Ali at breeze vintage has a question, as well as has requested the assist of the gown A Day Hive Mind:

I have an huge collection of vintage scarves, as well as it seems such a pity to have all these exquisite silk squares as well as no specific method to wear them.

Scarves always seem to me to be the unfortunate forgotten kids of vintage, so I’m looking for patterns that would work to reinvent them into halter or tunic tops, gowns or bags with authentic beauty as well as wearability.

Googling has created quite thin results (Martha Stewart would have us turn them into useless bit hobo bags … ).

and there are a million links explaining exactly how to fold them into not extremely wearable bandanna tie-at-the-back-tops, however I’d like to discover some great patterns that would truly bring them back to life, not just irritate wearers who can’t handle to look like Naomi Campbell in Barbados as well as be comfortable at the exact same time.

Any suggestions? I believed that when I had seen a pattern for a gypsy skirt where the scarves were sewed into a waistband by their corners, however possibly I just hallucinated it …

The scarf above is a Vera … the auction has ended however the seller, kittywantstoshred has a few others up!

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The winner and First-Runner-Up of the world Supercilious gaze contest pose for newspaper reporters and photographers in Weehawken, new Jersey. The final judging of the contest was delayed twice because the contestants made several judges burst into tears and run from the dais.

The top prize in the contest is a year’s supply of eyebrow pencil, donated by Revlon; the runner-up receives a stammered apology and a limp handshake.

The winner, Louisa Mcintosh, refused comment, favoring reporters with a version of her prize-winning stare. The runner-up, Candace Watson, added an eye-roll, which would have disqualified her in competition.

Next week Weehawken will host the world Simpering Contest, which will be held Saturday morning from 9 to 11 a.m. in the Elks Hall. The current winner, Maisie Degabretti of Weehawken, will defend her title against competitors from as far away as Old Lyme, Connecticut.

[Today’s pattern from Sheila at Out of the Ashes — she’s running a sale through the 27th, use the checkout code CLEANING!]

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’Til 2022, a deep desire for “less” has continued to well up in my being.

Perhaps partially driven by a complex, heavy world around us. simplicity is uncomplicated peace, and excess is no much more than baggage. I’ve applied this not only to a much more capsule method to my wardrobe, but throughout my home and life as well.

It’s become simpler and simpler to let go of the baggage that builds up with time, and much more and much more gratifying as the piles of unneeded disappear leaving much more time to kick back and delight in what you have. Not only in things which are material, but also in matters of the mind.   

We are a generation of over thinkers. Of excess, and emotional weights we carry with us throughout our lives. It’s a new year, and it’s time to eliminate and decrease baggage – physically, mentally and emotionally.

The cause and effect is simple, with less, we are lighter.

With less burdens, we can stand up straighter. We become totally free to pursue what makes us really pleased without anything holding us down. 

If you’re feeling heavy, reflect on the year past. recognize your Demonds and the things that have weighed you down, and get rid of them.

It’s time to start living lighter, and happier with less.

Live more, with less. Be the first to love, and to forgive. remember each moment is all, and only what we make of it. It’s 2022, and though one never needs a reason to start new, now is as good a time as any. 

Having a profession and fashion as well as managing a fashion blog, for myself an overstocked wardrobe is a weighted battle I fight season after season.

You might not think a stocked wardrobe is something that weighs you down, but try considering a full closet and racks of clothing in nearly every room of your home. though I frequently donate or sell gently used clothes, there’s certainly some baggage I’m looking forward to letting go of in 2022. 

I’ve shared some suggestions on how to decrease your closet to a much more capsule wardrobe, numerous of which I’ll be following in the upcoming weeks to rid myself of some excess.

In the meantime, combining homes with my husband has taught me new levels of flexibility in managing a home with less.

Namely, “shopping” in his wardrobe. An added suggestion for a much more capsule wardrobe in 2022, discover the pieces you can share with your partner (if they’re open). You may be amazed just how numerous of your items overlap.

Genderless fashion is in, as is oversized fashion – and I’ve found numerous of the guy’s pieces have a better unwinded look than deliberately oversized items for women.

I’ve because discovered new favorite boxy tees, oversized sweatshirts, button downs, and even this blazer which can be easily “stolen” from his, to help decrease needs in my own wardrobe. Not to mention, numerous of the items are higher priced essentials, so you can save by being versatile with what you have as well.

And while coordinating oversized blazer outfits may not cure all of 2022’s weightless goals, it’s one place to start. hi 2022, a year of living with less. I feel a little lighter already.

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1. fashion magazine arrives.2. gown #1 catches eye.3. Web browse commences.4. Collection found.5. Hey, why’d they spend a kajillion dollars advertising THAT gown when this (dress #2) is so much nicer?6. publish gown #2.

This gown is terrific — look at exactly how it’s cut to take advantage of the stripes. You don’t see much of that anymore. and it’s from Bottega Veneta, which I’ve never truly paid much attention to, before. (I believe their purses are as well fussy.)

For those of you who are curious, this was gown #1: The top gown is so much a lot more striking, isn’t it? I liked the general lines of this one, but not the nipple action (I can’t believe of anyone, personally, who goes out buying for gowns with the concept “my nipples need to be clearly visible in any way times”). nor did I like the ruffles, which, when mixed with nipples, provide that sought-after “trampy milkmaid” look. but hey, there was a midriff band!

I expect to repeat this process a number of a lot more times this month. I haven’t checked out all the February problems yet.

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I fell in like with this skirt (Vogue 1247) a while back, because, pockets!

