Order Update: Susan - Alabama.

Here's order update for Susan. Your items were packaged and shipped today. Thank you so much and please next time you need more clippies comeback here, I'm your girl :).

Hugs,

Ning

George Gabrielle Accessoire

Here's a sneak peek of my new line of George Gabrielle Accessoire. These will be listed for $5 per set early next year.

Tyler

Just want to share my youngest son Tyler :)

George Gabrielle Couture Goes Green in 2009

The 2009 Collection of George Gabrielle Couture will be green. All garments will be made with organic cotton whenever possible.

I am experimenting with natural plants derived dyes at the moment. Today I'm using coffee grinds to achieve brown color. I will be expermenting with tons of plants until the end of the year and perfect my dyeing recipes. I am so looking forward to doing this collections.

I will soak my fabric overnight in the dye, so tomorrow morning I will see the result. I will post here when the fabric is done :). I can't wait! :)

ST. Jude

I emailed ST. Jude's Children Research Hospital and asked if they accept hats and bandanas donations for their patients who lost their hair because of illness. They said they do.

I did request for them to take pics of the donation either with patients, or maybe with just a couple of staff, to show our donators and out hard working volunteers that the donations arrive there. But they said that they can't do that :(. I'm a bit dissapointed because I've been so loyal to them, I'm a monthly donator of their hospital. I just don't understand why they can't do it.

More Donator

Just received an email from Fabric.com, and they said they will mail out some fabrics to me this Friday for the bandana project. Yay! I am so pleased to see the community get together like this and do something for a good cause.

Sneak Peek Fashion Republic's Fashion Week Launch

Here's another sneak peek for another launch, this time is for the modeling group I created. We're having "Fashion Week" launch from Oct. 20th - Nov. 3rd to showcase our new models.

I fell in love with this fabric the first time I saw it. It is pale lime Giorgio Armany Fabric, made in Italy, and it is the best and most luxurious linen I've ever touched in my life. I used Amy Butler's coriander fabric to make the fern applique. We all know that linen is natural fiber, so I thought the fern will add an organic feel to it. And my photographer shot this with the woods background, and makes the dress feels much more earthy, thanks Angela!

The dress' silhouette is pretty clean and simple. Inspired by one of my favorite actresses of all time Audrey Hepburn. It feels a bit vintage but very updated. Super versatile and can be worn anytime anywhere, and for any age. To schools, parties, malls, etc, and pair it with tights, leggings, pants, etc.

This dress will be custom made from size 2 - 7. And as usual bigger size is always available with additional fee. If you want to get this dress, feel free to contact me. Fabric is very limited, and once it's gone, this garment will not be recreated anymore.

Thank you to my beautiful model Maiya and her photographer mom Angela for modeling and taking pics of this piece.

Sneak Peek The Boutique Lounge Launch

This is a sneak peek of my garment I'm going to use on TBL launch on Oct 27th. This piece is an update of my vintage chic line. I made a retro inspired dress early this year, and it was very popular, evertime I listed it, it was sold. So I decided to update the silhouette a bit, and instead using solid colors I used print. And I LOVE this powder blue damask print. I also LOVE white, to me it always compliments and pops any colors in a chic way. So I used the solid white on the ruffled yoke.

The faux buttons are made out of sky blue velvety beads. It has invisible side pockets that blend with the side seams, and the dress has a zipper closure on the back. It is lined with 100% cotton for comfort.

It is a shirtdress so it is very versatile, can be worn anywhere, with anything, and for any age. To schools, parties, malls, etc, and pair it with tights, leggings, pants, shorts, etc. Will be custom made from size 2 - 7. Bigger sizes is available upon request, please contact me first for a quote for bigger sizes.

If you'd like to have this dress before it is listed on Oct. 27th, feel free to contact me too :)

Thank you to my beautiful model Laycee and her photographer mom Gillian for modeling and taking pics of this piece.

More Donator

I have a very exciting news. Westminster Fibers Inc, the company whose licensed fabric artists include Kaffe Fassett, Amy Butler, Martha Negley, Carla Miller, Philip Jacobs, Felicity Miller, Marie Kelzer, and Philip Jacobs, will be sending me some remnants and odd ends to help me with this project. Yay!

I am so thrilled and can't wait to get this project going :).

Bandanas for Children with Cancer

I just joined a group on Flickr.com called Littlest Heroes Project, their website is littlestheroesproject.org.

Anyway, I asked the leader for a way for me to donate. And Felicia, the leader, said that I could donate hats and bandanas for children with cancer. She'll be the one who send this bandanas to them or to her local hospitals.

So, a couple of weeks from now I will make some bandanas. And the best part is Amy Butler Fabric will be sending me some fabric samples to make bandanas out of. I am so excited. I LOVE Amy Butler's fabrics, and I think these will make super cute and chic bandanas, something that they'll treasure, and the fun prints hopefully will help cheer these children.

I'll post here again when the fabrics arrive.

Photo Editing

I've been auctioning some photo editing service on ebay, and very pleased to see the positive turned out and feedbacks from fellow ebay members.

