Category Archives: fashion
Clothing Swap
In a three-pronged attack involving 1. Getting Out Of The House, 2. Meeting New People, and 3. Cleaning My Closets, I participated this weekend in a clothing swap. Outside of an informal “hmmm, I think this would look better on … Continue reading
mail order 8149
Doing a little research for 11 (eleven!) vintage aprons I’m preparing to list, and I came across this ad for mail-order sewing pattern 8149 in a copy of The Pittsburgh Press dated February 26, 1948. I love the shirring at … Continue reading
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Well, Yellow There!
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 … Continue reading
New-to-me sewing patterns!
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 … Continue reading
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What I wore to VLV13
Because I have friends who are unusually interested in the contents of my closet. Because those friends were unable to attend Viva this year. And because I received a number of lovely compliments regarding my wardrobe during the course of … Continue reading
Posted in fashion, friends, sewing, vacation, Vintage & Retro Style, Viva Las Vegas
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