Saturday, September 25, 2010

Knowing The Ropes

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From this otherwise unassuming mid 60's button-through cotton shift dress by Roth's of Sydney springs a printed stream of pure design joy. What beautiful mutiny allowed the ropes to rise up from their coils on the decks and cavort in attitudes of abandon with rum, pipes and semaphore flags?


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A strikingly perfect detail is the placement of this button - the pattern only allowed it to happen once but imagine the satisfaction!

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2 comments:

  1. They just don't make quirk like that any more. Lovely blog, thanks for sharing your treasure trove.

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  2. Ah, thank you for being the first to find it!! Looking at the incredible artwork on your own blog I can't help thinking how well some pieces would translate to fabric design - perhaps the mantle has fallen on your shoulders? :)

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