and though she be but little, she is fierce! _ just like me

found on whilethecloudsspread.

(quote above from will shakespeare.)

all patched up (and nowhere to go?)

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patchwork on the runway is no new thing.

just remember xuly bët from the '90s recycling

old jersey clothes and patching them

up into new ones.

some brands, like desigual for example

even have a patchworky style as

their signature one.

the above pics are from recent years

and the trend seems unstoppable, maybe because

it can convey so many moods from

elegant to hippy.

what i also like about this trend is that

it can be recreated at home too.

1-3 _ claire storey's graduate collection at westminster, 2013

4, 5 _ valentino ready-to-wear, spring/summer 2015

6-8 _ runway pics from chloé, fall/winter 2015-16

9-11 _ valentino ready-to-wear, resort 2016

nice idea for a crafty weekend _ make a paper patchwork

making a paper patchwork like this one by 

elisabeth dunker of fine little day

must be a whole lot of fun!

these paper patches are first painted

with acrylic or gouache, and only after

having been painted are they cut to shape

and assembled.

girls, girls, girls in wsj. magazine

i like those wide-legged pants.

these cropped ones too.

nice chunky knits.

all-american combo: white blouse with jeans.

i really like the idea of these skirts.

one enough for two.

nice'n'big.

elisabeth faber, larissa marchiori, poppy okotcha & hayett mccarthy

in imagery by lena c. emery for the september 2015 issue of wsj. magazine.

some of the images were cropped by me.

please see the originals here at awake-smile.