My parents were in town this past weekend! My family is close, and we had a great time–we went to a great restaurant Friday night, went hiking on Sunday, and hung out all day Saturday. I took the opportunity and borrowed my dad for a photo or two in honor of Tanya\’s Dress Like Your…
Archives for April 2017
Sorbetto vs. Sorbetto
I don\’t do this sort of thing often on the blog, but I thought this was too interesting to pass up, even if the photos are a bit boring. Next week–back to prettiness 🙂 Colette\’s Sorbetto was, I think, my very first PDF pattern, and in fact I made several versions as I was learning…
Inspiration: Rain or Shine (Deer & Doe Luzerne Trench)
Deer and Doe\’s new Luzerne Trenchrain a classic shirt (or borrow his) grana jeans (or perhaps Gingers? see my review here) a lush floral scenta practical bagbean boots (a classic) shine a sweet, swingy shirtdressa favorite spring scent (I wore it on my wedding day!) a cute clutchsunnies, duh pretty blush block heels (and less than $100) April showers bring May…
Navy Eyelet Sundress (Butterick 6453)
 I\’m like a summery ballerina in this dress, I think–something about a strappy bodice and a full skirt (not to mention the lace-up espadrilles, of course) just feel very ballet to me! Butterick 6453 is a super simple little dress–just a princess seamed bodice and a full or slim skirt–so it will look good…
How to wear vintage Patterns–and not look like you stepped out of 1955 (Simplicity 1123)
I recently had the pleasure of being interviewed by Rachel for the Maker Style podcast. (It was so fun, y\’all!) Several of the questions she had for me for about my modern-vintage style–how I got into vintage, how I adapt a lot of very 50s/60s patterns for everyday wear in 2017… I can\’t wait for…