Yes Natalie

2012-01-13T05:31:00.000-08:00

Blimey! Its almost been 2 years since Yes Natalie was up and running to full effect. Well, the good news is that There are new designs on their way and old designs are back in circulation!

So I'm back on Etsy http://www.etsy.com/shop/YesNatalie

Back in action

2010-03-14T12:23:00.000-07:00

After a long wait, tights are now available from www.etsy.com/yesnatalie and from me directly.

Queen of Hearts and Guns and Roses are in full stock and there's a handful of jade, forrest green and purple with peach climbing roses. The roses are much more subtle on this batch, a little more acceptable for the office and will look lovely with brown tweeds and knitwear.

My shop has been featured on two Alice in Wonderland themed treasuries like this one Rabbit Hole and

Anchors and birds tights will follow just as soon as cashflow sorts itself out.
xx

Time Flies

2010-02-27T20:18:00.000-08:00

Well my tights printer is not in my good books. Still no tights almost a month after I dropped off 30 pairs into the studio.

Meanwhile, anyone could have stolen my idea and run with it and made a killing over here. I'd print them myself but don't have the facilities just at the minute. Soooo I might pop into his studio and print them off there, assuming he has space for me. I want to ship 15 pairs to Germany, 15 to a lovely boutique in London. One pair to a lovely girl whose tights arrived with a mark on and has been uber patient and the rest I wanted to pimp out to the lovely Melbourne boutiques and bloggers.

I'm one step closer to getting white tights. Just need Ambra (aussie tights manufr) to agree to sell them to me at a wholesale rate. Or find a way around the £100 it would cost to ship them from the UK.

People are excited about my tights, I've got demand but I need to get them out there and it's as if the world is against me. Well, maybe not whole the world.

This is what they look like if you'd forgotten.
And then this is me in Henry Holland tights which I've lost and another primark dress. Yes I may be cheap, but I'm also fun.

Print Ready

2010-01-20T19:50:00.000-08:00

I'm itching to get back into the studio. I've met a lovely screen printer by the name of Dion who has a print shop in his warehouse. Its all painty and messy with stuff all over the warehouse, half fixed bikes, broken sofas, graffiti on the walls and then through you go into a quiet print studio which is stacked with screens and paint pots. I love it already. Then wham! as you step outside the warmth of Melbourne hits you like you've suddenly been enshrouded in in fine layer of heat tech thermals.

I'm rambling....

My point was that I've found a place to print (wooo!), I'm negotiating some fees, I've got a batch of tights I brought with me and I'm investigating other tights suppliers too. Oh and I've checked out the art supplies shop. All that means, with any luck I'll be printing again next week, just as soon as Dion's studio is free. Still no success on a white tights producer, but I'm one step closer having found an independent accessories shop selling just what I need and I'm hassling the owner to share her supplier... fingers and tights-clad toes crossed for me!

Hot hot heat

2010-01-07T23:59:00.000-08:00

Yes Natalie is in Melbs! Finally.

I'm going to indulge in a little holiday time because it's too darn hot to move here. I can't believe I went from snow to poolside in 24 hours.

Apparas, printed tights are big here! Already spotted a couple of printed tights companies (arrrghh, rivals) but not digging their illustrations personally. However, I like the organic cotton vibe, great for the environMENTALists. Ahem.

Anyway, let me get back to my G&T with cucumber and plan my night out (sans fur coat) and I'll be looking for inspiration in the sun. Talking of which, I have a few zillion ideas for tights but please get in contact with any ideas you'd like to see for a motif. If I use your design, I'll send you some tights and maybe some cake!

xx

Happy New Year

2010-01-02T04:13:00.000-08:00

Yes Natalie should be well rested and ready to grab 2010 by the proverbials but party season has taken it's toll and sleep time & dancing time have taken over from printing time.

Its also only 4 more days before I move to Melbourne for 3 months, there's going to be a little tights making hiatus while I get some sun into my bones but I wont be resting for long. Before you know it, I'll printing and maybe heat pressing and firing tights and love back your way.

Some over due pictures from the launch taken by the lovely Christopher James from WeKnowWhatYouDidLastNight....

