Wednesday, November 18, 2009

My DYI Bow Tie


Since early summer I had wanted to buy one of the American Apparel bow tie but at $26CAD I felt the price was outrageous! Last weekend, I finally had enough courage to plug in the sewing machine and "Ta-da!" at $0CAD here is my new and perfect bow tie! It is even more to my taste than the one sold at AA. I just want to sew 1 million of them!

I had a lot of fun doing my hair up. Boyfriends are never the biggest fan of crazy up-do, so I rarely parade them. What can they expect from a ex-hairdresser!?


Blouse; Zara
Boyfriend Blazer; Silence+Noise
Jeans; BDG
Heels; Deena&Ozzy
Bow Tie; Handmade by me!
Bracelet; Precious shiny silver bangles: gift from mom. They are so special, they are all interlace with each other! + 3 mat silver bangles by Gap
Ring; Forget me Knot
NailPolish; OPI (A Grape Fit!)

10 comments:

calivintage said...

oh i am in love with your hair like this. and i want a bow, too! i will definitely try this out soon.

Maria Confer said...

Your hair looks amazing!! Reminds me of something from the 30's!!

Your bow tie turned out beautifully!!! Love it!

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Rebecca, A Clothes Horse said...

You look so sweet; great work on the bow-tie it is a fantastic touch. Your hair is stellar.

Elizabeth, Delightfully Tacky said...

Incredible hair! Love love love it. And your outfit is simply adorable.

Jess said...

Aw you look ADORABLE and your hair is fabulous.

Starr Crow said...

your absolutely adorable. i don't know how big your blog is yet but just know, you are going to be a big deal someday soon. i adore all of your outfits soooo much! great job on this bow tie, you've definitely inspired me to make my own. then you hair. oh my gosh it's so beautiful! it's funny your b/f isn't a huge fan of it, mine is the same way. he doesn't care if i wear vintage, he just doesn't want me to go all the way with the makeup and hair. he hates lipstick so much too. boys can be no fun sometimes!! :)

Claire Nouveau said...

i love the up-do and your bow tie! my boyfriend seldom likes me hair all up or cut or anything really! whats a girl to do!? you look amazing though, really.
fondly,
claire

Second Skin said...

Oh! I feel like such a sucker right now because I actually bought and AA bow tie. Yours is SOOO much better in So many ways that I am sure you completely understand! The up-do is also so perfectly feminine and such a great contrast to the masculine details of your outfit. You have the perfect balance here! So happy to find your blog!

Huzzah! Vintage said...

if you really cared about us, you'd tell us how to recreate that BOMB hairdo. incredible!

Coco said...

Everyone: Thank you So much for all the lovely comments!

A Tought is The Blossom: Your comment was so sweet! It really made my day!

Second Skin: Dont feel like a sucker, I almost bought it, about 5 times. It is still a very nice bow! ;)

Huzzah!: I would love to make a tutorial but it was all improve! ;)

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