Indulgent readers, please check out my new outfit, which has just gone "live" today over at the Mood Sewing Network.
You'll THRILL -- as I coordinate my linen pants and "butter" cotton shirt with two other recently completed sewing projects!
You'll SHUDDER -- as I pose in Warby Parker demo sunglass frames since returned to the company via UPS!!
You'll LAUGH -- as I attempt dance moves reminiscent of the opening number from "West Side Story"!!!
It's the post that answers the eternal question: When it comes to linen, how wrinkled is too wrinkled?!! (If you have an opinion on that one, feel free to express it below.)
Have a great day, everybody, and THANK YOU!
The shirt pattern with the covered placket is really great. Both jackets are wonderful! and the linen pants.....and it all fits perfectly.
ReplyDeleteI had a sewing teacher who called linen wrinkles "Status wrinkles." It's one of the qualities that makes linen what it is.
Bravo!
I love the wrinkled quality of linen -- provided we're not talking about the wrinkles that come from having your pants rolled up in a ball for a month (ask me how I know). ;)
DeleteDefinitely worth a detour - what a fab ensemble Peter. You must be psychic as well, the West Side Story attempted dance moves DID make me laugh, as predicted!! x
ReplyDeleteSimply lovely, cheerful as a daffodil!
ReplyDeleteWonderful. Love the grey collar stand; nice touch! And the flowered blazer is pretty classy.
ReplyDeleteOn the linen issue, I can stand horizontal creases but don't like the wrinkles that say "I was wadded up in a pile and worn again the next day." Of course, you're doing fine in that regard!
Love the blog; it makes my day a lot.
You look wonderful! I hope you had a great birthday! Hi boys.
ReplyDeleteYou look wonderful in your new togs. I like the toning canvas shoes, belt and taffeta jacket (the devil is in the detail) and the sheet jacket looks great with the new pants and shirt too. A+ Mr Lappin
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Were you singing "I feel pretty" from WSS? Or was it just the voices in my head?
ReplyDeleteYou have done it again. An amazing outfit!
ReplyDeleteOh Peter, you just make me happy! I laughed out loud with (not at) your dance moves (in a good way!) Love having your positive energy and outlook on the internet.
ReplyDeleteWell done! The jackets work so well with the pants and shirt. I think you've achieved your goal of making pieces that can be worn together. Linen and wrinkles...hmmm. Love linen; the wrinkles not so much. Such a quandary.
ReplyDeleteJust a heads up, the Vogue patterns on Mccall.com are SUPER cheap right now until Friday, April 26, I just picked up both this shirt AND pants pattern for a little over 12 bucks with shipping. I saved enough to buy the shirting!
ReplyDeletePeter, these last two pieces just make everything coordinate so well. Bravo! I love all of the outfits these pieces make. I love linen on you, but I always feel frumpy in it. Maybe I need to just wear linen more until I am accustomed to its normal wrinkles. You look fabulous! Oh, and I loved the dance moves!
ReplyDeleteLove all of it, you look great! You amaze me in your sewing skills :)
ReplyDeleteThe linen pants look so comfy and all the color choices are so nice.
Great job.
Did you order one of the Warby Parker glasses? I might get some soon, but I might go to their brick and mortar show case in San Francisco, to make sure and get them fitted.
I ended up not going with the Warby Parkers. They all seemed slightly too big for my features. I may try another online company. Stay tuned!
Deleteha! I thought you were kidding about the West Side Story moves! Well done...
ReplyDeletePeter: I LOVED the dance moves. You look FABULOUS! The shirt is truly exquisite. I hope you "feel pretty, oh, so pretty" because you look wonderful. -Babe.
ReplyDeleteNice sewing with a plan Peter. Now you can make gray linen pants and and white shirt? That jacket has a lot of potential for adding pieces.
ReplyDeleteReally nicely made pants and shirt; very professional looking.
Lovely outfit! Re those status wrinkles: I made a pink linen shirt that I wore till it rotted away at the armpits ( 5 years pretty constant wear I think). Oddly, the more I washed and ironed it, the less it seemed to wrinkle. hoping that's true of the blue linen one that I made to replace it!
ReplyDeleteI hate linen! I love it in concept and even on other people, but for my own clothing, it makes me crazy. The wrinkles! I know it's supposed to, but it drives me crazy! Anyways, your outfits look fantastic! Very sharp! I hate to drop the hipster bomb, because it has a bad rap - but I do love the eclectic look of your daisy and sheet jackets. :)
ReplyDeleteI love the outfit, Peter. I am starting to get more into linen. Linen slacks are perfect for me.
ReplyDeleteOh...have you seen this site?
http://www.threadtheory.ca/products
Patterns for men.