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Aug 31, 2011

"Aunt Hilda" unmasked!

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Readers, the cat's out of the bag, and I'll have more to say about cats in a minute.  The true identity of my Aunt Hilda, I m...
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Aug 30, 2011

Favorite Online Sewing Resources!

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Readers, we all love sewing blogs.  In fact, if it weren't for sewing blogs like this one, I wouldn't be the Troy Donahue of men...
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Aug 29, 2011

Why I Won't Be Blogging Today

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Readers with blogs, do you ever wake up in the morning and find the well has run dry -- you simply have nothing to blog about?
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Aug 28, 2011

Home again -- and the big storm that wasn't

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Friends, I'm back, and arguably better than ever.  So much to tell! Our vacation, to historic Woodstock in the Catskill mountains, w...
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Aug 18, 2011

Good News, Bad News + POLL!

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Readers, so much to cover today, some of it good, some of it not-so-good.  Why dawdle?  Here goes:
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Aug 17, 2011

On Male Beauty

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Readers, do you subscribe to the belief that a man can be too good-looking?
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Aug 16, 2011

Requiem for the Ladies Hat

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Readers, I know women still wear hats. You see them on the runway... 
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Aug 15, 2011

The TOP SECRET Dress Project

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Welcome readers!  I know many of you are still recovering from MPB Day festivities, but we must move forward nonetheless.  A buffered aspir...
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Aug 14, 2011

MPB DAY -- We're a hit!

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Friends, I lead with this photo for two reasons: 1) it makes me look popular, and 2) it makes me look tall.  An entirely spontaneous yet b...
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Aug 12, 2011

MPB DAY -- the dress rehearsal

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Readers, I can hardly believe it: MPB Day is tomorrow!  Like Christmas and the 4th of July, MPB Day is a time when we celebrate, not just...
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Aug 11, 2011

The Big Purchase

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Readers, I generally avoid writing about money-related topics.   It can be considered tacky and -- particularly in a crappy economy -- inse...
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Aug 10, 2011

Mad Men and the early Sixties

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Friends, I started watching Mad Men yesterday.  With three episodes of Season 1 under by belt, I am sorry to say that I think I've had...
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Aug 9, 2011

"The September Issue" + fashion movie faves!

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Between last week's tulle-athon and this week's stock market crisis, I've been needing to chill, and there's nothing that r...
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Aug 8, 2011

Time for FALL SEWING!

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Readers, maybe it's the cool morning breezes that hint September is on its way -- no, we haven't had any of those yet, sadly. Rat...
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Aug 7, 2011

Mid-Sixties Style or "Glamour's Last Gasp"

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Fun find at the flea market this morning, friends!  Three mid-Sixties pattern magazines, all dating from 1964-65. This was a fascinatin...
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Peter Lappin
I'm a native New Yorker and sewing fanatic! I started sewing in 2009 and today make all my own clothes using vintage sewing machines and vintage patterns, in addition to sewing for private clients. Welcome to the warm and whimsical world of Male Pattern Boldness, where the conversation is sewing, style, fashion, fabric, and more!
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