Inspiration
It’s worth the time to look at these styles, particularly today as there is a group that wants to look responsible but not dowdy, and current but not strange, and most current fashion designers really aren’t providing much inspiration like that. There are a few like Ralph Lauren, Zac Posen, and Jason Wu. The problem…
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So no, you haven’t dropped into another universe of the space-time continuum. This really is a sewing blog, but this subject is a little technical so I decided to include it here cause it does answer some questions about the two types of seams that seem to be so vexing. OK enough of the puns,…
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The other day I was doing the laundry and suddenly my machine wasn’t spinning, thus wasn’t washing. It was making a grinding sound that the “transmission” of the machine was moving but the part that would cause the clothes and water to move wasn’t. I like this machine – it’s probably the best I can…
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We may think that the models on the runway are all bone-thin, and they are, but how close are they to the sizes that are actually worn by real people? Not very close. Designers don’t like designing for full-figured models because there are too many variables. So we end up with models like: They look…
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I wrote this about 10 years ago but since then I’ve changed IT folks twice, changed hosting services, had my site almost disappear into oblivion, and have lost most of those posts from before 2020 (ugh!), so I thought I would revisit this important collection. This was a huge ground-breaking show that never got the…
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This reminds me of the all-too-often-quoted add: Where’s the beef? So the funniest thing about this, is that she was asking the question we were all asking at the time which was why was the hamburger 30% the size of the bun? Of course, it was to save money and keep their burgers at a…
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And yet another wonderful Spring/Summer 2022 couture show. For so many decades it’s been so discouraging to watch season after season, year after year of horrible-looking clothing. Suddenly here we have some shows that are actually showing (shhhhh – don’t tell anyone!) beautiful clothing! Another take on a bow dress and again masterfully crafted. When…
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…if there simply seem to be prettier styles…but more from Spring/Summer 2022. It could be the designers are sick and tired of moppy old, ugly, torn, shabby styles when suddenly pretty seems to be making a comeback. Incredibly original and beautifully tailored suit. That pink-tuck/pleat starts just at bust and drops to the hem. This…
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This popped up on my feed for some reason, and the first thing I saw was this: And thought – wow – how beautiful. This looks suspiciously like a silk 4-ply crepe skirt with the beaded top and thought this was so elegant, flattering and classic for all time, and yet new and refreshing. Taking…
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