tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post92147772547003901..comments2023-10-20T08:27:40.314-04:00Comments on male pattern boldness: Toile de Jouy - YEA or NAY?Peter Lappinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05109154527996679077noreply@blogger.comBlogger81125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-45151445374712355252016-07-22T07:47:25.674-04:002016-07-22T07:47:25.674-04:00Sorry, Daisy, I'm really not sure.Sorry, Daisy, I'm really not sure.Peter Lappinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109154527996679077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-57558168359773835612016-07-21T16:38:24.954-04:002016-07-21T16:38:24.954-04:00Hi Peter, I know this post is really old but may I...Hi Peter, I know this post is really old but may I ask where you found the image of the gay themed toile de jouy pajama pants please? I can't seem to find them anywhere. Thank you!daisynevillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733320693945508875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-86302738284378563502012-06-16T06:50:40.356-04:002012-06-16T06:50:40.356-04:00I concur with Lorraine. Damask curtains for Maria ...I concur with Lorraine. Damask curtains for Maria Von Trapp, et al. I think long pants are the way to go with the toile. The print and the accompanying narrative is too large to carry in shorts. I think Debbie is right about the styling. I sense you have a summer vacation coming . . . nothing says pastoral leisure in the country better than toile. I say this with some authority as I look at some on a sofa in a Tuscan vineyard B&B, where I am whiling the time before tonight's Firenze Madonna concert. Buona giornata!Erzulimojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01475371609166418042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-92044108403036182172012-06-15T21:50:31.631-04:002012-06-15T21:50:31.631-04:00This may be too obvious but ...the sound of music ...This may be too obvious but ...the sound of music curtains...are they damask?Lorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14931747553956624995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-55170589096740011312012-06-15T21:39:33.699-04:002012-06-15T21:39:33.699-04:00Make the pants!!Make the pants!!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02026706261655333994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-5974307799764422682012-06-15T18:19:51.127-04:002012-06-15T18:19:51.127-04:00If that's the case with the leopard pants, the...If that's the case with the leopard pants, then go for the long pants and have fun! Mom, might still be right, but it's an experiment, no?Robertanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-52889187440445340702012-06-15T18:02:45.003-04:002012-06-15T18:02:45.003-04:00Oddly enough, I hate it. Except maybe I think I mi...Oddly enough, I hate it. Except maybe I think I might like to see the long pants.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-50483446118936023282012-06-15T16:56:36.620-04:002012-06-15T16:56:36.620-04:00OH that suit! Way too much. Frankly I think they...OH that suit! Way too much. Frankly I think they're too much for pants even but I know you are already making them! Stampin up has even had toile rubber stamps.Holleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02456114674230132372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-16996658669010191092012-06-15T14:40:50.737-04:002012-06-15T14:40:50.737-04:00I know that. But the stuff I worked with was also...I know that. But the stuff I worked with was also a cotton canvas. I had pre-washed it, and figured it was fine. I made curtains out of it and when they were washed they shrunk again, just not as much. These 100% cotton fabrics can be tricky that way.geogrrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16935352129240009810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-87951616609300069242012-06-15T14:22:53.222-04:002012-06-15T14:22:53.222-04:00Peter,
I would say split the difference, and make...Peter,<br /><br />I would say split the difference, and make capri pants (man-pris?).<br /><br />As for your mother, this world's problems needs her diplomatic influence and steady resolve. Heads of state and bankers, alike, could benefit from her well chosen words.Testosteronenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-72104986238140599562012-06-15T13:12:07.286-04:002012-06-15T13:12:07.286-04:00You guys are SO mean! LOLYou guys are SO mean! LOLPeter Lappinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109154527996679077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-3481027869101402382012-06-15T12:51:57.532-04:002012-06-15T12:51:57.532-04:00It's a print style, not a fabric, so one item&...It's a print style, not a fabric, so one item's behavior won't be anything like the next. Sorry you had bad luck though..M-Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-4856103885099966122012-06-15T12:50:11.430-04:002012-06-15T12:50:11.430-04:00Peter never asks a question without having already...Peter never asks a question without having already made his decision. Saves him from being influenced by just any bozo drifting in off the net :-).M-Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-43452299401354429472012-06-15T12:07:56.233-04:002012-06-15T12:07:56.233-04:00Oh, and that curtain fabric is brocade, isn't ...Oh, and that curtain fabric is brocade, isn't it?geogrrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16935352129240009810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-56944128284618856502012-06-15T12:07:31.223-04:002012-06-15T12:07:31.223-04:00A warning--wash and dry that fabric twice. It wil...A warning--wash and dry that fabric twice. It will NOT have finished shrinking in one wash. Ask me how I know.