Reposted: TAFESA Rundle Mall project

Taken from The TAFE SA Fashion Blog!
Which you should check out to see the other amazing designs!!

Article from: http://tafesafashion.blogspot.com/2011/03/project-rundle-james-place.html

Project Rundle - James Place

We caught up with design duo Kate and Patricio on all things Project Rundle.

Which Adelaide laneway were you given for Project Rundle?
James Place.


Describe your garment and how the laneway/arcade influenced the design? What was your inspiration?
Our biggest inspiration was The Coffee Pot, but there were so many quirky and delicious places along James Place to choose, but this one was our favourite! We loved the colour, the stained glass and the back storey to The Coffee Pot. Our garment incorporates all our favourite things about it!




Tell us about the highlights and challenges of Project Rundle.
Sticking to a budget and restricted fabric choices - but this was a good thing too! It was great to try and figure out how we were going to turn our whimsical sketch into a 3D physical creation, it wasn't easy, we had to be innovative but we're really happy with the outcome!

Parades will take place on Friday 25 March at 12pm, 1:30pm, 5:30pm and 7pm and on Saturday 26 March at 12pm, 1pm and 2pm at the Gawler Place canopy.

Rundle Malteasers;

Cleaning out my phone/extHD/SD Cards and found some photos I'd taken on my phone while we were working on the Rundle Mall dress!

Patricio cutting out my pattern;

Fitting the lady bits; pointy!

Toile: basic prototype, similar fabric

Sewing machine/Toile shot;

Ruching uses way too many pins!

Patricio finishing off the back...!

Ruching laid flat, so much hand stitching!

Arty shot;

Cage skirt: for all the non-believers!

Think it was about this time last year I started this blog;

Happy Anniversary!!

Rundle Mall Project; March 2011

Hey everyone in my email!

Just spreading the word that there is going to be a couple of parades on March 25th (Friday) and March 26th (Saturday) in Rundle Mall with my dress inspired by the sweet and quirky James Place, just off Rundle Mall!
There are some teaser images if you follow the link; but my favourite image is the Coffee Pot sign!

http://tafesafashion.blogspot.com/

I worked with the wonderful Patricio from Chile for this assignment - we ended up branching off and making 2 dresses from the same inspiration and hopefully after the parades I can send you out some photos, because his was incredibly beautiful too!!
If you don't fancy these emails, hit me back -- it's not a problem if you don't want them!  BUT if you want more?
Join my FACEBOOK group and I also have a blog (www.misskate.com) which I'm trying to use more frequently....

Happy Long Weekend one and all!!

MISS KATE xx

Ideas for ink;

Will be getting a sentimental piece down;
But what about this for funzies?

 

I still miss you.
With scarabs and scars;

Missing Miss Molly.

It's really hard for me to think about this let alone write about it.
But we lost Molly on the 19th of February.
She went to sleep and didn't wake up....

She was little sister to me and my sister Sarah;
Best friend to Mum and Dad; and well, all of us really.

She was on her little pillow next to Mum and Dad's bed;
with Dad after he got home from work....

It was peaceful.

RIP MOLLY:  Oct 1995 - Feb 2011

But my heart is still feeling absolutely smashed up and stomped on and bleeding and hurting.

I miss her so much.

Coffee Pot, James Place - Adelaide

The original sketch of my Rundle Mall dress....
Before I ruined it by trying to colour it in.  Scowl.

Spotted leggings?  I think so!

Not related to V-day, but...

I am currently reading 1000 ideas by 100 designers.
There is basically one they all say.
Don't compromise yourself and stay inspired.

As above... x

Big Day Outen.

We went old school disposable camera.

Enjoy!!

Sunburn free with a vitamin D deficiency....

Miss Kate for DOTTI Nation A/W2011

Hi all!

So here's what I decided I would do tonight.
I have entered the DESIGN A BITS Competition @ Dotti;
And I have two submissions!!
So there is;

I SEE THRU




















and

MILITARY STIRRUPS

And all you have to do is click the link of the one you like best (which if its both, thats okay too!)
Click the FACEBOOK LIKE and also the "YES I LIKE THIS" button, which is for the Dotti site!

Also feel free to invite your friends to this event;
Which has all the details there too!!

Something simple as winning this can be a huge break for someone trying to get their foot in the Fashionable Door; so I thank you in advance for taking a second to check it out and I hope you enjoy checking out the designs!!

With excitement and a Big Day Out glow.... xx

Accolades, Donations and Collaborations...

Okay.
So maybe I have been procrastinating a little over these holidays;
Fashionably of course!
I just got a phone call and the amazing project/competition I entered and worked on with Sarie, Mishka and Brent came runner up!
Stoked and I really can't wait for what the rest of this year has in store!

Made a few changes in MissKateLand:
♥  I am currently bellydancing with the Babylonia Tribe,
♥  I have started donating blood and plasma again, costs nothing but feels so great!
♥  Gutted and reorganized sewing room/studio.  Need more wallspace!
♥  Also put down a deposit on a new Overlocker!
♥  Finally attacking my reading pile.
♥  Changing my hair colour; TBC!!
♥  I have also taken on two new kitten lovers: Phillip and Dennis
♥  You should check out this amazing Turkish Fashion/Art/Everything Blog! x

Now I shall get back to watching Machete and flicking thru French Vogues, it's research!!.... xx