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DIYStyle captures hot Ombre trend

The Creative Chicks behind DIYStyle.net have captured 2008’s biggest fashion trend and made it available to all. Ombre, the subtle blending of blocks of color, en français means shade or shadow. While fashion designers are commissioning elite fabric mills to dye their silks, the budding fashion designer can create the same look in his/her own kitchen.

How you ask? Just watch the free vodcasts on www.diystyle.net. Hosts, and 20-somethings, Allyce King and Melissa Watson use their sewing and design expertise to demonstrate how to make hip fashions, accessories and more. Each 10-minute episode features project how-tos, sewing inspiration and a designer interview.

“Everyone can be innovative and fashionable, whether it’s designing your own apparel or adding details on your clothes to make it your own style. Now, on DIYStyle, we get to share our skills and show the rest of the world just how rewarding sewing is too,” said Allyce and Melissa.

Complimenting this Web-centric learning is the diystyle.net Web site, featuring DIY fashion, a lively blog and postings by the well-heeled team behind this brain-child, The Creative Chicks.

Season #2 of DIYStyle is now on www.diystyle.net. New episodes, sewing tips, blog postings and more are posted every week. In addition, a new line of DIYStyle Patterns, designed by Allyce and Melissa, with McCall’s Pattern Company have recently debuted

For more information, visit www.diystyle.net .

Reprinted from SQE Professional, December 2008