Lilyella Stevens (@lilyella) London • Collective gay friends app

Lilyella Stevens @lilyella

22 💖💖 costume designer on the side - any cool queer events in london lemme know!!

London, GB

lilyellathelabel.com

sewing

pansexual

fashion

dorian electra

thrifting

crochet

hyperpop

sustainability

nightlife

rollerblading

new bed set-up!! my bears came out of the closet and i’m so proud of them 💅 i love not worrying about bringing people back to a bed filled w stuffed animals - bc my fine shyt (@searchingforglendower ) is hella autistic too 🥰

man on a mission

beading choices for my pre-London Fashion Week show!!

“looking gay fr”

the result from our planning!! we literally were rearranging little bits of paper with the design for each to get this result

just a melon girl, living in a melon world 💅💅

my mother: “what are you wearing, you look like a man?” me: “PERFECT” (this isn’t even that adam sandler tho)

THEY’RE MY PARTNER Y’ALL - I AM BOOD UP AND SO SO HAPPY 🥹🥹

lots of fun slogan-tees and slogan underwear incoming moving these letters around made my friends and i cackle so much hehehe

i went on a really cute date last week y’all, and i think it’s really going to blossom into something beautiful :)))))) they brought us watermelon, and we ate it with two spoons til we met in the middle 👉👈

i went to a sapphic strip night, so the tassels felt suitable for the affair!

the cutest lil fit for gay school today: it was so so interesting!! different masters students shared their research: a fabulous movement workshop, + they led convos about bodies, and queer bodies in spaces not built for us - and of COURSE bc the bodies theme, there was a funky DJ set at the end

when i was baited 2 months ago ab them removing my braces cuz they DIDN’T

pattern drafting for someone else 👀👀exciting things occurring, stay tuned (i may or may not be involved/assisting with a designer’s collection for London Fashion Week!!!!)

some gorgeous fabric draping that shall be gracing the runway this sunday 👀

custom upcycled strap incoming 👀 ITS HEART SHAPED by @the_big_strap_project on insta and they’re holding london workshops in sept + oct!! please go and support - you literally get to make your own strap from upcycled leather materials, sustainable queens unite 💅💅

my mum and sister ^ they are not allowed to give up coffee for lent again for everyone’s sanity

the cherry bikini makes a comeback!! 🍒🍒

okay gay people i seek advice: what are mantras or affirmations you have for yourself when you face a lot of off-hand comments and criticisms from family? i now say out loud ‘that’s okay i like it!’ or ‘isn’t it great you don’t dress like that’ etc. i’ve done so much better w saying this out loud! that feels like step 1? moving out would definitely help, but living in a lovely area in london + savings call my name louder ☎️☎️

just me and keith the emotional support chicken - on the 14h drive to france, with my mother and brother YAY

y’all things are going so well w the person i’m seeing, i think we may become partners this weekend, we shall seeeeeee ahhhhhh!! i got them a lavender plant :)) and mini clay pot, and adorable mini clay spoon bc this local clay studio was selling a bunch of things for £2!!

my first weaving! mixed textures made from acrylic yarn, wool roving, 2nd hand ribbon

my baby nikolaj 🫶🫶

cheeky tassels 💋💋

am thinking of getting my first tattoo maybe sometime soon/in the future 👀👀 and want to get a lil beanie baby tat of my childhood teddy bear in this style🥺🥺

first lil photo shoot without braces 🥹🥹

handmade queer 👀 club fit 😇😇

when u best friend so hard u accidentally get matching hair??

PINK HAIR PINK HAIR Y’ALL (big deal 4 me bc we used bleach on my hair for the first time) feeling my abril lavigne fantasy and it was soo free bc we’re doing a trade!! i’m trading her some crochet sleeves, so if anyone else is interested in trading, hit me up

THERE WERE DUCKS!! @searchingforglendower

👀👀 i finally have my dream gay af nails

nail set planning 🥰🥰 i love having artsy friends

reading a book that i HATE that i LOVE - i’m so caught up in the storyline smh

my beautiful partner and i 👉👈 peep our matching clay mushroom earrings i made us 🍄 AND our necklaces (i gave them the girl kisser one)

knitting topless in the sun, a true delight

this is snuggled up in their lap, i pulled out my crochet sensory chicken, then they went ‘omg wait a sec’ and pulled out their fox toy 🥺🥺 this was before they braided my hair and we listened to girl in red and feeling fantastic from arcane 😁😁

when u accidentally batch cook like 5 portions of pasta (stonks 😎)

eating my overnight oats on the way to the function (+ sticking gems + bows to my face) my trousers say ‘love girl kiss’ btw 💅💅

I HAVE A MELON PLUG YALL (they’re a cutie 👀👀)

I GOT MY BRACES OFF Y’ALL after a spring in the roof of my mouth, two surgeries, and 3.5 years of braces we’re DONE

✨garden mirror✨garden mirror✨ (i carried this for so far and it was so heavy - it was in someone’s trash, now it’s in my garden!! was too wrecked to save for inside/i never ended up finding time for this project)