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One of my goals for 2012 is to start thinking of my sewing in terms of “collections” rather than “projects.” Another goal for 2012 is to only own beautiful and/or confidence-building clothes by the end of the year. This year-long challenge is inspired by Solano of the Vixen Vintage blog. On December 5, she wrote: . . . → Read More: Vintage Inspiration of the Day: 1940s Vogue Blouse Raise your hand if you’ve been known to start a party dress the day before (or the same day) as the party. Yeah, I knew I wasn’t the only one! We’re in luck, though, because we still have five and half sewing days until New Year’s Eve. My Vintage Vogue put this photo of Rita . . . → Read More: Vintage Inspiration of the Day: Rita Hayworth Inspired Party Dress Perhaps it is because I spent all those years standing up in front of people either teaching or conducting workshops, but I am enamored with beautiful suits. And as I was indulging my addiction to vintage clothing over at My Vintage Vogue, my breath was taken away from me when I laid eyes on this . . . → Read More: Vintage Inspiration of the Day: 1952 Van Houten Double Peplum Suit Jacket Yesterday I posted a semi-swirly dress that is ideal for jitterbuggers. Well, what about the rest of us that don’t dance? I found this dress on Flickr.com. It also has a dropped waist but it is more mature looking. It looks like something I’d wear now that I’m a woman of a certain age. . . . → Read More: Vintage Inspiration of the Day: Pleated Drop Waist Dress Joni Marie Davis sent this photo of her parents to me. She writes, This is my favorite picture of my mother and father, probably around 1940 or so. What do you think about that dress? They loved to dance. My mother was an accomplished jitterbugger. I just thought you might enjoy it. Joni Marie . . . → Read More: Vintage Inspiration of the Day: When the Jitters Start Bugging You 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 We are slowly recovering from the wind storm. Instead of sewing today, I’ll be catching up on stuff I couldn’t do when we lost power. In my fantasy world where I am the epitome of Hollywood glamor, I look like Grace Kelly and can wear whatever I want. One of the looks I’ve always wanted . . . → Read More: Vintage Inspiration of the Day: Swing, Swing, Swing Coat In this podcast, I we continue our lessons from the Singer Sewing Book, published in 1949. Today’s topic is the first lesson in making sure you are using the right fabric for your project. Click here to listen to the podcast via direct download. Click here to subscribe in iTunes Subscription feed for other players: . . . → Read More: Podcast: Is That Fabric Right For The Job? My brother-in-law reports that they received 7.8 inches of heavy snow in their upper midwest area. I would say that is definitely coat weather! But we don’t have to limit ourselves to giant snowsuits that inhibit our mobility. "Randy" in his snow suit from A Christmas Story
The key to wearing a cloth . . . → Read More: Vintage Inpsiration of the Day: Let It Snow! Although she was known for being a sex-symbol, Marilyn Monroe wanted to be taken seriously as an actress. In order to play up that side of her, she was often seen wearing more subdued clothing than her costumes when she was with her husbands. Here is a photo of her walking with Arthur Miller in . . . → Read More: Vintage Inspiration of the Day: Becoming Marilyn Day 3 |
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