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Friend and fellow Twitter-er Betty Red asked today, “Why is so hard to find cute, yellow retro lingerie!?” My first thought was that yellow can be a difficult color to match against your skin tone and as such is often overlooked by clothing manufacturers. But for those of you who are confident in your ability [...]
Sat, May 22 2010 » Vintage & Retro Style, collections, fashion, romance, relationships, shopping » No Comments
I realize that I have a stash of patterns that so far remain unsewn. However, I recently bought myself some vintage red-white-blue striped fabric that is begging to be made into a summer frock and the patterns I have on hand simply aren’t appropriate for what I have in mind. What do I have in [...]
Fri, April 23 2010 » Vintage & Retro Style, collections, fashion, sewing » 3 Comments
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, [...]
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
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