Do you ever have the craving to make something that is totally unnecessary, just because it is so fabulous? I do! And that craving suddenly came to me when I saw this nifty vintage cocktail dress in a Burda magazine: Whenever I am at the main library I skim through the Burdas, and I found […]
Read MoreI’m going through an “I like nautical” phase at the moment, and when I spotted the roll of striped grosgrain that I hadn’t yet put away, lying atop some recently acquired red linen, the idea for a new skirt was born. Sometimes being untidy is good!! We nipped down to Westhaven marina for some shots […]
Read MoreNow you’re going to check the title again and think I meant to say colour, but I did mean type of zip – I just couldn’t resist photographing this old zip swatch that I found rummaging through my zip box! Something I could never understand is why they produced so many similar shades of orange, […]
Read MoreI found a 1964 Burda magazine a while ago, so let’s look inside! It appears to be smack bang in the middle of the transition between 50’s and 60’s fashion, as you can see strong influences of both decades throughout the magazine. I love the make up, and that bag is cute too don’t you […]
Read MoreSome rouleau loop ideas, from the depths of my wardrobe….. some flat loops of silk inserted into a double folded CB edge… A keyhole opening with a single button and loop, on a camisole back… a skirt waistline, bound and finished with a button and loop… and it’s reverse…(hopefully this answers your question Myrna!) A […]
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