XXXVII: News: SALE

I've been dropping in some very special archive and past season pieces to the SALE at Miss Crabb. 30-50% off.

As you can see, these are the last final days of it; so be sure to drop by and pick up 

something that you'll potentially wear forever.

Also: The last day of SALE is on the 1st of April, which just so happens to be a Sunday. 
This means that I'll be serving tea and some baking -See you there?



-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.

XXVI: Press: Sunday Magazine

High Winter overdyed silk and wool turtleneck top, "Virginia IV"

was featured in The Sunday Magazine

-A. 

XXV: Press: Canvas Magazine

HANDMADE V Pieces: Charcoal and Tea dyed wool "Adonis" (2), 

Turmeric and Olive Leaf dyed wool "Proserpine I" (3)

in a feature shoot for The New Zealand Herald's  

Canvas Magazine -styled by the very talented Dan Ahwa 

Stylist: Dan Ahwa

Hair and Makeup:  Katherine Melody Rogers

Styling Assistant: Emma Gleason

 

Thank you!

-A.

XXIV: Press: Sunday Magazine

Olive Leaf, Green Tea and Charcoal dyed knitted tunic 

from HANDMADE V titled,  "Le Crépuscule (du matin)" 

was featured in The Sunday Magazine 

-A.

XXII: Press: Fallen Magazine

A Turmeric and Olive Leaf dyed knitted piece titled, "Proserpine I" from HANDMADE V :

featured in an editorial for Australia's Fallen Magazine, #9

Styled by Imogen Wilson

Model, Lili Sumner

-A.

XIX: Press: Viva Magazine

A feature on Knitwear in The New Zealand Herald's Viva Magazine :

(Click on the image below to enlarge and read)

 Thank you, to the wonderful Zoe Walker !

-A.

XVIII: Lookbook - Behind The Scenes

A few candid images that were taken during the shoot for Handmade V : Winter 2011.

Enjoy –

 

 

 

 

 

Many thanks to the wonderful team we had – Oliver, Elena, Meggie, Jack and Sana.

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Also– Note:

Due to my current situation with wildly ambitious essays, encroaching exams and such; I haven't had sufficient time to post any new (now old) coverage, press and news. 2011 as some of you may know, is the very last year of my degree –Which is much too exciting indeed ...

Sincere apologies for not having updated the online journal, or having uploaded the new lookbook on www.areezkatki.com – These will be rectified shortly !



 Best,

-A.

XVII: HANDMADE V

Lookbook for Areez Katki :

HANDMADE V : High Winter 2011

 -Fin- 

Photography: Oliver Rose

Model: Elena Zubielevitch @ Red 11

Beauty and Hair: Meggie Mapper

Styling: Areez Katki

Assistance:

Jack Roy

Sana Gerrand

XVI: The Women

For the women who have changed the world and given us some of the richest fruits of knowledge -

Having spent a lifetime growing to love the works of several female poets and artists; I've taken this chance to dedicate certain pieces in my new collection, Handmade V, to the magnificent and inspirational figures such as the ones below.

"Art is an attempt to integrate evil."

-Simone de Beauvoir

"Every secret of a writer's soul, every experience of his life, every quality of his mind; is written large in his works." 

-Virginia Woolf

"That it will never come again, is what makes life so sweet."

-Emily Dickinson

-A.

XV: To Make Up for Lost Time (Part II)

 Some further glimpses into a quality spent summertime:
 Early 2011

  

 

-A.