Updates from the studio of Josée Aubin Ouellette
Petal wrap dress: I can’t decide whether I want sleeves not.
sheath dress top
needs hemming, sparkly dance-wear sample
Starting sampling this week, here we go!
La Fabrique studio has moved!
I love my new studio space. Shockingly, the transition from a 1200 square foot living space to 600 square feet has been great (minus the actual moving part). Not only did I get an excuse to get rid of all the junk that had been plaguing my existence (and every move) for the last 6 years, but my studio is now beautifully lit. There’s no room to paint for the next few months, so I have resolved to see as much art as possible until I leave for grad school, where I’ll be painting full time for two years, in the fall.
This is where you will find me working, from today till March 24th, getting my summer line ready for Royal Bison, May 1+2, one week after I get back from England!
The culmination of my painting career.
Au revoir Wolfy. We love you.
We’re moving this weekend.
The end is in sight. La Fabrique is officially done our Winter contacts.
It’s time for Summer!
I bought a bolt of white silk last week. I’ll be starting work on my wedding dress next week and promise to post photos of the process, it should be interesting. Rest assured, I’m not going to use an entire bolt of fabric on my dress. I am much too practical for such excess! The rest of the material is going towards my new summer line of dresses.
I’ve done about ten design sketches, all easy fitting breezy numbers for bike riding and patio partying. I’ll be posting them every few days. Please let me know what you think of the designs. I could start taking orders next week, for delivery in May. My plan is to hand dye each garment, the colour palette is still in the works, but I’m hoping to work with natural dyes. I’m also planning on dying my wedding dress when it’s all over so I can wear it all the time.
I’m also getting prepared for a trip to England and have a plan for an ultimate trench coat. I bought some crazy grey nylon, and peachy lining a few years ago that I’ve been saving for just such a project.
