Too Many Tights!

Zoo

As promised... I call this little mini-collection:

Zoo. It features four pieces:

1. Peacock
2. Snake
3. Tiger 
4. Giraffe

... and I threw in another print as well. :)

1. Peacock:

2. Snake:

3. Tiger:

Giraffe:

And because I've been promising this one since forever - Alice in Wonderland inspired leggings. :) 

5. Alice:

A big THANK YOU to the amazing/amazing/amazing Sophee and Brooke for the pics.

I've made sure I stocked up on these, so if you get in early they will get posted off tomorrow. :)

Whew. I need a break.

x

jL

p.s. As always, feel free to give these a shout out on Facebook, Twitter, or your blog (if you have one!)

New Pop Up Store Featuring BlackMilk!

Just got back from South Bank in Brisbane where I dropped off some seconds and samples (and some new stuff) at a new pop up store there. 

A first for me.

So, if you live in Brisbane, please take some time to visit Sarah and the girls at  Beginning Boutique on Grey St (the main drag through South Bank) where there are two full racks of Black Milk gear. And they're all pretty cheap.

It's right beside the cinema and another boutique, Isabel + Sebastian.

I was dropping off a pile of sample bodysuits tonight and a girl came in a bought a Spaceman one while I was there (and even wore it out of the store!) - how cool is that?

It's quite a surreal experience watching women come into the store and go through the rack with all your clothing on it. They don't know that the bodysuit they are taking into the change room was sewn last night by the guy on the other side of the shop.

Yeah, surreal.

Oh, and there are some mini shorts down there as well.

And a pair of Bandage Leggings.

... and Full Slicks.

Just go, okay?

x

jL

Hey Mickey You're So Fine!

1. Alright - the first lot of bodysuits have sold out! That's very good. I'll get those done up as soon as possible. The good news for those that missed out on this round is that there will be another lot soon (including those designs) and they will be available both as swimsuits and bodysuits.

And I have been listening - black background ribs and black backgound skulls are on the way. :)

I found these on a blog the other day and I totally can't remember where. Do any of you guys know?

Interesting idea... maybe need to see it styled to get the concept. I'm open.

2. Is it just me, or this picture scary at soooo many levels?

3. Got tipped off to this beautiful bodysuit the other day... 

This woman certainly has the right to bear arms. (Get it? The right to bear arms, because her arms are hairy like an actual bear - as in the animal...? Yeah, was that pretty funny?)

4. Got these pics from the beautiful Emma, who lives in.... Candyland I suppose. I get the feeling there are a lot of happy people in Candyland. Except for the low-carbers.

  

Close up of the Galaxy Leggings. You can get them here. 

5. And I got this pic from the amazing/wonderful/talented AA, who has a make up fashion photography blog over here, called Make Up and Tiramisu.

Her man is the super talented HL, who needs to use waaaaaay more of my clothes in his shoots (you hear that, Henryk?)

Oh yes, those are the very amazing Sheer Spartans. Get them here.

6. I also got tipped off to this:

  

Tights and leggings mixtape? Am I missing something?

I think it is an after party or something. Why would you name it 'Tights and Leggings'? I guess some guys get slightly obsessive and take their appreciation of tights and leggings to ridiculous lengths, y'know?

What...? What are you looking at me like that for? 

7. I had another piece returned to me last week for being too shiny.

I love all my customers. I really do. I appreciate that you come here and buy my stuff. But it needs to be said ... if you don't like shiny leggings - seriously, don't buy a pair of Gold Spartans.

That's what they look like from behind. 

ANIMAL PRINTS NEXT WEEK!!!

xx

jL

Leave Miley Cyrus Alone!

1. Why am I not seeing more green pantyhose?!

Georgia Jagger, dispelling the myth that models don't read. 

This is a great way to save time - you read by placing your head agains a pile of books and letting the little information germs crawl into your brain.

I have done something very green recently... you've know what peacocks look like, don't you.?

