XXXXXV: VACATION : Summer 2013 Look Book

All pieces in the collection above were made before my leave of hiatus.

They are currently stocked at Miss Crabb. 

Love and Peace, 

-Areez Katki.

XXXXXIV: VACATION - Summer 2013 Campaign

Photography : Ben Peter Walls

Hair & Makeup : Katie Melody Rogers

Model : Elena Zubielevitch @ Red 11

The complete VACATION 2013 Look Book will be posted online very shortly.

A.

XXXV: Styled: Foliage

An editorial that I styled and art directed earlier this year, with Rouse Magazine photographer Benjamin Walls. 

It features a selection of womenswear from Zambesi and Miss Crabb (including Penny Sage and one of my own pieces), menswear from Zambesi, my wardrobe archives; with two fragrance notes and jewellery by Zora Boyd from Wunderkammer.

Foliage, flowers and general shrubbery from various gardens and Ponsonby flower shops. Enjoy.

Click here to view in its entirety, with all the detailed notes and credits

Also: Thank you to the patient people at French Revolver Studio.

-A.

XXXIV: Press: Rouse Magazine

Images from an editorial which features pieces from HANDMADE VI. 

The first two images are of a jumper made entirely of recycled sari silk with black overdye,

while the third image features a hand knitted singlet of organic bamboo ribbon.

 

Styled by Sana Gerrand and Photographed by Benjamin Walls.

-A.

XXIX: This Week: Reconvene Natural Dyeing

After a season of dyeing almost every yarn with natural dyes, to a season with bespoke tussah, pre-dyed bamboo ribbon yarns and the debut of limited woven garments (current collection HANDMADE VI, with MANMADE I) -I have finally decided to reconvene my exploration of naturally dyeing yarn. This will be a project that may or may not succeed in being a part of a future collection. At this point, its all fun and games (and a terribly unruly kitchen)

I've also introduced a new, potentially limiting obstacle: the natural substances I'll be dyeing with this week will be ones grown in my very own backyard. 100% organically grown plants, vegetables, roots, herbs and blossoms.

To begin with, I'm going to continue dyeing with garden beetroot and camellia blossoms, using organic black salt as a natural mordent. Here's a little peek at some test-dyeing that was done a couple of months ago:

Apologies for the poor quality of the images. However I find no shame in admitting that they were hurriedly taken by an iPhone. 

Stay tuned 




-A.