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Used with permission of Just Hungry Two blogs I read all the time are Just Bento (about that very subject) and her sister blog Just Hungry (about Japanese food and culture generally.) Both are written by Maki, Japanese woman with a finely tuned palate and a deep love of food and culture. If [...] Click! This is my ideal summer look – I love everything on this page! Well, not the ankle-tie espadrilles, but that’s an easy substitution. I think I’ll use this as the inspiration for my summer sewing. Normally we don’t travel over Thanksgiving, but this year we’ll be with John’s family in Bucks County and we also have en engagement party that weekend for a cousin of mine. Its an afternoon event so no need for a cocktail dress. That part of Pennsylvania is really beautiful and it will be [...] The fashion scrutiny of Michelle Obama has begun, and I hope she stays as on-track as she did yesterday during the Obama’s meeting at the White House. Michelle’s dress appears to be based on the same sloper as the blue Maria Pinto design she wore to the convention. This version has a different neckline, bodice (set [...]
About a week ago I turned out a prototype of this top. It was okay, but it needed more design and embellishment work. My original inspiration was a post Gigi did a while back on the fabulous Blumarine top on the right. The coolest thing about this design is that it’s made from two very similar, yet different, fabrics. Compare the sleeve fabric and the bodice fabric; they [...] October 19th, 2008 | Category: Designer Inspirations, Fabric, Inspirations, Patterns, sewing | 13 comments
For the past new years I’ve been building a collection of costume jewelry and I want to spread the news that (1) costume doesn’t mean ugly, and (2) costume doesn’t need to mean cheaply made. I’m not a huge fan of [...] Now that I have a proper dress form, I can show you one of my prize pieces of fashion. This coat belonged to my grandmother; she bought it from a department store called Pomeroy’s in Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania sometime in the late 1950′s. The coat has a Pomeroy’s store label, and the fabric label reads Cashmere “400″, 100% [...] I’m sure like most of you; I’m not a huge fan of bubble skirts for a host of obvious reasons. But the spring 2008 Armani Prive collection has several that are a tad different from what we usually see, and I think they are also much more flattering. Here are my faves: One thing interesting about this skirt [...] January 27th, 2008 | Category: Designer Inspirations, Fashion, Inspirations, couture sewing, sewing, sewing couture | 14 comments
Here on Sewing Divas, we are big fans of Paco Peralta, a fashion designer based in Barcelona. Paco is a master of his art, and his designs embody that wonderful Spanish flair for tailoring we all know from modern masters such as Balenciaga.
A rich history of Spanish court dress, ecclesiastical clothing, and matador costume is infused into Paco’s work, [...] January 5th, 2008 | Category: Couture Techniques, Designer Inspirations, Embellishment, Fashion, Inspirations, couture sewing | 12 comments
My mother sent me these vintage needle booklets for Christmas – aren’t they wonderful? She said in her note that she found them at a “second hand sale” and as soon as I opened them I felt an immediate and powerful connection to the sewist who used them. My favorite tools are always the ones I make myself. I [...] December 25th, 2007 | Category: Embellishment, Inspirations, Organization, Ritual Cloth, Tools, Uncategorized, Vintage Sewing, sewing | 8 comments
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