2. "Hey jL, I have a dominatrix party to go to so I need the zippered jacket!"

"Well, it's not actually meant to look like... um... it's like fashion ... Okay fine. I've got one."  *sigh*"

The beautiful Dj Diskodiva...

3. I'm digging this look. Maybe could have had the cross section a little more to the front so we don't have to peep at the inner leg to see what's going on. (Think about it - how closely do you want people looking at the inside bit of your thighs?)

4. The uber-cute NM, who plays guitar for Charlotte Gainsbourg, wearing the Leg Bones.:

Black Milk must be the only business in the world where you hear phrases like "Hey, I need large Leg Bones, can you grab me some?!"

You can get there here.

5. As God said to Moses - "Thou shalt not..."

Solution: If you want sheer panelled leggings... just get the Sheer Spartans and then everyone's happy.

Can you tell the difference?

You can buy them here. 

6. More Leg Bones! Got these from the beautiful TB:

She also sent me her DIY tights (yes, I am still interested in your DIY efforts). Check it out - before and after:

7. And from the always wonderful EG, who created this after an unfortunate washing incident... 

Women are so much more creative with their clothes than men. When was the last time you met a guy who wanted to change a piece of clothing and actually spent some time modifying it? I meet girls who do that all the time.

8. I found this pic in my email from waaaaaay back. I can't believe I missed it. From the beautiful AX, featuring her twin...

The Cheetah leggings. Maybe I should make a few more of these.

I do try to get back to everyone who emails me, but sometimes stuff slips through the cracks. If you have emailed me and I haven't got back to you.... I'm not ignoring you, just a little distracted. :) (Fell free to email me again!)

9. "Hi jL - I've just turned 16 and want some advice on how to not wear stockings. I really want to do my best to not attract pedophiles. Any advice?"

Yeah... I have a few thoughts.

"Hi jL - I'm the child of a popular country musician and need some bodysuit advice. How wide should the crotch strap be - 1cm, or is that too wide? 

p.s. I don't wear pants."

 

A: Maybe start with the pants. That's what I did, and now I'm much warmer, and more confident around others (and they seem more comfortable too). Also, try dancing with a mop, it will distract people from the fact that you have no pants.

See how infrequently I talked about myself in this post? It's a start.

xx

jL 

p.s. Sewing up my first load of Skirts and the Capes over the weekend. :) 

Black Milk (Swim?) ... And Skirt!

Hey peeps!

Wow. For the first time ever we had 10 000 page views in a day.

Some clarification is in order - I have been making both swimsuits and bodysuits, however, only the bodysuits are available at the moment.

The swimsuits will be available (soon I hope!), and will cost a bit more. 

So if you are debating whether to go with the bodysuits, or wait until the swimsuits come out... here are a few considerations:

Bodysuits:

• shinier
• less expensive
• unlined
• less firm holding fabric

Swimsuits:

• less shiny
• more expensive
• lined
• firmer fabric

If you have bought the bodysuits thinking they were swimsuits... please let me know as soon as possible!

SKIRT!

Okay.. I'll stop procrastinating. This skirt is awesome. Pretty much every girl who wears it ends up getting it...

With the epic hooded cape. 

Here are a couple of examples:

You can get them here for US$75.

Now, it has another feature that I haven't mentioned... to keep the side zips off the skin there is another black panel under the zip... so you can open up the zip completely and there is a black strip underneath. I'll get some pictures soon.

You can wear it around the hips, or high waisted (as below):

Available now - Skirt US$75.

It's cool.

Trust me, I'm a designer.

x

jL

p.s. My next post will be far less self absorbed - I promise! I'll try to not mention Black Milk at all. Damn that will be hard.

Coolest. Bodysuits. Ever.

The. Coolest. Printed. Bodysuits. Ever.

