In the battle between a formidable adversary of a pattern and me, who was the victor? That would be ME! (Whoops! Sorry you'll see the tripod in the mirror in some of these! The stars didn't align to take photos outside) But let's backup a bit! Because I'm not quite here today to tell you all about this dress exactly. Don't worry, you'll get that soon though! Here's the story. I've been wanting to sew up the above ... Read more »
Vintage Wardrobe
A redhead again and LOVING it!
Well my friends, my mom was right. (As moms usually are!) Once you're a redhead, and you then stop being a redhead, you'll probably never stop actually thinking about being a redhead again someday. And so someday is today! Ahhhhhh. That feels SO good!!! I had my hair dyed red by my stylist a little over a year ago. And I absolutely adored it, for 4 or 5 months. But for a variety of reasons I went back to ... Read more »
A Vintage Pledge refashion and a pair of shorts
Have you been following along this August with Portia's fantastic Refashioners series over at makery.uk?? I hope you have! She's rounded up sewists to take part in this year's Refashioners challenge the entire month. I'm so honored to be a part of the Refashioners again! Today, you can see my full refashion post on her blog. The theme is "Get Shirty", so we were all given a man's shirt to start off with for our ... Read more »
Building an outfit with safety pins, castles, and a coral top
I am so, so behind on things to blog about this summer. Hell, this year, even! Things I've sewn, places we've been. I don't think I'll ever catch up. So instead of catching up, how about just an outfit from last week? This was just a typical summer outfit that I wore last weekend, and Mel graciously snapped a few photos before we set off for the day. We didn't do anything special—far from it. A bit of antiquing, ... Read more »
Brumby skirt, now with extra sailboats
I was flattered awhile back when Megan Neilsen asked if I'd like to try out her Brumby skirt pattern. She was right on the mark in thinking I'd like it—Brumby is totally up my alley. source: Brumby Skirt by Megan Nielsen Out of the envelope, perhaps it wouldn't necessarily scream "me", but if I can look past modern styling and see a bit of a vintage twist, then I'm in. So a gathered skirt and big ol' pockets? Not much ... Read more »
A new vintage fashion staple with Emmy Design’s señorita top
Recently I had the pleasure of being contacted by Emmy Design, a small Swedish retro clothing company, to work with them on a review of something from their Spring/Summer 2015 collection. They make truly beautiful and quality items that fit in wonderfully into a vintage wardrobe, and I'm thrilled to have had the opportunity to collaborate with them! I love that Emmy Design's focus is on quality wardrobe pieces ... Read more »