I just picked up the latest December issue of ‘Glamour’ (french edition) and there’s an article about  DIY fashion in it. And there at the end, I saw a little two and half lines about Etsy! This is the first time I have seen Etsy mentionned in a french magazine, what a nice surprise! [...]

  Here are some pics from my recent visit to the puppet museum (here in Lyon). Yes, they are freaky, aren’t they? I honestly thought I’d be having nightmares following the visit but no. I love that witch puppet in the first photo, her face is great. The theme of the exhibtion was (and still [...]

       November 25th is Saint Catherine, who is the patron saint of hatters, milliners and dressmakers! There is a rather strange tradition that takes place on this day in the workrooms : unmarried girls, of 25 years of age, are presented with a yellow and green hat (often made by their coworkers)!! Green is for hope [...]

Here are a couple of pics of my cycling caps in action! Worn by my dear sister, you can check out her fixed gear biking team (The Mittens) here, http://themittensriders.wordpress.com/. Voici quelques photos de mes casquettes de cyclisme en action! Portés par ma chère soeur, vous pouvez découvrir son équipe de vélo pignon fixe (The Mittens) ici, http://themittensriders.wordpress.com/.

This weekend I went and saw the graffiti exhibition ‘Né dans la Rue’ (‘born in the street’) being held in Paris at the ‘Fondation Cartier’. The exhibition was centered on the birth of graffiti in New York in the late 60′s and how it grew in the 70′s and 80′s.  The movement was well explained, with [...]

I was recently interviewed by a company called ‘Image Attitude’, who specialzes in make overs. Their web site has a section for fashion tips, advice and their favorite findings and I’m currently in it! Yay! The article is about my work, how I got to where I am, my Etsy shop…The article reads nicely, I’m [...]

This week I watched  ‘Singin’ in the Rain’ for the first time, what a great film! I didn’t know anything about it before watching it (apart from, of course, the title song) and I was really surprised. The film is about a pair of silent movie stars, Don and Lina (Gene Kelly and Jean Hagen) and their [...]

I’ve had this brooch for quite a bit now but haven’t actually gotten round to wearing it.  You’ll have recognized the mad hatter from ‘Alice in Wonderland’ (by Lewis Carrol). The expression ‘mad as a hatter’ comes from the effect mercury fumes had on hatters. In the past, mercury was used while making felt hats and [...]

I’ve been hanging around on the net today and I went to ‘Japanese Streets’, a site about japanese fashion trends , I hadn’t been in ages. They have a good street fashion photo section, I had a look through the last couple of monthes to see what hats there were. I particulary like the red felt [...]