Life's too short to wear boring clothes

Hi guys!

I'm taking a rest at my hotel because the past days were quite busy. It’s New York Fashion week and I couldn’t be more excited! It’s a great place and time to get inspiration from all the fashion shows, but also from the streetstyle. So many creative people are walking around the streets, showing off their own style.

For the occasion, I made a new outfit myself. I’m combining a statement sweater with some culottes and a very handy tote bag.

Here you go with a tutorial on how to make the culottes I’m wearing. Keep an eye on the blog for tutorials on my statement sweater and tote bag.

Pattern set 1 - Fabric set PN-0164691 Rainbow

Careful! Instead of following the pattern, I've customized the pants to be wider and shorter. Watch the purple lines to see how I managed to do this. I also added small golden details for a special touch.

And remember: every day is a fashion show and the world is your runway!

Love,

Dollie

Discovering India

Hi guys!

I’m in India visiting my dear friend Shanti. This is us in front of the Taj Mahal. She’s wearing the most beautiful sari I’ve ever seen. The sari is the traditional female clothing of India. It consists of a drape that’s wrapped around the body with one end draped over the shoulder. There are a lot of different styles of sari draping. The sari is worn with a petticoat, which is a skirt beneath the draped fabric, and a choli, a short shirt or blouse. This draped dress gave me a lot of inspiration so I decided to design one myself.

 Do you want to make one yourself too? Check out my tutorials of How to make a sari here:

Or get some inspiration from my handmade, designed sari, that I pimped with 2 different scarfs, one for during the day and one for cozy evenings:

 See you!

 Dollie

Sewing tip #2

Hi there!

I arrived at Amsterdam, what a great city! It’s common knowledge that people in the Netherlands love to ride a bike. The city of Amsterdam is perfect to explore by bike. The canals are beautiful. I also had a little time to go shopping, as I want to get some inspiration by the Dutch fashion. Maybe I’ll buy some authentic Dutch clogs to supplement my closet. Once a fashion queen, always a fashion queen ;).

I’m also back with another sewing tip. If you don’t want your thread to fray, you can spray some hairspray at the end. This way it will be much easier to put the thread in the needle, I promise!

Did you already start sewing your own outfit? Don’t forget to send me pictures! You can reach me on Facebook and Instagram with the #worldtripDYD or send me an email at worldtripDYD@verachtert.be

I’m so excited to see your creations.

See you soon!

Dollie

PN-0164650 Twiggy Mondriaan