed some wine and cheese in their beautiful backyard.

Right now, I'm working on some stock for Puces Pop in Montreal this weekend, and another wholesale order for Jupon Pressé. I just mailed some new tops to Nathalie-Roze in Toronto last week.

Alright, well....back to sewing!

New designs

Some new things on Etsy....

Wool blend dress $110

Grey "Montmartre" top- $65

Floral print bauble top- $59

(Comes with a removable matching necklace, hehe)

Parisienne top- $59

Some illustrations...

I didn't feel very inspired to sew last night, so instead I scanned in some pen drawings and colored them in Photoshop. My way of procrastinating without feeling too guilty...at least it's sort of related to work. Right right?

This one started as a pen drawing of my scarf top design. Ummm, I got carried away and did her eyeshadow!

This is something I had to submit for Mode de Vie. It's an eco-fashion show that happens every year at La Gaillarde. Six designers have to make an outfit using recycled materials according to a theme. This year's theme is "ice". Hmmm I'm not sure that the actual dress will turn out like this, but at least this is the direction I'd like to go in. For this drawing, I scanned in a cover of a vintage pattern, used the girl's body, and pasted my hand-drawn dress on top of it.

Our new studio space!!!

We got the keys to our amazing new space today! Angie, Marc, and Michelle are moving in this week and I'm going to move in December 1st. THEN, I'm moving into my new house in January! AHh! Wow, talk about change! I'm so excited to stop working from home....you can't imagine.

200o square feet! Looks big now, but imagine four people with a ton of machines and fabric? This will fill up fast!

Angie and her lovely interns. They are helping us build a showroom!

I'll keep posting pictures as the studio progresses...

Sorry for the lack of posts recently. Been busy working on some fall ideas, house hunting, and showing my sister around town. She came to visit Montreal for a few days with her friend Vera and just left today. We ate lots of delicious food, walked around, and took a day trip to Mont St. Hilaire. She took lots of pictures, so I'll steal one from her later and post it.

I did manage to list some new things on Etsy today. One of my favorite new items is this top, which I called the "Petit Dejeuner" top. It means "breakfast" in French, btw. The vintage deadstock fabric is so cute!

You may wonder why a lot of my recent shirts have a French ring to them. Well, I have French on the brain! I found out last week that I'm going to Paris (!!!!) in late September for the Ethical Fashion Show! I was sooo lucky to get a round trip ticket for free, thanks to the OFQJ. The grant is intended for French speaking Quebecers, so I had to fill out all of the paperwork in French, answer lots of questions in French, and talk to people on the phone in French, which usually makes me pee my pants, but I freaking did it and I'm really proud of myself. I just need to keep practicing and be more assertive. Le sigh.

So yeah, that's good news! :-) Are you guys going on any trips this fall?

Foolin' around.

Today is one of those days where I just can't stop playing with Photoshop. I just discovered these awesome "post office" brushes from Obsidian Dawn. They're free and they have lots of other cool ones, like feathers and clouds. They had a post office stamp for Montreal and for Russia, which I thought was kinda funny...so I used them on these little "post cards". Ooh and I found the backgrounds on Flickr. Wahh!! This makes me miss getting snail mail...

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Sweet! These are some new shirts I have up in my etsy shop! These two tops ones are made from vintage bedsheets, and the blue one is from vintage deadstock fabric. They're also made in a limited run so you'll never bump into anyone with your shirt!

Hope everyone's having a wonderful summer day.