Jan 31, 2014
Peter Models the Issey Miyake Leopard Print Coat!
Friends, the day has finally arrived -- the big reveal of my Issey Miyake leopard print overcoat (Vogue 2038)!
Jan 30, 2014
Buy an industrial sewing machine? Are you NUTS?
I started my Menswear Sewing class homework today.
I spent about an hour and a half over at FIT practicing on a Juki industrial. This is what a typical classroom looks like. Nice and bright.
Labels:
Fashion Institute Classes,
sewing machines
Jan 29, 2014
Jan 28, 2014
Getting started on the Butterick 9690 muslin
Since my class doesn't start till 6:30 pm tonight, I decided to start work on my cocktail dress muslin.
Labels:
works in progress
Jan 27, 2014
Jan 26, 2014
Jan 24, 2014
Leopard Coat Update or "Meet Me in Miyake"
With all the celebrating this week, you might think I've neglected my Miyake coat project, Vogue 2038. Well I haven't.
Labels:
works in progress
Jan 23, 2014
Jan 21, 2014
Mystery of Vogue 4742 REVEALED, or "Do the Bustle!"
Good news, readers! Despite today's blizzard, my vintage 40's Vogue evening gown pattern arrived in the mail. It's S-4742, and I believe it dates back to 1946.
Labels:
40s glamour,
patterns
Jan 20, 2014
More Japanese Patterns: Shimazaki Ryuichiro's "Book of Men's Shirts"!
Having had success with Shimazaki Ryuichiro's men's coat pattern book, I figured I'd give his shirt book a try. I know only one person who's sewn something from it -- Claudine, who made a very lovely sheer seersucker camp-style shirt last year.
Labels:
books,
mens patterns,
mens shirt
Jan 19, 2014
And the winner is...Miyake!
A decision had to be made and I made it: my first big project of 2014 will be this coat, Vogue 2038, designed by Issey Miyake.
Labels:
project planning
Jan 18, 2014
Flea Market Finds of the Week, or "Why I Will Never Be High Fashion"
I hate to open with an image that evokes the 1947 Black Dahlia murder case, but can you believe this dress form (one of a pair) I saw in the trash two weeks ago is still out on the street? (I passed it on my way to the flea market this morning.)
Labels:
flea market,
my life,
shopping
Jan 16, 2014
Cultivating a High Fashion Look When You're Not Tall, Thin, Young (or Rich)
Friends, I've been thinking about the Audrey Hepburn post of the other day and trying to identify exactly what it was that set her apart from the rest of us -- in particular, what gave her the high fashion look she was famous for.
Labels:
clothing and culture,
modeling,
my life
Jan 14, 2014
Peter in Mustard and Audrey in Rome
Damn those paparazzi, always on my tail!
Hey, do you remember these mustard jeans I made last October?
Labels:
60s glamour,
books,
my life,
women I love
Jan 13, 2014
The Mystery of Vogue 4742
Readers, I have an unfortunate habit. When I'm not deeply immersed in a sewing project, my attention wanders to sites like eBay.
Labels:
40s glamour,
patterns
Jan 12, 2014
Jan 10, 2014
Updates, Updates, Updates...
Do you remember these leopard pants I made two years ago?
Would you believe I never wore them out of the house?
Labels:
fabric,
my life,
project planning
Jan 8, 2014
ULTIMATE Upcycle -- Leather Sofa into Leather Newsboy Cap!
Believe it or not, friends, I used to own the same identical sofa pictured above, picked up at a thrift store nearly 15 years ago for a song.
Labels:
Hats,
Mens newsboy cap,
project planning
Jan 7, 2014
Jan 6, 2014
Jan 5, 2014
Jan 4, 2014
Jan 3, 2014
Jan 2, 2014
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