Launch Night Pictures

2010-01-02T04:00:00.000-08:00

This was the end of the Yes Natalie tights launch at the Swanfield Pop-ip shop in Kingly Court a couple of weeks ago. The Swanfield girls are moving again to a new location soon. I'll let you know more when I do.

I'm sure there were some more pictures of the heaving shop when everyone arrived at 6.30. The silly posing and jumping on the giant teddy bear didn't happen until we'd devoured the 15 bottles of fizz. Happy days.

White Tights (Predicament)

2009-12-23T09:57:00.000-08:00

ah, aaah, aaah, aaah
Uhraah!
Bass!

Ooh White, White
Ooh White, White
Ooh White, White

Ooh White Tights- Vision dreams of passion
Blowin’ through my mind- and all the while I think of you
High price- a very strange reaction
For us to unwind- the more I see, the more I do
Something like a phenomenon, Baby!
Tellin your body to come along, but white tights blow away
Blow! Rock it! Blow!

Ahhh Higher, baby
Ahhh Get higher, baby!
Ahhh Get higher, baby!
And don't ever come down! Freebase!

Rang dang diggedy dang di-dang indeed. Guess who is having a white tights predicament? No, not Grandmaster Flash but Yes Natalie. Thought I'd solved my problem of tights suppliers no longer making or stocking white tights by purchasing them at a retail shop only to discover... shock horror they'd sent me 3 pairs of white tights and a load of bloody footless tights.

That's just not on. Especially since I'm in the depths of Somerset and the shop is in London. Grrrr.

So, if you were after white tights with Anchors, Queen of Hearts I'm afraid I'm not going to get them out until the new year. Sorry for any inconvenience. hey, maybe take a peak at the purple, red, teal and cerise styles...pretty hot, no?

Etsy Shop

2009-12-21T01:12:00.000-08:00

Did I mention that I have an Etsy shop?
So far, only one design is listed although the others are detailed within that listing. Best thing to do is to order a pair via their site and drop me a line via an Etsy conversation or email to say which style you'd like.

Prints Charming tights on Etsy

Spending this next week figuring out the best way to run Yes Natalie in Melbourne...would hate to lose momentum now.

Right, better prepare myself for a week of full-tum-times back in Somerset. x

2009-12-18T11:16:00.000-08:00

Goodness me, word travels fast! I popped out today to track down some very hard-to-find white tights (you wouldn't believe it but two tights companies are out of stock or discontinuing lines, don't they know white tights are white hot??) and came home to more & more orders, an email from some sweet fashion designer in Israel wanting to market Yes Natalie, and the loveliest feature on stylebubble

...of course I'm delighted, Susie Bubble is a bloggers hero, her dedication to covering all the loveliest fashion items is next to none. I wonder how it is she has time to party hard too?

You'll be relieved to know that I now have some white and cream tights and have got out of a craft fair tomorrow so can print away my hangover.

A-hem, I'm also DJing at mine and Laura's night Make it Stop Mum with New Young Pony Club at Moustache bar. Dressed as Jesus no less, with a beard. Come down for the hottest party in Dalston, 58 Stoke Newington Road. x

Wow, what a night

2009-12-16T01:50:00.000-08:00

Really great turn out last night, thanks to everyone who came, who saw and who bought. HUGE thanks to Kat & Cissi who hosted us at Swanfield. We were pretty well behaved for a mass of ladies and free flowing bubbly but it's pretty damn risky combining cake, tipsy peeps and beautiful clothes.

Extra special props to:
Cake baker extraordinaire Ashleigh; Keisha, Lucy, Shannon and Cliona for helping with everything from websites, to party pictures to cleaning, needless to say, it wouldn't have happened without your help. And to Laura who gave me a massive kick up the bum and all the girls for your legs and encouragement.

Lets hope there are some good pics from weknowwhatyoudidlastnight's Christopher James, otherwise, he'll have to give me those peach tights back. (Ssshhhh)

Enough of the schmaltz* ...onwards and upwards! x

(Guess who has Yiddish fridge magnets?)

