A little embellishing goes a long way...

I've always been in love with Elsa Schiaparelli as both an artist and a designer. She was the Queen of bridging Art and Fashion together, which is everything I believe in. I could go on and on and on about her but I wont... I recently flicked through her book 'Shocking' which you can buy on ebay/amazon (for a SHOCKING price) and was really inspired by her embellishments on coats, jackets and dresses. Throughout my posts this month I've said how I am looking at re-defining the fashions we already have - improving/designing/painting/re-sewing things that we would maybe throw out, in the hope of creating a greener future in fashion!


My sister bought me this denim jacket for my birthday about 3 years ago and yes, everyone needs a denim jacket, it's a necessity - but I have 2 already so this one has kind of taken a back seat in my wardobe. I thought hmm.. I won't throw it out, but still what good is it sitting here doing nothing..?


So to cut a long story short I embellished it with pearls that I bought from a haberdashery ages ago. It took a really long time, maybe I'm a slow worker.. but patience is a virtue! 


Don't tolerate your boring clothes, re-style them!


From a basic denim jacket to a modern Audrey Hepburn??