Welcome!

I am a knitted, crochet and sewn apparel designer, I make clothes for American Girl, Cabbage Patch Kids, Kidz ‘n’ Cats. I’m sure that photography and some of my personal life will be working its way into this blog from time to time, but the main purpose of it for now is for me to be able to talk about what clothes I’m making at the moment. When you choose to purchase my clothing, you are buying art. Each piece is carefully handcrafted by a person, not a machine. I present my own designs which are well-thought out, and materials chosen with purpose. No other piece is precisely the same. I also take custom orders, do you have a special dream outfit in mind? I am happy to make custom outfits upon request!

4 New AG outfits on Etsy

4 New AG outfits on Etsy

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Autumn rose outfit for Kidz’n'Cats

This Autumn rose outfit for Kidz’n'Cats is made in shades of rose colours and includes:

- Dress
- Knitted cardigan
- Knitted headband

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Blue waves outfit for Kidz’n'Cats

This Blue waves outfit for Kidz’n'Cats is made in many shades of blue colours and includes:

- Knitted skirt
- Knitted crop cardigan
- Knitted rib hat
- Knitted scarf to match a hat
- Crochet lace top
- Crochet handbag
- Crochet leg-warmers

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Colour Be Gone Outfit for American Girl

Colour Be Gone Outfit for American Girl

This gorgeous outfit is made in many shades of white, grey and black.

The set includes -

- Silky tunic dress in black and ivory print
- Long grey V-neck cardigan with belt
- White tweed hat with grey flower detail

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The Grand update

So, long time no see! It was a very long spring here, we have plenty of news! First of all, we have moved, hence the lack of posts/new outfits. Second, we now create apparel for Lee Middleton and reborn babies too, yay! And last but not least, we are working on our new collection, woohoo! And to greet everyone who reads this, we have listed an outfit in our Etsy Shop, it’s our notorious Bohemian Rhapsody, be sure to click HERE or picture to visit sales page. Thank you and we are so happy to be back!

 

Rieke loves spring!

Here’s my Rieke enjoying lovely spring morning –

Creative process

I am repeatedly asked where I get inspiration for my designs, so I decided to write a post about the creative process behind my outfits.

 First of all I watch for trends everywhere. There are various social factors that shape fashion trends. In the most general terms, it is possible to describe it as a way of life of people and their current needs. Life creates trends – places we go, where we work, people we communicate with, how we have fun, movies we see, books we read. It is only necessary to feel what’s important to people at the moment and translate these things to fashion. There are several approaches to forecasting fashion. The formal approach is based on an understanding fashion cycles. Monitoring changes in fashion over the years brought together a vast statistical material and to identify major and minor periods of return of certain silhouettes, colours and forms. This allows forming a base for the future of fashion. Another approach is observing the society. The freshest trends are not born in the workshops, so it’s useful to observe public and read popular blogs, to study lifestyles and attitudes of target audiences. So fashion is a social phenomenon. It does not pop out of nowhere, and designers do not invent it. I, as a fashion designer try to present silhouettes, colours and materials which correspond with current expectations of the public.

Little pink cardigan

Marietta models little pink cardigan with arm-warmers:

 

More pictures HERE

3 new outfits on Etsy

As we promised last week – more spring goodness in our Etsy store:

What a sweetheart

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Folksy couture

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Cute rose dress and cardigan set

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Youtube Video:

3 Spirits of Spring

 Thanks for looking!

New outfits are live on Etsy!

Everything is sold out, sorry! More outfits coming next week! 

Well, we finished adding new outfits to our Etsy store:

 Bohemian Rhapsody

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Boho chic is popping up everywhere this spring! We offer you a boho inspired dress/vest/hat set. The set includes: thin crushed denim dress with checkered ruffle along the hem, embellished with tiny ivory crochet flowers and beads, a denim vest and tweed slouchy hat. Ideal for luxe bohemian look!

Past Perfect

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Swing into spring with a 50s inspired look

The set includes: Orange short-sleeved fitted cardigan, yellow polka dot skirt, violet slouchy hat and crochet violet belt with a bow. Perfect for retro revival mood!

Sporty Chic

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Hooded sweatshirt dress set, this set includes: apple green hooded raglan sweatshirt dress with decorative stitching, brown leg warmers and brown slouchy hat.

Going Dotty Dress and Hat set

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Spot the revamp of the classic trend – polka dots in this beautiful ensemble! The set includes: a springy yellow colour knitted dress with polka dot ruffle along the hem and neckline and a matching angora slouchy hat. Perfect for spring and Easter!