I went to Japan last year and the street-style there inspired me quite a lot. Particularly in Kyoto, where most women would be wearing the same outfit over and over: a loose top or jacket, a beret and some loose skirt or wide-legged trousers above the ankle. There was something very chic and casually elegant about this combination and I became obsessed with the silhouette.
Sources : Denia, Tello and Botanic inspirations.
The patterns volumes of this collection are directly inspired by this travel and all the things I have seen there.
I chose loose and destructured lines for Denia and Botanic patterns in order to get easy to wear garments with style. According to the fabric, colors and patterns you choose, there are a lot of opportunities to make different options and wear them!
The Tello Jacket is directly inspired by the utility jacket: my grandfather wore one almost everyday during my childhood! I decided to use the same base and make some changes in order to offer a modern take on this great jacket.
These are all the inspirations that lead me to create this chic and casually elegant Japanese-like silhouette. Perfect for the up-coming summer… and later as well! How about you? How do you come up with your sewing projects inspiration? Trips, colours, shapes, magazines… Let me know!
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I love Japanese style and am also intrigued by that silhouette. I’d really like to make a Tello jacket sometime soon!
Je trouve intéressant de voir comment tu t’es appropriée ce style japonais que tu décris très bien. On n’est pas dans les bouquins de couture japonaise, tu as mis de “toi” dans ces modèles et pour ma part je m’y retrouve complètement. Ce sont trois très jolis modèles que tu nous proposes de coudre et si ma première Tello va partir assez loin du Japon, je pense qu’une autre gagnera à rester dans cet esprit très minimaliste.
Merci beaucoup Isabelle! Ton commentaire me fait très chaud au coeur!