Here are a couple that I did (the before and after):

JRB Shoes

Cara Mia Baby


I also want to say a BIG thank you to all HC models who submitted their pics to help me with this auction. Here are some of the before and after that I did of the models' pics:

If you want your pics to be enhanced / edited, here's the link to the auctions: http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/george*gabrielle*couture_W0QQ_fromZR46?_nkw=HC+Boutique&_sacat=0&_fromfsb=&_trksid=m270.l1313&_odkw=&_osacat=0

It's perfect for pics of your children, holidays, products, landscapes, etc. You can use the pics for your auctions, greeting cards and many more.

Journal Modiste Interview

Just tooting my own horn, lol. I am so excited that I got picked for designer of the week's interview.

Check it out here:
http://www.journalmodiste.com/index.cfm?page=1ggc

Order Update, Client: Leigh - Canada

Your garment is ready and packaged in the new George Gabrielle Couture's earth-friendly bag, made out of 100% natural fiber and 100% all organic hemp cord.

It will be on its way to you tomorrow morning.

Thanks a bunch Leigh, I really enjoy making this garment for you, comeback anytime :)

Your designer,

Ning

Order Update, Client: Ainhoa - Spain

Your garment is ready and packaged in the new George Gabrielle Couture's earth-friendly bag, made out of 100% natural fiber and 100% all organic hemp cord.

It will be on its way to you tomorrow morning.

Thank you so much Ainhoa, I really enjoy making this garment for you :)

Your designer,

Ning

Charity Auction Winner

Congrats to Sherry, our charity auction winner. Your garment is shipped yesterday via USPS Priority Mail. It is packaged in our new earth friendly bag, made out of 100% natural fiber and 100% organic hemp cord.

100% of the proceed will be donated to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). Thank you once again for supporting a good cause, and come back anytime :).

Ning

Order Update, Client: Leigh - Canada

The dress is 85% done. The next step is just to sew in the sleeves, zipper, and hem the dress. I'll get it done by this saturday :).

Ning

Dragonfly Hemp Necklace

Hemp Bracelet

Order Update, Client: Ainhoa - Spain

The dress is done, here's the front and back pic of it :).

Ning

Order Update, Client: Leigh - Canada

The fabric was backordered a couple of days, but it's here now, and I've made and cut the patterns and fabrics. I just need to sew them now. I LOVE the rich deep purple color, you made a great color choice on this one :).

More updates will be available in few more days.

Ning

Order Update, Client: Ainhoa - Spain

The dress is 40% done. The skirt and the skirt's lining is done. The bodice is half done, the lining is still need to be assembled. The next step will be to assemble the bodice's lining to the bodice, attach it to the skirt, sew in the zipper, and finish the hem. It should be done by the end of this week. :)

Ning

Order Update, Client: Iflin

Your garment is packaged in George Gabrielle Couture earth friendly bag, made out of 100% natural fibers and 100% organic hemp cord. It is ready to be shipped today.

Thank you so much and comeback anytime :)


Hugs,
Ning

Order Update, Client: Camilla

Your garment is packaged in George Gabrielle Couture earth friendly bag, made out of 100% natural fibers and 100% organic hemp cord. It is ready to be shipped today.

Thank you so much and comeback anytime :)


Hugs,
Ning

Order Update, Client: Camilla

The garment is done. It will be packed tonight and shipped tomorrow morning. It should arrive there no later than Monday.

Thank you for your business, it was so much fun working on this garment. Comeback anytime :)


Ning
P.S. Sorry the lighting was bad today, so the camera didn't capture the color of the garment correctly :(

Order Update, Client: Iflin

The garment is done. It will be packed tonight and shipped tomorrow morning. It should arrive there no later than Monday.

Thank you for your business, it was so much fun working on this garment. Comeback anytime :)


Ning
P.S. Sorry the lighting was bad today, so the camera didn't capture the color of the garment correctly :(

Order Update, Client: Iflin

Here's the order update for Iflin. The pieces are sewn together, and most seams are pressed and serged already. The next step will be to attach the sleeves, elastics, zipper, topstitch the neckline, and hem the dress and the lining.

I will post more updates in a few days :).


Your designer,
Ning

Order Update, Client: Camilla

Here's the order update for Camilla. The pieces are sewn together, and most seams are pressed and serged already. The next step will be to attach the sleeves, elastics, zipper, topstitch the neckline, and hem the dress and the lining.

I will post more updates in a few days :).


Your designer,
Ning

Charity Auction Winner

Congratulations to Pamela, the winner of George Gabrielle Couture charity auction. Your garment is ready and packaged in our new earth-friendly bag, made out of 100% natural fiber and the cord/string is made out of 100% natural hemp as you see here on top of my working table. It will be shipped tomorrow morning. You should receive it 2 - 3 days from tomorrow. I will send you confirmation email right after this.

Thank you so much for your contribution, this world is a better place because of people like you. :)

Hugs,

Ning

Your Designer

Sneak Peek Anthology Inc Christmas Launch

This is a sneak peek of the garment I'm going to list on Anthology Inc Christmas launch which will be tomorrow Tuesday the 15th. So watch for it :).

Ning

Charity Auction

George Gabrielle Couture is having another charity auction. 100% of the proceed will go to ST. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

We are auctioning these shorts with polkadots ruffles on them. Some people are bidding on it already and I hope more people will, it is for a very good cause. Thank you to all who participate in this bidding :).

Here's the link to the auction:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160257202534&_trksid=p3907.m32&_trkparms=tab%3DSelling


Your designer,
Ning