Making Life more Beautiful
Part 1, on sixties style, elicited some brilliant reminiscences in the comments section. Not all my readers are old enough to have memories of the era, but they may have views about the style. In 1966 Britain still seemed on … Continued
I was sorry to hear that Cilla Black, 1960s singer and entertainer, had died at the comparatively young age of 72. I still love her early hits Alfie, Anyone who had a heart and Something tells me. I even prefer … Continued
When I was in the Victoria & Albert museum I took this photograph of the 1960s cabinet. A nice range of clothes showing a variety of 1960s trends. Including some paper dresses – back row in turquoise/green and black and … Continued
I presented my pink two-tone 1967 shift dress, and explained it was unwearable due to my following the instructions and underlining it with silk organza. As Lynn Malley noted, it felt like a hair shirt. Well not quite that bad, but … Continued
I really enjoy wearing a layered look made of one or more transparent fabrics. And a post by Annieloveslinen made me realise that I wanted to do something on this theme. What does Transparent mean? It could mean this, from … Continued
Many of us who like to make vintage outfits will admit that we are often seduced by “envelope art” – the lovely pictures on the front of a pattern envelope that encourage us to make up something to wear, presented … Continued
Australian blogger Gail of My Fabrication came to London for work this week, and popped in to see me while she was here. Gail works for the equivalent of Transport for London in New South Wales and is particularly concerned … Continued
I have recently read Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Available as a free download on Kindle, it is a Victorian melodrama of the first order and surprisingly readable if you like all that sort of thing. Not my usual choice of book … Continued
In a previous post I used this dress pattern as an example of what it makes sense to do before you start to actually make a garment. Having written the post I thought I might as well make the dress. … Continued
I covered the pattern last week, and it is big. I used a slightly heavier pattern paper than usual so it is somewhat unweildy. I bought 5 metres of navy and 2 metres in beige cotton lawn for a total … Continued
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