Helpful freinds & more tight prints

2009-12-14T10:14:00.001-08:00

Check out Shannon's pins in the cerise 'The Lady' cameo tights. I've had all the girls helping out at some point in the last week - thank heavens for such a great bunch of mates .
Lucy's not working at the moment so she offered to make me bunting for my launch. I can't wait to hang it in the shop. How sweet of her, it's a bit of a fiddly task. She's also sorted out my business card and logo design. As with all of my house mates, her incredible tolerance of my mess and flapping has not gone unnoticed.
Little scissor kicks, my first tights design, the motif that got the ball rolling.

Shannon's lovely legs again modeling 'The Lady' in teal, they actually look a little darker in real life.

Tights in charcuterie packaging, what a picture. Cute, don't you think?
White Guns & Roses tights

*not actual charcuterie packaging, I promise your limbs wont end up smelling of chorizo.

Looky looky, new tights prints!

2009-12-14T10:00:00.001-08:00

The lovely Keshia and Shannon came over to help me today and we had a little shoot in my kitchen whilst I was up to my elbows in printing ink and bossing people around. Happy days. Thanks girlies. x
Pics by Keshia, Legs by Shannon, tights by you-know-who

Blue Dropped Anchors
Guns & Roses on Cerise
Red Queen of Hearts
Black Queen of Hearts

2009-12-13T13:56:00.000-08:00

The Birds tights

2009-12-13T13:45:00.000-08:00

Photo: Joss McKinley

Prints charming tights by Yes Natalie launches Tuesday 15th Dec at Swanfield boutique, upstairs in Kingly Court off Carnaby. Come down for a nibble, a little tipple and browse the tights collection, velveteen hand muffs and latest offerings from Mine, Cecilia Hammaborg, Jenny Jenny Jewellery, Nicola de Main and more.

More images of tights designs to follow.

2009-11-27T18:29:00.000-08:00

Nataliemariewillis.co.uk is undergoing maintenance and will resume with my portfolio and an online accessories shop poste haste.

In the meantime, here are some recent videos I have worked on and images from shoots.
My most recent work includes a commercial for Air Canada and co-designer of the Moonshadow play in Yusuf Islam's (Cat Stevens) current live tour.

Worship, Short Film by Calum McDairmid

2009-11-27T18:27:00.000-08:00

Styled By Natalie Marie Willis

Traid Charity Fashion Show

2009-11-27T18:25:00.000-08:00

Styled by Natalie Marie Willis, costumes made my Mariel Gimenob

Coldplay Life in Technicolour by Dougal Wilson

2009-11-27T18:20:00.000-08:00

Paolo Nutini, Pencil Full of Lead, Designed by Hannah Glossop

2009-11-27T17:45:00.000-08:00

Costume Maker & assistant to Hannah Glossop

Get Cape Wear Cape Fly Stills

2009-11-27T17:42:00.000-08:00

Costumes Designed by Natalie Marie Willis

Burlesque Shoot

2009-11-27T16:15:00.000-08:00

Styled by Natalie Marie Willis

Filthy Dukes 'Messages' Nicolas Randall

2009-11-27T10:24:00.000-08:00

Styled by Natalie Marie Willis

2009-11-27T10:04:00.000-08:00

Styled by Natalie Marie Willis, with special thanks to Yves Saint Laurent, McQ, People's Market

Leon Jean Marie, Bring it on by One In Three

2009-11-27T09:58:00.000-08:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLcAeH6CcoQ

Costumes designed by Natalie Marie Willis

The Teenagers, Make it Happen, by OneinThree

2009-11-27T09:48:00.000-08:00

Styled by Natalie Marie Willis

Filthy Dukes & Plastic Little - Tupac Robot Club Rock

2009-11-27T09:46:00.000-08:00

Styled by Natalie Marie Willis

Filthy Dukes 'Messages' By Nicolas Randall

2009-11-27T09:40:00.000-08:00

Largo al Factotum by Dougal Wilson

2009-11-27T09:39:00.000-08:00

Worship short film, by Calum McDiarmid

2009-11-27T09:25:00.000-08:00

Styled By Natalie Marie Willis