Studio Update

There is a lot of bustling activity going on in the studio recently. Fall designs, fabrics and prints are making their way across our printing tables. There are also some great men's T's, as usual of course! I brought my son in to try them on, he loves the bold colours and great prints.

This is a great time to come on in and get the guy in your life a T shirt that will make heads turn. Can you guess which was his favourite?

Victoria Pride Parade

Is it summer yet? I see the occasional pocket of sunshine and a whole lot of unseasonably cool weather. When it may not be as summery out as I would like, I think about Victoria's Pride Parade a couple of weeks ago.

The entire city was beaming with light and good energy. I went with a friend of mine and we trailed along the parade route behind the loud speakers of the last float. We danced through the city behind the Eve's of Destruction roller derby team, and behind the Cheesecake Burlesque troupe. Later in the afternoon I was joking to my friend that we're probably already on YouTube... and it turns out we were.

At :32 seconds I can be seen in my black Garden State dress with orange flowers in my hair. I was mighty tired by that point but my friend pirouettes through the frame. I can't wait until next year!

Keith Skirt

I have this lovely photo of the Keith skirt and though I'd post it to go with the earlier days photos. I loved this skirt instantly when I saw it in the original red and am excited to see it in the blue.

Hello!

Hi, my name is Rose. I am the new 'studio gal' which, to me, feels like I've just been given a super-hero name. I'm new to the crew at Smoking Lily and The Milkman's Daughter, happy to be here helping to create the clothing that we all know and love.

I'm an artist and feel the most at home in a studio where inspiration and creativity flow. I've quickly learned that inspiration for the Lily crew comes from everywhere, even from a peek outside their own window.

Out on the rooftop this year's small batch of seagull babies (apparently this is a annual phenomenon) nestle in their nest, waiting for their doting parents to feed them. They hatched not long ago and are growing right before my eyes. I'm sure it won't be long before they fly off to the mean streets of Victoria in search of new adventures, maybe some kyaking or eating ice-cream?



So it seems fitting that hot off the printing tables today came the new Donna dress with soaring birds on an absolutely bewitching sapphire blue.




The colour is really rich and alluring, there's just something about it... It reminds me of phthalocyanine blue paint, or the ink of my favourite pen sliding across white lined paper.




I could see myself wearing this to an art show opening, roaming the beach with my journal, or hitting the Galloping Goose trail on some roller skates. But then again everything goes with roller skates.