Available for pre-order now. All US$75, and they will be ready in two weeks. :)

1. The Moonwalker
2. The Spaceman
3. The Blackmilk
4. The Ribs
5. The Resurrection
6. The Skull
7. The Sunset
8. The Crystal
9. The Tiger

Want to see them a little closer up? Yeah, I know you do:

1. The Moonwalker

2. The Spaceman

3. The Blackmilk

4. The Ribs

5. The Skull

6. Resurrection

7. The Crystal

8. The Sunset

9. The Tiger

What think you?

xx

jL

One More Sleep To Go...

1. I give it three months before all the cool kids are rocking this style out.

 

That's either a guy with high heeled white boots, or a woman with a beard. I'm not sure which is more freaky.

2. Like most normal people, I love to spend my time looking at three things:

• bicycles
• girls
• cold east european cities

So imagine my delight when I discovered bicyclegirls.pl!

I wonder how long it will be before the novelty of that one wears off! Seriously, are guys going there to look at bikes, or girls... or is it important that they are actually girls with bikes? Is there a bizarre bike fetish in Poland that I am yet to hear of (or appreciate)?

Stripey vertical leggings always make me think of Obelix. Don't get me wrong - I like them, they just make me think of Obelix.

Very few men can pull off pigtails and tights. Obelix can. 

4. Hey! The chainey-front thing is totally my shtick! Back off... woman whose name I should probably know but totally don't.

My humble efforts...

 

5. Got this pic from the wonderful SM and Conan...

First proper glimpse of the new Black Milk swimwear...

Sweet dreams peeps. Printed Bodysuits out tomorrow!!!

xx

jL

Printed Bodysuits Next Weeeeeeek!!!

1. Capes are cool.

2. Skirt will be ready next week. :)

And this pic made me smile...

And I still have a few pairs of Rose leggings left...

3. I did an interview for Style Sample magazine today. Got me thinking about how much I TOTALLY APPRECIATE ALL YOU GUYS. You take time to read my blog, you buy my stuff - damn, I feel grateful.

4. Seriously... I'm getting to the bodysuits and swimsuits. They will be available for pre-order Monday. Promise.

 

Is this self indulgent?

Tell me, I can handle it.

xx

jL

Rail Rage!

Evil Lookbook didn't put this pic in the 'new' section, so peeps can't see it ... grrrrr.

The amazing SP, with the epic zipper leggings. Please give me some hype loving!

You can hype it using Twitter or Facebook...

Studded boots, zippered leggings, russki hat, train station... what more could you want?!

Q. How many zips in the leggings?

x

jL

The Cape

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Q. How many zips are on these leggings?

Check out this Lookbook pic. It's a little collaboration between the beautiful/amazing/awesome SP and myself.

Black Milk Zippered leggings. How hot?!

Please, please, please hype the hell out of this pic. ;)

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I said I'd release a product... so here I am releasing a product.

The Cape:

 

Black Milk Cape US$70

Okay, let me talk about this amazing little piece for a moment.

The idea behind this is quite simple - but challenging. Make a cape, and make it subtle. 

How can you make a cape that doesn't make you look like you are going to a fancy dress party? I wanted to make this piece so that it would be subtle enough to function as an accessory. Like a glorified bangle.

See the problem? When people think of going out in public wearing a cape, 'subtle' is not the first thing that springs to mind!

So I made it so that it would hang very lightly off the shoulders (I didn't want it to become a coat), and curved the back so that it would be long... but not massive, and have more shape than your typical cape. Notice how the little ends twirl around and it curves up and around at the bottom? Very cute. 

On a more practical level, it gives you a bit of coverage at the back so that you won't feel too exposed if you're wearing a short skirt, or leggings.

Also...

• The hood has french seams, so that it looks finished whether it's on or off
• The fabric is supplex, which is a synthetic cotton. It feels soft like cotton but doesn't shrink or fade.
• One size fits all (oh happy day!)

I think this is an epic piece. 

You can buy them at the Black Milk store for US$70 - here.

x

jL

p.s. If you have a blog, (or Tumblr, Twitter, Facebook..) - whatever, please feel free to use these pics and spread the word. :)