Le Noeud Papillon Life & Style
New Silk Face Masks Are Being Loaded Today
It's time to think about face masks again so we are going back to the bench and working on a new collection some of which will be loaded today.
The Real Deal When It Comes To Cashmere
The Scottish aren't the only ones that can produce great cashmere, let me be clear. There is a range of cashmere from Mongolia that's produced by Zegna that is some of the most beautiful I have seen anywhere, but from memory it was only available in a small number of colours and we used it predominantly when we were making our design silk jacquard and cashmere scarves with hand-finished tassels. These were limited edition runs and frankly, not everyone wanted our silks on the reverse. When wearing cashmere in the depths of winter it seems more appropriate to have just cashmere on both sides, the silk can be a little too ritzy.
Le Noeud Papillon Silk And Lurex Bomber Jackets - Bespoke Orders Only Through The Sydney Studio
We have decided on a price for the silk and lurex bespoke bomber jackets. That price is $7500.00 AUD . It's the most we've put on any of our work to date but it factors in the cost of setting up the most expensive silks to produce by way of both artwork and per lineal metre cost. Then we have to take into account the bespoke made and the fact that the customer can choose from a myriad of internal finishes. There are three fittings involved, the first produced in canvas. This is a proper experience and one that renders at the end of it, a work of art.
As Oscar Wilde once wrote, one can either be a work of art or wear one. As I middle age, I am inclined to believe I am long past being a work of art, so I choose to go with the fabrics we develop to cloak me as one :) . Of course, we don't expect to sell many, there are so few men out there with the balls to pull this jacket off and of course, it is highly unlikely that in the middle of a pandemic and with unemployment on the rise, that this will be seen as soup du jour fashion. Nevertheless, we soldier on and wish to be there for you when things take a turn for the better. In the meantime, see the details of the jacket on our instagram .
If You Are Bored And Love Literature But Still Don't Have The Time - Might I Recommend Anna Karenina Ready By Maggie Gyllenhaal On Audible
To my mind, in my youth, snobbishly, I graded humans into two categories. Those that had read War And Peace and those who had not. And to that extent, I believed, if you had read War And Peace, you ought to have read Anna Karenina as a flow on.
The reason I love Anna Karenina is because, as a priest once explained to me, pleasure and pain and two sides of the same coin. And so it was in my youth, and because I pursued difficult relationships, that love must also bring fear, dread and suffering. Anna Karenina to me is a didactic Christian based story of what right and wrong love is. Before I go any further, I would like to add I haven't read anything of what scholars say it is, I am going off the cuff with my own opinion, so, and because we have so many customers smarter than I am, if I am wrong, please don't correct me, just let me have my opinion.
The Greatest Luxury Of All Has Been Given To Us In Bucket Loads - Time - And How We Now Spend It
It is only this week that I have started to make better use of the time on my hands to do things that pleasure me and one of them was to begin making new music playlists on Spotify which take a long while to create. You really need time on your hands to make a Spotify playlist that's from your own taste and you need to run down a hole bunch of rabbit holes just to find one great song that will have a lasting impression. One such song was Tezeta by Mulatu Astatke , which I highly encourage you to click on whilst you are reading this post, because I am writing this post in the same way that this nonchalant jazz song floats.
In The Garden Of Earthly Delights ....
In a time when there is so much uncertainty, when things look like they might spiral into hell, concurrently we have produced some of our most impressive work to date. Go figure. As a farmer once said to me many moons back: "How do you make God laugh? Tell him you have a plan!" . I have never forgotten that. It's one of those lines that comes back every time life throws you a cure ball. But, what choice to we have other than to adapt, change and move on. And if you feel confident enough, consider purchasing one of our earthly delights - because to my mind, sporting a bow tie right now might just calm the rest of the rabble down and remind them of civilization and that Rome still stands.
New Cushions - Slowly Trickling In
Our new prototypes for cushions and pillow slips are finished and I have been entertaining myself by chopping up silks from our collection and filling my own home with them as we try to perfect (though one never reaches perfection, perhaps the word is hone or refine) our make and slowly slowly they are becoming little works of art that make me very happy because it's another way I can engage my silks on a daily basis. A few of our best customers and some of our suppliers have received one on the house. I am still awaiting their feedback. Without wanting to sound pretentious, though I can be, they are made of silks that I doubt any other companies in the world today are using in production and I am super proud to be working with the silk looms that I do, because knowing that you are using the best ingredients, whether it's a cushion, a bow tie or anything else we produce, just makes it that much more unique than what else is on offer out there. And to our customers, I invite you to contact me should you ever see a silk you want as a cushion or pillow slip, we can turn them around within 72 hours. As always, I am available on WhatsApp on +61413140994 .
HOW TO MAKE OUR FACE MASKS AT HOME
It's really not that hard to make our face masks provided you have some spare time and some patience to master the technique. And what a gift to give someone dear to you?
You require:
* Two pieces of fabric cut to squares of 23cm
* Scissors
* Sewing Machine (Preferable)
* Round elastic for the ear loops
* Some pins
* An iron
Follow our video to see how to do it yourself.
A Very Good Day To Shop Our Website
There is not really more money you can spend on designing, setting up and weaving silk than we spend on it. Aside from going down the path of weaving real gold thread. This is perhaps the last aspect of silk weaving we haven't considered. Our new Boticelli fabrics are sublime. Unique fabrics that will stand the test of time as some of the most heavily invested in fabrics we've done to date. We've made silks that are the highest possible level of production in satins for example, where warp and weft are made of the same yarn and densely woven at 170 pic. It was unheard of when I first put my hand across it and so rich and lustrous. But then, that's plain fabrics and most regular bow tie wearers don't crave satin silks for their every day attire. Anyway, it's the middle of the pandemic, so today I suspect these bow ties will not be sold until the last sale codes are delivered. Which means it's a very good day to shop our website.
Liebre Style - A Brand With Truly A Point Of Difference That I Hope Will Survive The Pandemic
Right now it's survival mode for most small businesses. Strapped for cash, unable to go about their business as usual, pushing to drive to online models, relying on slowed down logistics, it is not an easy fight. I like to call in-store sales "hand-to-hand combat" , you get right up and close with your customer, you can truly show them what it is you do, the quality of what you make, why you do it, and the reason you might charge more than your competition, or less as it happens some time.
DIY PLEATED FACE MASK AT HOME
Probably our most loved shape and pattern, we offer our three pleated mask out as a tutorial to anyone who wants to make them at home. It is by far the most practical for every day use.
You will need scissors, a piece of cardboard cut into a 23cm square, some pins, thread, a sewing machine and a capable pair of hands.
Once the two pieces of fabric are cut, simply follow the tutorial below.
It is not difficult to alter the pattern (as it is square) in order to allow for smaller faces for children. You will also need to adjust the elastic depending on the thickness of the elastic.
Our recommendation is 1.5mm elastic which is more comfortable for the ears - but this also means that over time the elastic will lose some tension that wider elastics offer.
We cut our elastic at roughly 8 inches on either side but this can change depending on elastics and the fabrics selected for a face mask.
Good luck and if you want my personal attention you can Whatsapp me on +61413140994 .
They Stay Loyal And They Reward Us - Our Customers That Is
Our customers tend to stay loyal to us because they know we look after them and quite often they get extremely good offers so they keep coming back. This is Michael, as much a friend as a customer. We must exchange a Whatsapp or two every other week. He is currently in Palm Springs, California.