Wednesday, September 12, 2012

the make believe collection, by udder

When I visited Fliss and sipped just-made chai in her kitchen, she told me about her hopes for udder. At the time, her little boy Art was 1, and like all mothers she had just lifted from the fog of the first year. She was eager to see her sketches become handmade friends and she desperately wanted to create a collection of children's clothes.

So she moved her family to Bali, set up home in a sweet villa and enjoyed regular jaunts to the beach and the rice paddies. Once settled she established a relationship with boutique manufacturers and gained access to the Italian designer "off-cuts" that are created using ancient Indonesian techniques - Batik, Tie and Dye, Shibori. 

Before long she was swept up in the creative process and was witnessing her designs become clothing in a fabulously sustainable way - recycling fabrics and preserving traditional crafts. Last week The Make Believe Collection launched - a celebration of quirk and whimsy. it's wonderfully bohemian with a necessary dash of practicality.

I'm so inspired by Fliss' journey and her determination to create a unique and sustainable business. My favourite pieces? Most definitely the tin tin pants (for my tin tin fan), luna's swimmers, Oki short and Ringo tee


12 COMMENTS

  1. I love hearing dreams made true like that. Inspiring. Off to check out the udder collection x

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  2. oh my, what a wonderful collection! and what an inspiring story.

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  3. stunning...a pretty amazing life. inspiring chick!

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  4. So very inspiring! And that yellow is just heaven :) x

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  5. what a great collection of kids clothes. love them all. Jodi i am going to have to stop visiting your blog as it costing me too much money!!!

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  6. You will have to come back again sometime soon and sip more Chai so we can chat about many more exciting things to come.
    Thanks for sharing our collection.X

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  7. I was actually admiring her site yesterday after clicking on the link in your'e sidebar. Lovely stuff, I adore the yellow doll-like girls top...oh to have a girl, oneday.
    X

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  8. Such gorgeous products, I just ordered my little guy the tin tin pant, can't wait!

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  9. I love how she has captured the true contemporary Aussie kids !! Great clothes, but I loved how all the kids are so tanned, this is a true unique feature of HEALTHY AUSSIE KIDS !!!

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  10. The image with yellow balloon is very beautiful.

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