Recent content by sophia la shok

5'9". and a half. drat, always forget that half. i hate being tall. my fella is 2" shorter so i get too scared to wear heels. unfortunate cos now i cant walk in them cos i never learnt how. booo. tallness sucks. i'd give anything to be4 inches shorter. or just have fluerre walk around with...

i think they expect everyone to have exactly the same size arms even tho the body size is different. i don't know about you but i have always thought my arms seemed to have more in common with a size 0... lol maybe not. it's just the phase with all of the beatiful cap and puff sleeves at the...

so i made my first skirt. was a 2 day job. and that was only really afternoons. have to say the most confusing bit was cutting the patterns in the first place. i had to fold the material 3 seperate ways cos i made a swing skirt. eugh. BIIIIIIIG pattern. but worth it tho. i used a polyester...

this is kind of similar to another thread but it's location specific and within a short time frame so i hope i dont annoy anyone by starting a new thread. my brothers wedding is in August. we're flying out to NY for it (empire state to be precise). i'm his "Best Lady". it's a smart casual...

shoshoo- that shirt is spot on. you look very pwetty in it. what is it with armbands at the moment?! i have the same trouble all the time. perfect fit everywhere excpet for the arms. oh dear.

that's just the best thing ever. what a hero! did you ask him what he thought of his on screen representation?

i love some of teh stuff on their site but they're one of those sites that refuses to shop anywhere but the US. NOT FAIR! there is a skirt i want so bad on there. :cry:

you make buttons sound like a breeze, lady day! my nan who was a seamstress alwasy told me that button holes were much harder than just fitting a zip. so i never thought about using buttons so far. i've been tryin stuff with zips and then adding a hook. are they really that easy?

thanks for that one gals. i thought i'd wait to do those two, they're last on my list mainly due to me not wanting to mess them up. i'm gonna try out some of my repro patterns first. started a skirt yesterday but then found out i had no interfacing left so i need to vist the habidashery...

miss Hannah, how are you finding your hot sticks? i've had mine for a few weeks now and they're great but they are making my hair so dry cos they're so hot! i've tried all sorts of heat protection serum and spray but i think it's one of those times where i may need some hot oil/conditioning...

dollydaydream- he does look like the old hawley there! i remember he used to look like simon pegg in his younger days.

oooh oooh and i met james marsters. weird hearing him talk in an american accent after him being in 6 seasons of buffy. but none the less, one of the nicest people. quite gaunt in the face tho.

you're not wrong about Seven Samurai you know. my jaw was on the floor for days after i first saw it. i managed to see it at the cinema. oh good lord. amazing. my other favourites are Ran(possibly my favourite kurosawa) and Kagemusha. not seen stray dog as yet. i'm saving up to get all of...

absolutely darling, as always shoo shoo. i bet the men ogle you so...;) xx

i absolutely love rashomon. and seven samurai, to be fair. kudos to you! i now know of 2 other people who like his work. have you seen Donzoko? it's one of Kurosawas most underrated films. Mifune is in that also. and let's not forget him in Yojimbo.... oh heavens yes. (remembers how yummy...