Logo Design..

On the hunt for a Logo design for my baby wear Kytini. Last year I had labels made that consisted of a girlie font in a pale pink. It was good enough at the time. I am although looking for something more! In the past I have tried to design it myself but have come to the realization that it it is best leave it for someone that knows exactly what they are doing as much as I love drawing, Typography and graphic design. I stumbled across 'Hellotosha' and instantly come to love her style and designs. You can see her work here, http://www.hellotosha.com/ I am hoping she can help me on my journey on creating my dream logo..

Logo requirements so far..

Use for swing tags, invoicing, social media, business cards etc.

A single letter K, and the word Kytini separate or tied in

Memorable

Timeless

Simple but elegant

Somewhat unisex by colour possiably 

Fits to baby/kidswear

Use of typography 

 

Currently back to researching as design changes daily so here are some of my finds.

Love the use of script..

 

http://www.iheartfaces.com/2013/08/brand-photography-business/

http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/06/12-essential-rules-to-follow-when-designing-a-logo/

I am after a logo that people can capture their eye on, elegant but simple.

I have always visualized my logo to have the letter K. I have a love of birds so this could also be a possibility to explore and tie in. With baby and kids wear I have found that it is to capture the adults eye first, and relate that to a child like incense. The K I have always had in mind has been similar to the above.

I look forward to where this is going to take me.. 

xxx Kylee

Kimono's...  
For some reason this trend that has been around for awhile now is growing on me. 
Honestly, I have never worn one in my life but have a strong urge to make them. It must be the Sheer fabrics, Allover prints and the Short dolman sleeves that are used that really catch my eye. I also love the use of trims to give them even more movement when on them walking. I haven't seen one here in Melbourne under $35 and the most expensive $4 255! 

Since I had some fabric kicking about I thought why not give the DIY Kimono a go. I'm not sure yet if I will be diving in this trend but I must say I find it very appealing on others. I am going to make some more for a market coming up. 

So here we go.. 

You'll need-
Sheer Fabric 2 metres
Sewing machine
Thread
Sissors
Trim (optional)

Measure ~ 
Neck to arm (however long you like the sleeve) I made it around 20inches
Armhole- the bigger the looser 17 inches
Neck to thigh(where you want it to drape to)  30 inches

Fold you fabric in half (right sides out)

With the fold at the top, fold over the left side to right.

Draw out your measurements onto the fabric and cut (leaving the folds at top and left side)

After cutting your measurements unfold right to left, it should look like the above. 
In the middle cut a center front seam. At the neck you can cut a 4-5 inches each way from the center front, then cut a triangle to create a neckline.

With your sewing machine sew the armhole and countuine down the side seam(both sides)
Hem the rest of the raw seams by folding over a quarter  of a inch X 2 to create a clean finish.

Your done :)
Here's my first attempt.. Feel free to add trim to your bottom hem line for detail. I added a strip of fabric to the neckline for alittle more shape.

 

xxx Kylee

It's been awhile since I have made a post and even logged in. Sorry.. Seeing my last post was about the race wear design I was working I thought it would be nice to show you what it ended up looking like. The client gave me a brief that only outlined it to be black.

The design consisted of a one black, a one dark Navey blue peacock feather. Along with manipulated sinamay placed onto a base clip. To give it a touch of sparkle and jazz I sewed glass gold metallic beads that had flat edge's to reflect light. To give it more height I added a spike of feather and more  black duck feathers at the base.

Hope you like it. It was fun to make!

Kylee xxx