Hi Everyone. You remember the beautiful Cara-Lee I had interviewed? Well here is her Wish List I had asked she share. It includes holiday destinations, decor, clothes and cupcakes. I like her style!
Category: Interviews
Interview with Cara-Lee Price
She is young, talented, beautiful, energetic, enthusiastic and creative! She is local and inspiring and has a long future ahead in fashion design. I would like to introduce you to the stunning Cara-Lee Price.
Having achieved her 3 year diploma in fashion design, Cara-Lee is a talent we should look out for. She has a natural sense of style and a unique eye for design, not only is she loving fashion but has edged into a passion for interior design. Cara-Lee agreed to answer a few questions about her life, style and career, so keep reading to get a glimpse of our local talent. I just love meeting creative people. Cara-Lee is even more stunning when you meet her in person, hear her laugh and feel her enthusiasm.
The jacket worn by the centre model in the picture below, is one of Cara-Lee’s creations. She won the Gateway Fashion Experience, where 3 pieces of her 3rd year range was submitted. By winning, they gave her rail space at MAX in Gateway Umhlanga and then also at Blackbeard&Dare in Cavendish Square Cape Town.
Cara-Lee always knew she would do something creative and as soon as she spoke to people and did some research, she realised “definitely, clothing is where I want to be” Cara-Lee made her own wedding dress which is simply gorgeous! She found it much easier making and designing for herself as there is a lot more freedom in your changes and your ideas. I love the romantic buttons down the back of her dress.
{I asked some QUESTIONS}
Whats your unique style? Feminine, bright, bold, fun and romantic.
What would be your dream city to shop in? I have been to London and Paris has Tradeshows, so I would choose Paris!
Do you design mens clothing? No
You helped Handsdown with their bikini range, would you do swimwear again? Yes, I would. I am currently designing Kangol swimwear.
You currently working with underwear as well, is that a different creativity to clothing? Retail designing is different to designing on your own. Guidelines are more in place in terms of factoring other aspects in and it must be more commercial. Where fashion is a lot more personalised.
Whats your favourite decor piece in your home? My heart & photograph wall.
What else do you love? Baking, painting and interior decor!
What was your clothing range called? Maiden May
Are Doc Martins in? (I smile) NO! Classic pair of close toe heels always are (she smiles)
If you could have coffee with someone, who would that be? The director of Project Runway.
CARA-LEE’S WORDS
Home is my place to relax. My husband is close to my heart. South Africa’s fashion is waiting to explode. My best evening wear is a dress from Oscar de la Renta. Food is happinessCARA-LEE’S CHOICES
Jeans or Trousers Slops or Sandals Short skirts or sort shorts Space Store or Urban Store Vintage or Modern (she chose both) Tights or No tights (that depends!)You can reach Cara-Lee on her email: caraleesayers@yahoo.com if you have any questions, designs or want to know more about what she is up to next.
I hope you have a Beautiful Day…
I love that I have creative and talented friends! Danica Littleton sent me and a few friends some photographs she had taken of her birthday flowers. I asked her if she wouldn’t mind me sharing them with you all, because they are just beautiful! Talking of beautiful, Danica is the owner and photographer behind Beautiful Day. Go check out her website here if you would like to see more of her work.
As it’s Valentines day, I hope these flowers make you smile as they did me.
Tractor Home-Melbourne
Thanks to the lovely Lucy Feagins, the face behind the always interesting blog The Design Files , I was introduced to the wonderful Tractor Home! Based in Melbourne, this creative outlet completely made me re-think where I live!
Tractor Home originally based from owner Mandy Munro’s home, is now in a big warehouse in Melbourne, filled with many unique items from furniture to jewellery, throws to ceramics. Tractor Home is a wholesale business and sells home decor items from Africa. They support the disadvantaged communities. ”Tractor Home is attempting to empower the lives of these people who creatively produce these products”-quoted from TH . I am so delighted to have found out about this place.
I know you can get some of these products from just about anywhere in South Africa, but there is something about seeing the creative people of our country’s work, placed with such love in another country, who also have their own creative talents.
In a previous post I wrote about the wire art we can get from local artists, selling them on our street corners, markets and some stores. I am so pleased that their creativity and their art is displayed and wanted in other countries, homes and stores and not just here in SA. I love the style and their completely “out the box” way of creating something, like their paper mache bowls, wall hangings and bins out of tinned paper coverings.
I went to an african art store in Umhlanga over the weekend, and is taken aback once again by their amazing talents.
{these last 4 photographs below are credit to The Design Files}
Go and check out Mandy and Mike Munro’s warehouse if you are in Melbourne, their contact details are on their website. Otherwise, you can see their catalogue on their website. Mike Munro sources and trades furniture, so between the two of them, this place is a must to get lost in.
Style Sheet- Che’ Hooper
Alright friends! Here we have the 1st Style sheet from Che’ Hooper . At my interview with her earlier this month, Che’ delightfully scrambled her most wanted wants and placed them perfectly on her Style sheet. Thank you Che’! We look forward to seeing more in the future.
Items clockwise are: {1}Mirror from Belong at La Lucia Mall, {2} Bird wallpaper from Nina Campbell. {3}Apple (love). {4} Yellow orchid. {5}a little kitty.{6}Charles & Ray Eames -classic design Rocker Chair. {7}Feather lamp by Haldane Martin. {8} Floral wallpaper as seen on Designers Guild.
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