I'm a verbivore!
I bought Vogue 9996 in, I believe, 2008, the day that my friend Megan and I picked through a small basket of vintage patterns at an antiques mall about halfway to Wyoming.
Last month, I finally bought the fabric and notions necessary to make it. A plaid? Why did I choose a notoriously-difficult-to-line-up plaid? Oh, well. [...]
Thu, February 25 2010 » Vintage & Retro Style, Viva Las Vegas, collections, fashion, sewing » 1 Comment
I became a vintage seller because I am also a vintage buyer. When I realized that my personal collection included too many “specimen pieces” which were lovely but not my size, I decided to share the booty. I can have a dress tailored, but too-small shoes are going to remain too-small shoes. And how many [...]
Fri, February 19 2010 » Vintage & Retro Style, collections, fashion, shopping » No Comments
Ah, Hallowe’en. The most wonderful time of the year. The time when I run around trying to put together no fewer than three costumes EVERY SINGLE YEAR. But no, not this year. This year is easy. One party. One. No separate costume for work, because I now work from home. No costume for answering the [...]
Wed, October 7 2009 » Halloween, collections, friends, holidays, sewing » 1 Comment
(Flommers? Yeah. I dunno. I have some verbal affectations. That’s for another post.)
(Also: It would seem that I’ve feeling very parenthetical today.)
I wear hair flowers. I have, on occasion, purchased hair flowers. I have been given hair flowers in exchange for modeling them, and I have been given hair flowers as gifts. When there is [...]
Mon, August 10 2009 » Vintage & Retro Style, Viva Las Vegas, collections, fashion, jewelry » 1 Comment
I left you all on Saturday morning, when I had created my graded pattern but had yet to cut out my fabric. Things went fairly smoothly, aside from accidentally leaving the zipper opening on the right, rather than left, side of the dress, ripping out the seam on the left side, and then restitching the [...]
Wed, June 17 2009 » Vintage & Retro Style, collections, fashion, friends, nostalgia, sewing » 11 Comments
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