Origami

What I love about this miserable weather that we have is the fact that I don't feel like going outside, therefore I am less tempted to walk around London- browsing the shops- and seeing things that I was to buy!

It also allows me to exercise some more creativity and yesterday I had an idea going around my head and it took me almost the whole day before I could finally make it a reality and it wasn't until this morning that I started making them! I was always into origami as a child and I remember one summer when I made water bombs, flowers, boxes, cranes etc. I spent the whole of the day yesterday looking for designs on the internet that I could transform from paper to fabric without having to add starch to make the fabric hard. Now origami has been all over clothes!

From designer:


Camille Howie's winning collection


Roland Mouret Helix Jacket with origami fold collar


Hoss Intropia Origami pleat top


John Galliano gown with intricate origami detail

Fendi's black dress with inverted pleat details and origami-inspired folds at empire waist.

To the high street:Purse from Etsy

Banana Republic Silk sleeveless top

Top from Click (a Korean Brand)

Annie Walwyn-Jones Origami skirt

So I found a great website- Origami Club that shows you how to fold simple designs- having an animated version as well as a diagram to show you. I was looking for a flower design similar to these details:Rodarte dress detail

Philip Lim Rose detail dress

I have made some origami flowers and am currently in the process of sewing them on a dress... come back to see what effect I've achieved!