SPLENDOUR ~ 2017

Long time no fuckin type, am I RIGHT? A lots happened since my last post and if you're interested gimme a call and I can fill you right in. But to keep you semi in the loop, one major life changing best few days of my life happened. aka Splendour In The Grass happened. If you don't know what I'm talking about, please leave, quietly google and return when you're well educated.

For no one else's benefit but my own I'm gonna list my fave performances so when I'm 57 years old kickin' it. I can remember who I saw that one year at Splendour in 2017 before all the years merge into one.

In no particular order although these first few were my faves ~ Haim, Two Door Cinema Club, Schoolboy Q, BANKS, Meg Mac, Client Liaison, The XX, LCD Sound system, RL Grime, Catfish & the Bottlemen, Stormzy, Confidence Man and Mallrat to name all the ones I can currently remember.

Always a pleasure Splendour, See you next year xoxo

Love Alex

TEES BY ALEX TURNS 3!

I'm wearing: Lazy oaf overalls + Gorman socks. 

In 3 short years a hobby I started on the couch in front of the TV with a big ol sketchbook, a Sharpie and very basic Photoshop skills has grown into a little brand that has reached places as far as New York, San Francisco, Canada, France, Germany, Norway, London, Ireland, Sweden, Singapore, New Zealand and as close as just down the road and of course Australia wide.

To celebrate all the little wins & 3 years of TBA use the code ‘HAPPYBIRTHDAYM8’ at checkout for 20% off! 

&&& special thanks to anyone who has liked a photo, followed from the beginning, bought a tee or patch, screenshotted and bitched about TBA in your group chat. Without these acts of love and hate, Tee’s By Alex wouldn't be where it is today. So thank you and here’s to 10 more years!

Love Alex

p.s if you don't follow TBA on Insta, you should! ~ @teesbyalex

20% OFF STOREWIDE AT TEESBYALEX.COM ~ USE THE CODE 'HAPPYBIRTHDAYM8'

Purchase must be over $25 ~ offer until June 18th 2017

BLUSH

 I'm wearing: Tee's By Alex tee, Lazy Oaf pinafore, Mollini boots, Gorman socks & Urban Outfitters sunglasses.

You know what they say about love, you might have already met your soul mate or whatever the fuck they go on about. One thing I can say though is that i’ve fallen madly in love with a pair of shoes.

It’s been a long and hard search to find the right fit and It feels so good to finally be able to stop searching.

RE: THOSE SEXY SILVER BOOTS I PICKED UP.

I hope y’all are close to finding the right fit for you xo

Love Alex 

PICK ME UP AT 7!

Hey doods, The other day I found myself shopping in the kids section of a department store. This isn't the usual for me as I've got zero kids and none on the way. But regardless i'm losing my mind over bright primary colours at the moment WHICH is so out of the blue because I'm still so obsessed with pastels.

But anyway I picked up some of those really ugly school kids tee's they usually wear on sports days??? Threw on a bomber and bam I'm a walkin' New York taxi and I am so into it.

Love Alex

T ~ B ~ A

 Model ~ Kaela Daffara ~ Shot by Alex Daffara ~ all tee's available at teesbyalex.com

Hey lil babes, Throwback to about five months ago when the big fat man is due to come down ya chimney... My sister and I shot a mini lil look book for my brand 'Tee's By Alex' and I never shared my fave photos from the shoot with you! Super slack I know.

So here they are ~ If you fancy any of these tee's they're available online at teesbyalex.com

Love Alex

CLOUDY OAF

 I'm Wearing: Lazy Oaf dungarees & bag, H&M tee, Comme des Garçons Converse & Urban Outfitters sunglasses. 

Yyyyyyou guys I can’t stop wearing these Lazy Oaf overalls I picked up in Sydney the other week. 
I never thought I’d fall in love with long overalls but it's happening and I can’t stop myself.

Can we also talk about how these photos were taken a day after a crazy wild storm that shut down the Sunshine Coast. Who'd a thought!

anyway “happy what the fuck is it April already" day thinking about the fact that it's April and Splendour In The Grass tix go on sale next week. GIVES ME ANXIETY.

///// okay bye

Love Alex 

DIY SATIN SLIDES

I'm the type of person to wear slippers around the house all day, everyday. But if I decide to spontaneously go outside and weed the garden my slippers gotta keep up. So I'm all about this fur slide trend. I made these black fur slides last year and they're holding up so strong but I can't say no to baby pink, ever.  So I grabbed my trusty Araldite glue, spare fabric and some blank slides and off we went. I'm going to attempt to give ya'll the steps to make these below but long story short I just made a big long pillow type piece of fabric, glued it evenly to the side of the the slides, let it dry overnight and tied a knot.

But here goes ~ I even made a cute gif to try and help!

Step 1 ~ Find a pair of blank slides (mine are from Rubi Shoes), some super strong glue (I used Araldite) and a sewing machine and all the other bits like thread and scissors.
Step 2 ~ Cut 2 long pieces of fabric that you're going to fold and sew around the edges and turn inside out. My pieces were about 60cm long and 25cm wide.
Step 3 ~ Fold your fabric so the nice shiny side is facing in, sew around the edges leaving a lil hole so you can turn it inside out. I sewed rough curves at each edge of the fabric just so the bow would look cuter.
Step 4 ~ Once you've got 2 x satin pillow case lookin' rectangles of fabric, place them onto the slides evenly on the middle, peg them down and glue the fabric down tightly. Make sure you only do a thick strip of glue at the bottom of the shoe that'll be covered by the bottom of the knot. DO NOT PUT GLUE ALL OVER THE SLIDE. It doesn't dry clear and ruins the look!!!
Step 5 ~ Once you've got tidy little strips of glue holding down your fabric, leave your shoes to dry over night. Once your shoes are completely dry, have a play around and tie the perfect lil knot with all the excess fabric.
Step 6 ~ Ya done! you can even decorate your slides with confetti stars!

Happy Friday craft-a-noon!

Love Alex