Furugi

In my family, a dress has been passed down. It belonged to my great grandmother, and its a beautiful, made to measure, floor length lace gown, with a sash and waistcoat.... Well it was!
I took it out to wear for an occasion, and it had two MASSIVE moth holes!! So I couldn't wear it for the occasion (but I did find a great replacement, but thats a story for another blog post).
I didn't want to lose the dress completely, so I chopped off the bottom. Using the belt from the dress, I made some binding for the lower edge. I thought it might be okay as a crop top, but the fabric hung too heavy, so I attached some fringing. I did it all by hand, to protect the fabric, so it took aaaages, but I'm really happy with the result, and cant wait to style this up!
What do you think?? ~ Rhio

 お母さんの古着ワンペース、１９３０年から、だた。壊れた　そして、手ぬい　によって　しゅふくでした。くロップトップだけ悪く見ましたけど　フリンジに縫い付けでした。好きですか？？
日本語どうですか？（笑）~ Rhio

Close up of the lace detailing

I went to Nara and chose this blue dress for wondering the city. Whilst there, we found an abandoned shopping street. There is so much abandonment and decay in Japan, and you can find it in even the most popular cities.
It was a fitting place for a quick shoot.
I found this dress in a vintage shop on Holloway Road, London. The oversized collar really makes me think of those victorian dolls with china faces. I've worn this dress in two countries. The vibe is totally different in each. In London, this dress has that edgy, vintage feel that people pull out for coffee shops; in Japan, people think I'm actually a doll.. I think I prefer that.

奈良へこの青いワンピースを着て行った。奈良で、古い　商店街　みつかった。日本　に　放棄と崩壊がいっぱいあるんで。

写真のためにばしょは一番と思いました。


このワンピースをロンドンのホロウェー町買ったです。とくだいのえり　は　じきな顔の人形を思い出します。

二つ国でこのワンピース着ましたし、ロンドンでかっこいいのワンピース　で、喫茶店のためにし、日本で私のように人形です。人形のようにより、の方が好きです。