<br /><br />As far as pants vs. shorts. It's hard to say for sure, but when I visualize I think longish shorts may be the way to go. But keep the design simple with such busy fabric.geogrrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16935352129240009810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-21699878625112541142012-06-15T12:04:54.697-04:002012-06-15T12:04:54.697-04:00Personally, I really like Toile de Juoy, provided ...Personally, I really like Toile de Juoy, provided it's not overdone. An entire room or outfit in it is a little much.<br /><br />As it is, I collect Wedgewood's "Countryside" pattern--Toile as china--and have green/cream toile curtains in my bedroom and cushions in the same fabric on the living room armchair. That's about it.<br /><br />Good job on the shorts, BTW. They look good on you as well as wearable and comfortable.geogrrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16935352129240009810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-45195849520547418402012-06-15T10:57:50.066-04:002012-06-15T10:57:50.066-04:00Peter, you need to be more careful in your fabric ...Peter, you need to be more careful in your fabric selection if you are going to put all the work into sewing and then not wear the item because it is the wrong material.<br /><br /> Yes to the long pants in Toile or the jacket. You will rock them.Talon Dragohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01332224001318476408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-76471579825954796422012-06-15T10:53:14.084-04:002012-06-15T10:53:14.084-04:00I went thru a toile decorating phase about 5 years...I went thru a toile decorating phase about 5 years ago. I did my bathroom in black and white toile as well as my kitchen curtains and accents. I've toned down a little because I am at just warm like instead of love.<br /><br />I have seen a pair of women's capri pants in black and white toile at Marshalls but they weren't in my size, so passed. I say go for it if it makes you happy.pattidollshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07571226566063481715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-77326802066538994492012-06-15T10:47:48.936-04:002012-06-15T10:47:48.936-04:00Yes, I was thinking the same thing.Yes, I was thinking the same thing.Talon Dragohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01332224001318476408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-51886927293914453022012-06-15T10:13:05.434-04:002012-06-15T10:13:05.434-04:00Peter: one word. JEANS.
HelenPeter: one word. JEANS.<br />HelenHelenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04785495876492830220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-64783249111237378422012-06-15T08:20:14.492-04:002012-06-15T08:20:14.492-04:00I agree with Anonymous above; this is really a don...I agree with Anonymous above; this is really a done deal.<br /><br />We look forward to seeing peasants frolicking on your derriere in due course.Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14179527486369159565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-75075527416998317792012-06-15T08:10:51.592-04:002012-06-15T08:10:51.592-04:00Debbie's got you stylin'Debbie's got you stylin'RobbieKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04682740845404441225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-16681800840221569402012-06-15T08:07:34.742-04:002012-06-15T08:07:34.742-04:00OK, that made me laugh. Please see update on post...OK, that made me laugh. Please see update on post.Peter Lappinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109154527996679077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-81215400978818915752012-06-15T07:46:28.641-04:002012-06-15T07:46:28.641-04:00Psychological theory says that when people ask fo...Psychological theory says that when people ask for an opinion, they really just want reinforcement of the decision they have already made, and will consciously or subconsciously reject any opinion that doesn't match what they've already decided. I think you've already decided on long pants, despite what any one says, good for you. Know yourself, and do what makes you happy. However, allow me to say "The Sound of Music".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991166428290808171.post-4442917327363180712012-06-15T07:41:19.432-04:002012-06-15T07:41:19.432-04:00I mainly don't wear my leopard pants because a...I mainly don't wear my leopard pants because a) one pair is cotton velvet so not exactly suitable for everyday wear, and 2) one pair is a really coarse, stretchy synthetic. <br /><br />I think I would get a lot of wear out of a pair of cotton canvas pants, whatever the length (or print). That's my position today, in any case. ;)Peter Lappinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109154527996679077noreply@blogger.com