When people hear that I have been taking fashion design courses, they often ask if I’m going to go on Project Runway. My answer is immediate: Ummmm, no. It’s hard enough doing all of that stuff under a deadline for a course, I can’t imagine what it would be like to try to complete an . . . → Read More: Project Run-Clothes-For-The Rest-Of Us
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Is it just me, or does this new Donna Karan pattern from Vogue (#V1202) look like she got her skirt and her top stuck in her pantyhose?
Donna Karan Vogue Pattern #V1202 The front is just as much of a mess as the back:
Seriously. Who are the . . . → Read More: I Mean, Really?? Oh, Come On! I don’t know about you, but I’m a very curvy woman. My perfect hourglass shape of my younger days has turned into an hourglass-ish with padding shape. Over the years, I’ve noted that princess seamed tops and dresses seem to look the best on me. The other night, my flat pattern drafting professor confirmed my . . . → Read More: With Curves, A Seam is Always Better  2 comments - (Comments are closed)  Design School, flattering styles  curvy figure, darts, princess seams
I can’t stand watching current fashion shows. They are overproduced and the models all look angry as they stomp down the runway. Contrast that with fashion shows from the 1950s. The women glided down the runway. Today’s Thursday Theatric is a montage of fashion shows and films from the 1950s. They are pure glamor. No . . . → Read More: Thursday Theatrics: From When Women Would Glide Maidenform Ad Early 1960's When I was a teenager, my older sister worked at Robinson’s Department Store in the foundations department. There was a time when lingerie was lingerie and foundations were foundations. Lingerie was the beautiful stuff you wore in private moments. Foundations were the bras and girdles you wore so that your . . . → Read More: A Firm Foundation Wait! There’s more! ABC’s official red carpet show has just started and Tim Gunn is interviewing people with Robin Roberts. This is definately a definately edited version of the show. I’m not sure I can keep up. Sarah Jessica Parker is wearing Dior Haute Couture. I am a fan of The New Look but JSP’s . . . → Read More: Blogging the Academy Awards Fashions-Part 4 I just caught a glimpse of Natalie Portman and it is another winner. She is not weighed down with glitter. The bodice is fitted but then the dress just flows out from her waist. She looks young, fresh, and comfortable. I also caught a glimpse of Queen Latifah’s dress. Hopefully I’ll get another look. But . . . → Read More: Blogging the Academy Awards Fashions–Part 3 Long-time readers and listeners will know that I am blue freak. I LOVE jewel-tone blues and LOVE Freida Pinto’s dress. It is perfect for his skintone and reminds me a little bit of a sari which would be relection of her home culture because of the one shoulder emphasis, the jewel tone, and the use . . . → Read More: Blogging the Academy Awards Fashions–Part 2 Audrey Hepburn in 1954 The best (and worse) thing about living in Los Angeles is all of the fuss about film (and TV) awards ceremonies. The ultimate, of course, is the Academy Awards. I don’t know about other regions of the country, but The Oscars have been dominating the local news for a couple . . . → Read More: Blogging the Academy Awards Fashions-Part 1 |
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