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In a podcast last summer about planning your wardrobe like a fashion designer, I mentioned that this Simplicity pattern would be used to create core pieces of my capsule. Simplicity 3129; Personal collection I’ve worn basic sheaths for what seems like eons, so I wasn’t concerned about whether that look would look good on . . . → Read More: Vintage Inspiration of the Day: Adapting a Basic Sheath One of the things I learned in design school is that there really are a limited number of silhouettes in fashion and the details are what set designers apart. For today’s inspiration, we have a 1940s white pique garden party dress being offered by Vintage Frocks of Fancy on Etsy.com. If you look at the . . . → Read More: Vintage Inspiration of the Day: Soutache Dresses Up If you’ve been following the Clothes Make Magic series on my Modern Retro Woman blog, you know that the 1950s iconic full skirt that gathers at the waist is not the best silhouette choice for women with “prominent” hips. The green dress in this illustration resolves that problem by using inverted box pleats. The pleats . . . → Read More: Vintage Inspiration of the Day: A 1950s Dress With No Apparent Opening If you are like me, you look better in a sheath type dress suit rather than a skirt suit (and pant suits look horrific on me…I’m always in awe of those women who can actually pull it off without looking dumpy or matronly). What I love about vintage sheath dresses is that they had a . . . → Read More: Vintage Inspiration of the Day: Blue Suit Photo Courtesy of Sew, Mama, Sew Blog In today’s podcast, we continue to learn how to read pattern envelopes. We also learn about the pattern directions and the weird markings on the pattern pieces themselves. You will need a sewing pattern to look at as you follow along. If you don’t have a pattern . . . → Read More: Podcast: Language of Patterns, Part 2 In today’s podcast, I give you an update on the infamous cowboy shirt, invite you to join The Sewing Circle, give details about the Teach Your Children to Sew project I’m developing, and explain how to read a pattern envelope. If you don’t have a pattern envelope to available while you are listening, you can . . . → Read More: Podcast: The Language of Patterns |
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