Vintage Inspiration of the Day: Adapting a Basic Sheath

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

Vintage Inspiration of the Day: Early 1950s Simplicity Stoles

I’ve been on a massive organization kick for the past week.  While digging around in our basement (burying the skeletons I found in the closet), I discovered that I have a lot more patterns than I thought I owned.  I won’t need to be buying any for a long, long, long time.

Lo and behold!  . . . → Read More: Vintage Inspiration of the Day: Early 1950s Simplicity Stoles

Vintage Inspiration of the Day: 1940s Vogue Blouse

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:

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Vintage Inspiration of the Day: I Stole It

As I mentioned in one of my Modern Retro Woman blog postings last spring, I want a stole!

In my imagination, I look like this (only blonde):

This is what I wear when I'm cleaning the house. Donna Reed has NOTHING on me!

We usually associate stoles with mink or some other animal fur . . . → Read More: Vintage Inspiration of the Day: I Stole It

Podcast: Choosing Flattering Colors

I want to welcome our new listeners!  When I uploaded the podcast, I took a quick peak at the statistics and close to 1500 people have listened to the last podcast (so far).  As my Weight Watchers leader, Paige, would say, “Wowzers!”

I recorded this podcast Tuesday evening, March 31st, and proceeded to be under . . . → Read More: Podcast: Choosing Flattering Colors

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