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The storytelling on the ABC series Pan Am isn’t the most inspired but there is usually at least one dress per episode that I want to replicate. Last Sunday’s Romance Languages was no exception. Kate, the stewardess turned spy, always seems to be wearing dresses/costumes that I would want in my own collection: Image . . . → Read More: Vintage Inspiration of the Day: I Spy a Dress 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  Comments are closed  Design School, Vintage Inspiration of the Day  Braid, choosing patterns, fashion, learning to sew, understanding patterns, vintage patterns, vintage sewing
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 6 comments - (Comments are closed) Design School, Vintage Inspiration of the Day choosing patterns, fashion, learning to sew, understanding patterns, vintage sewing
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 |
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