Making Pemberley: A Behind-the-scenes Look At One Of Our Latest Creations

For the first time on our blog, we're going to offer a behind-the-scenes look at our creation process. In this article, we'll take you from our ideas and inspirations stage to where we are now with the featured creation.

Our featured item is a scarf that we've been working on for our series of scarves with literary themes, specifically for our Jane Austen line. For spring and summer, we love a crisp palette and relaxed elegance, so what better inspiration than Jane Austen's novels? Dreamy pastels and delicate details that evoke the romance and wistfulness of that era were used for each of the scarves in this collection, so for our latest scarf, entitled PEMBERLEY, we thought a creamy off-white would be perfect.

We wanted to add texture and shimmer to this scarf, so we are going to be sewing on a trail of organza petals on  both edges of PEMBERLEY.

 

The white petals add a discreet freshness and whimsicality, while the coppery ones add a hint of luxury and make the scarf stand out. With their luxurious colour, you don't even need jewelry: PEMBERLEY makes a statement on its own.

 

 

We finished cutting all of our petals, so now we only need to give them a thermal treatment for added texture and sew them onto our scarf before PEMBERLEY is ready to hit our online shelves.

 

Once PEMBERLEY is ready, you can find it along with our other literary themed scarves at: http://www.etsy.com/shop/WildRoseAndSparrow?section_id=13783409

 

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Austen-tacious: Regency Strikes Back

The delicacy of lace billowing in the wind, the sound of silk rippling on strolls across peaceful country estates… these are symbols of a world that now exists only in books, a society that adhered to a system of chivalry and raffinement, and a time that ran more leisurely than our modern day frenetic sprint.

Some of that charm has returned to the 21^st century. Bodices lined with buttons, delicate embroideries, layers of lace and tulle are all returning: reminders of simpler times, where days ran slowly and were dedicated to the enjoyment of life.

The runway has witnessed the return of Regency: in Marc Jacobs' latest show, he had the surprising and quirky inspiration to revive "bloomers": knee length flared pants worn underneath skirts. He did this for aesthetic purposes, but the pretty practicality of it can be made part of your everyday, from bike rides to trekking the world on countless railroads.

Of course, modernity always leaves its mark. Gone is the time to latch on over twenty buttons and lace up a multitude of ribbons: now zippers take their place and the buttons and ribbons are purely ornamental, little luxuries in a world that prizes efficiency over whimsicality.

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P.S. In the comments box, let us know! What time period do you wish you could travel to?