'Shopping'

Thanks for your lovely comments on my new banner. I'm really pleased with it, and very pleased that the general concensus is that it is very "me", which is good because that's what I wanted it to be. I thought it was time for a change and I was inspired by "digital scrapbooking" which I found while surfing around the interweb one day! I'm not into scrapbooking myself, digital or otherwise, but I could see the potential with photoshop! The lady up there is a picture i've had on my computer for an age and despite collecting several more corsetty pics, I still find that one to be the most inspiring because it is not only corsetty, but elegantly burlesque too, if there could be such a thing! I'm a sucker for sequins and rhinestones, and the sparkly bits (lipstick and brooch) you can see there, are both Vivienne Westwood designs - she is such an inspiring woman and one of the only couture designers to have 'made it' despite having no formal training. Amazing. The two books are my corset "bibles" I have learned so much about sewing and fitting in general just from those, and the newspaper clipping advertises corsets from "the London Corset Company" which are "all made in Paris" and ofcourse, I am half French.


When not photoshopping, this weekend has been filled with chores, as Mr Marmalade and I are going to Amsterdam for a jolly jaunt with some friends for the next couple of days. Grandma and Grandpa Marmalade are moving in with Jimmy, and so we've been stocking up for them. Find out what's in the bags HERE.