Greetings from Canada! 🍁 The borders recently reopened for international travel, so I jumped a the chance to visit and meet my boyfriend Simon in Canada for a mini road trip. Obviously I needed to …
MINERVA MAKES #10: RAYON CHALLIS & NEW LOOK 6262
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Dresses
MINERVA MAKES #9: COTTON SATEEN & MCCALLS 7971 (HACKED)
I have got quite a few weddings to attend next month, so I decided that my #MinervaMake for July should both tick the wedding-guest-worthy attire box and the summer-heatwave-appropriate box ☀️ Minerva gifted me 3.5m …
MINERVA MAKES #8: SILK CRÊPE DE CHINE & NINA LEE KEW DRESS
This is without a doubt my most ambitious and time-consuming #MinervaMake to date… but wow, the payoff was totally worth it ♥️ This pretty floral silk fabric was gifted to me from Minerva and I …
MINERVA MAKES #7: LADY MCELROY ITY KNIT & CASHMERETTE APPLETON
I am back with my seventh #MinervaMake and honestly, I am basically living in this dress at the moment — it is just that comfy! I was very generously gifted 2.3m of this gorgeous, silky Lady McElroy …
MINERVA MAKES #6: LADY MCELROY COTTON LAWN & VOGUE 9313
I really amped up some witchy-vibes for my sixth #MinervaMake here! This amazing Lady McElroy fabric was gifted to me from Minerva and I knew I wanted to make it into a fairly dramatic wrap …
YOU MAKE LOVING FUN: DEER AND DOE MYOSOTIS DRESS (HACKED)
A few weekends ago, the lovely Megan from Pigeon Wishes hosted an online party on Instagram to celebrate Galentine’s Day — to join in with the fun, all you had to do was post a …
MINERVA MAKES #3: FLORAL MEADOW POPLIN & SIMPLICITY 9136
For my third #MinervaMake, I went for a classic floral number to see me through autumn and winter. I was gifted a few metres of this beautiful cotton poplin by Art Gallery fabrics and paired …
MINERVA MAKES #2: FLORAL SATIN & SEWING MASIN SICILY SLIP DRESS
The Sicily Slip Dress by Sewing Masin was definitely the ‘It Girl’ of the pattern world this summer, so I decided to take the plunge and sew one up; I have styled mine for autumn …
MINERVA MAKES #1: POLKA HEART POPLIN & MCCALLS 6696
I recently joined the #MinervaMakers team in September and was gifted this gorgeous printed cotton poplin! I paired it with my tried and true McCalls 6696, opting for the fitted straight skirt and sleeveless bodice. […]
RUBY TUESDAY: NEW LOOK 6341
From bright scarlet to deep oxblood, I feel that red is a colour that just works with my pale skin and dark hair. I usually wear a soft, muted red lipstick as my ‘everyday lipstick’, …
CIAO, AMORE: MCCALLS 7974 (HACKED)
For me, this sundress feels like an Italian summer; I can just picture myself wearing it in the sparkling sunshine in Palermo, eating gelato and people-watching… oh well, perhaps next year! In the meantime, this …