Call for aspiring fashion illustrators at BravoTV

I see that Project Runway is going to be starting a new series on Bravo TV in July! YIPEEEEEEE!
I can't wait.

Are there any other Christian Siriano fans out there? In case you didn't watch the last season, he was the winner and quite a fun guy. There is a new article about Christian and his recent activities in the latest July issue of Elle magazine (US edition).

There is also an opportunity on the bravotv website for aspiring illustrators to display their work. Here's how it works. You go the website and retrieve some line drawings by Daniel, a former project runway contestant, and decorate them according to your own taste, then re-submit them. Sounds like fun! There are several sketches to choose from, but I have included one example here.

Amy Butler designed fabrics, free sewing patterns

Here's a really great deal. A few days ago I posted that I had discovered Amy Butler fabrics on fabric.com. Now I discovered that she has her own website and there are some realy great free patterns on it, like the necklace cover shown here. The patterns are at amybutlerdesign.com. Isn't this clever?

Custom-made Converse sneakers

Lately I have been thinking about making some customized Converse sneakers, and I finally figured out a design that I like. I decided to use a new pair of shoes, but get a fabric I like and attach the fabric to the sides with fabric glue. I thought about making a whole new upper for the shoe and I actually worked on a couple of prototype models, but I decided that this was faster, easier, and produces good results. Here's how they turned out. What do you think? I'm the only person in the world with purple batiked shoes like this!

Target graphic design t-shirts

I love Target graphic design t-shirts, and it looks like they have recently gotten some new ones in in my size at target.com, which is XXL. Here's some of the ones that I ordered. I usually like ones with either a flowery or rock-n-roll theme. Check it out!

Custom-made Boots like Vivienne Westwood

Lately I have noticed some stylish pictures of people wearing expensive boots with straps and buckles wrapped around them. Here, for example, is a pair by Vivienne Westwood. What if I took a less expensive pair of black boots and wrapped some straps with great buckles around them?

Candid Cool Blog Custom sneakers

Here's some sneakers from the Candid Cool website that look like they could have been custom made. The ones with the red tongue are pretty interesting, and it wouldn't be difficult to alter a pair of store bought sneakers to get this look.

Converse altered

Here is an interesting idea that I got from the Style Bubble website. I am working on making my own altered Converse Chuck Taylors, and this is really unique! (See picture on bottom left.) I think I could make the top part, but I'm not sure where I could get the platform soles. Anybody out there have any suggestions? On the other hand, on me those big platforms would probably just like like Frankenstein feet, not cute like in this picture.