A Pair & A Spare Blogger Launches DIY Book
Fashion industry fave (and DIY goddess) Geneva Vanderzeil has been inspiring millions of burgeoning stylistas for years with her blog A Pair & A Spare, and now she’s launching her own book to help spread her “luxe for less” mantra.
October 24, 2012
In DIY Fashionista, Geneva shows you how to create the stylish wardrobe you’ve always dreamt of with 40 step-by-step fashion projects that focus on the use of second-hand and inexpensive materials so you can have the perfect look without blowing your budget.
Are you a DIY novice? Never fear, even beginners will feel comfortable creating homemade fashion pieces. The beautifully illustrated book, with super simple steps will make tailoring, sewing and customising your clothes fun, fast and easy.
But it’s not just DIY tips and tricks, you’ll also learn the fundamentals of getting started, with chapters on sourcing materials and basic sewing and refashioning skills, as well thrift shopping 101 and six simple steps to refresh your wardrobe.
DIY Fashionista (Murdoch Books), $33.50, Booktopia, booktopia.com.au.