Apr 30, 2013
Berninas are the Best -- TRUE or FALSE?
Let's face it, readers: there's something about Switzerland (and all things Swiss) that's very compelling.
Labels:
Bernina 930,
sewing machines
Apr 29, 2013
Apr 28, 2013
Apr 26, 2013
Peter's Fancy Fabric Swatch-a-palooza and MORE!
Friends, I know I said no more eyeglass photos this month, but I did want to share this shot of me in a dimly lit restaurant earlier this week, using my new reading glasses to read a menu for the very first time (I ordered the duck sausage). Life transitions!
Labels:
fabric,
my life,
project planning,
shopping
Apr 25, 2013
Apr 24, 2013
New Cathy Project, New Sunglasses, New IRON!
Readers, this is the last pic of me in sunglasses I'm going to post this month -- promise! But I did want to provide some closure after the adventures of last week.
Labels:
ironing,
project planning
Apr 23, 2013
Peter's First-Ever Reading Glasses + COMPLETE Linen Photo Shoot link
Readers, I've never asked you this, but do you ever have feelings about the state of my sofa? Just wondering.
Labels:
mens fashion,
modeling,
my life
Apr 22, 2013
Linen Pants and "Butter" Shirt Outfit - REVEAL!
Indulgent readers, please check out my new outfit, which has just gone "live" today over at the Mood Sewing Network.
Labels:
completed projects,
Mood Sewing Network
Apr 20, 2013
Michael's New Show!
Friends, I'm very happy to announce that Michael has written a new show! (Actually, he has performed it a few times already in the process of developing it.)
Labels:
my life
Apr 19, 2013
The White Linen Pants are Finished!
Good news, readers: I have finished my linen pants! (Those are NOT them up top, but rather the J. Crew inspiration.)
Labels:
completed projects,
mens pants
Apr 18, 2013
White Linen Pants + Sunglasses Update!
Readers, thank you so much for your many comments yesterday regarding my Warby Parker sunglass selections.
I'm not sure if you've ever seen these vintage 80's Commes des Garcons frames I own. I found them years ago at the flea market for cheap and if nothing else, they always get a laugh from Michael. But they are different.
Labels:
mens pants,
works in progress
Apr 17, 2013
Which of these five sunglass frames is your favorite on me?
Friends, for my birthday I thought I would treat myself to new sunglasses: my old ones are shot and you know how much I enjoy sunglasses!
Labels:
mens fashion,
my life
Apr 16, 2013
A Second Stab at Vogue 8889: The Butter Shirt
Having taken a hiatus for a couple of weeks, readers, it is time to start sewing again!
There are two garments I want to complete this week: long white linen pants and a butter-colored (or is it Parkay?) cotton short-sleeve shirt.
Labels:
mens shirt,
works in progress
Apr 14, 2013
NAME THAT PATTERN -- Home Game Edition!
Readers, I'm am thrilled to introduce another MPB exclusive: Name That Pattern -- Home Game Edition (HGE)!
Labels:
Name That Pattern
Apr 13, 2013
MPB EXCLUSIVE: Peter on Men's Accessories!
Friends, except for a wallet, a watch, a pair of sunglasses, and occasionally a hat, I don't wear many accessories.
Labels:
mens fashion
Apr 12, 2013
The Quantity vs. Quality Clothing Conundrum
You hear the arguments again and again:
Buy less stuff, but better quality.
It's cheaper in the long run to purchase the best you can afford.
Penny-wise, pound-foolish.
Labels:
clothing and culture
Apr 11, 2013
Apr 10, 2013
Things I Don't Get, Vol. 11 -- Sexy Teen Fashion Hysteria
I am not a parent of teenage girls. In fact, I am not a parent at all -- unless you count two chihuahuas.
But I find myself wondering if all the brouhaha over teens dressing too sexy -- and it's always the girls we're talking about, never the boys -- isn't misplaced. Perhaps it's an expression of our larger anxiety about how female sexuality is used in the media to sell us stuff, though anyone with even the most cursory knowledge of advertising history knows this is nothing new.
Labels:
clothing and culture,
YEA or NAY?
Apr 8, 2013
Confessions of a Linen Lover
I love linen. I love to sew with it and I love to wear it. Maybe it's the rumpled quality of linen. Being rather rumpled myself, it feels cozy but classic.
Labels:
fabric,
project planning
Apr 7, 2013
PETER ON VIDEO: Don't Convert Your Treadle into a Plant Stand!
Friends, yesterday we talked about how some people convert old sewing machine and sewing tables into everything from lamps to tractors (no joke). Some of you were big supporters of this kind of repurposing, while others were against the idea.
Labels:
Peter on video,
sewing machines,
Singer 66,
Singer treadle
Apr 6, 2013
When Bad Things Happen to Good Sewing Machines (and Tables)
As a child of the late Sixties and early Seventies, I am no stranger to the recycled and the repurposed, readers.
Back then it seemed like everybody owned a pair of candlesticks made from old textile spools, or a beat-up aluminum milk can/vase, or an antique wagon wheel mounted on the wall of the family room (alongside a macrame hanging, no doubt). I guess these objects would have been destined for the landfill, so why not find another use for them?
Labels:
sewing machines
Apr 5, 2013
Apr 4, 2013
A Gravity Feed Iron For My Birthday?
Heavens, readers -- it's almost my birthday again!
At this time of year, I'm always reminded of what Kitty Carlisle's mother purportedly said, that "once you're past fifty, every fifteen minutes it's breakfast."
Labels:
ironing
Apr 2, 2013
The Importance of Having a Plan "B"
Friends, if I've learned anything in my half-century of life, it's that it's good to have a backup plan. Things don't always happen the way you expect, and if you've "put all your eggs in one basket" as they say, then what are you going to do?
Labels:
fabric,
my life,
project planning
Apr 1, 2013
UNSOLVED MYSTERIES: The 1970's Men's Suit Pattern Explosion!
Readers, there are so many mysteries in the universe: Do dogs go to heaven? What really happened to Jimmy Hoffa? Will we ever see a sequel to Imitation of Life?
Labels:
clothing and culture,
mens fashion,
mens patterns,
mens suit
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