(Ignore the floppy blouse. What is it with the gigantic floppy asymmetrical t-shirtish thing? )

This pattern looked easy, quick, as well as finest of all, pockets! So I did what everybody should do before making a new pattern as well as inspected PatternReview to see what other people have stated about it. 

And I’m so pleased I did, since the general consensus was to lengthen the skirt by five INCHES. Yep. five inches. If I hadn’t checked, I most likely wouldn’t have observed exactly how short the skirt was, as well as then Mister Evans would have thrown me out of the Junior High dance I wouldn’t have ever used the skirt. Plus, there were a number of recommendations to leave off the waistband as well as just surface the midsection with a petersham ribbon dealing with (which is what I ended up doing). 

There are great deals of fantastic things about this skirt, I mean, besides the pockets. It went together in less than an hour, including (machine) hemming. Also, it takes barely any type of fabric. I believe I had less than 1.5 lawns of this green-overdyed denim. 

I did a bit subtle topstitching on the back, which I don’t believe you can see here:

And here’s a much better look of the pockets (that’s an index card): 

With the new longer length it hits me just at the knee. as well as it’s truly comfortable. I’m hoping (at some point in the far-off future) to make a couple a lot more with fancier treatments of the horizontal seams (Piping, perhaps colorblocking? I have some pink satin that I’ve been indicating to overlay with some violently yellow lace as well as this would be an incredible pattern for that …)

But the very first person to mention that a horizontal seam at the hips may, possibly, conceivably, make you look somewhat broader gets a resounding Bronx applaud in the comments. C’mon, online a little! You can’t always concern about the width of your hips, often you have to concern about where to put your budget & cell phone! Or about why everybody under 30 seems to only wear a short tight skirt, a huge floppy blouse, as well as four-inch nude-colored platform pumps!  Worrying about looking broader fell off my worry-about listing a long time ago. (But zombies are still on my list. Oh, yes, those pesky zombies …)

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Do you want a cabinet sewing machine? I’m giving away an electrified new home Machine, plus a box full of bizarre attachments (really, they look like something out of Dead Ringers, a motion picture I wish I could un-watch).

Catch? What catch? fine — here’s the catch. You have to be able to pick it up, IN CHICAGO, *this weekend*. Sunday, to be specific. We’re moving and we gotta get this out the door.

I have no idea whether it works, but I can give you the address of a terrific sewing-machine tuneup and repair person who is about ten blocks away.

Here are a few a lot more pics:

Email me if you’d like to set up a time to come pick it up on Sunday. (It would probably fit in the back seat of a reasonably-sized sedan, without too much trouble.)

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Johnny Cupcakes sale
Johnny Cupcakes is not the one to keep t-shirts for too long in his shop. Maybe, also,  the fact that nearly everything is available for a limited time, makes them so popular. He does create takes on popular culture characters, and the license on that could be a reason. Either way, I like his technique because his designs are well thought out, not just gratuitous mashups.
He’s careful with his customers all the time, so a special Black Friday launch and discount were to be expected. This year, he released new t-shirts for adults and kids. There are also new hats and windbreakers with sprinkle patterns. That’s a total of 20 items, plus everything else at 30% off with the code SNACKFRIDAY. Black Friday sale expires Tuesday, November the 28th.

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delighted new Year! I spent all my blogging hiatus/holidays (well, it felt like all my blogging hiatus/holidays) cleaning up my office/sewing room, as well as in the process I discovered this:

It’s a pattern for this hat:

Pretty cool, huh? I have absolutely NO concept where it came from, however it pertained to light as I shoveled with piles of paper. So I ran it down to Fedex as well as their great large-bed scanners as well as got it digitized for y’all. Here’s a PDF to download.

If you make it, send me a picture! Veil optional. (Extra points if you make in gold lame for that trendy nimbus effect.)

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flexible date night Attire

Here, I’m using a sweatshirt gown that I truly believe you’re going to appreciate. It’s ribbed knit building makes it simple and easy to wear as well as extremely cozy, however the brilliant of Ganni is that they’ve cut the gown to provide it an elevated look anyway. It’s the perfect date night LBD as well as it’s on such sale best now. The square neck as well as sleeve length do the heavy lifting as well as meanwhile, I don’t dislike that it’s very comfortable, knowwhatimean? 
We snapped these pictures before a bit date night at house after the infant was put to sleep last night as well as this gown was the ideal option.  It felt like an actual date night gown while still being supremely comfortable.

GANNIMelange Midi Dress

STUART WEITZMANGabby metallic leather Ballet Flats 

Here’s exactly how you make it versatile: 

Top the gown with a long cardigan such as this beauty by L’Agence, as well as you’ve made the gown workday suitable for both WFH as well as post-Covid work life, too. I absolutely like the button detail as well as the striped border which truly lifts the general look to ensure that it doesn’t come across as loungewear. 

Naturally, I can’t operate many days without a headband, so I’ve topped this look off with a Lele Sadoughi synthetic leather knot headband in gold. Colette utilized to provide me side-eye about my headband collection but that alllllll altered when she realized she’d have to split it with her infant sister. Who’s hoarding accessories now, kiddo??

Shop this look plus so much much more currently as much as 70% off at Saks! 

L’AGENCERebecca Longline Cardigan 

LELE SADOUGHIFaux leather Knot Headband

Thanks to Saks as well as ShopStyle for partnering on this post!

Shirt: Brooks brothers c/o (similar here) |  Coat: J. crew  |  Vest: Theory (similar here)  |  Pants: Zara (similar here)  |  Shoes: Tory Burch  |  Sunglasses: Prada

Photos by Claire O’Boyle

 

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