The nylons are sick. It honestly looks like she's not wearing anything on her legs from the front -they are that sheer- but have this great detailing on the back!
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Va-va-va voom. Pin-up style alive and well in NYC
The nylons are sick. It honestly looks like she's not wearing anything on her legs from the front -they are that sheer- but have this great detailing on the back!
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Monday, May 30, 2011
Oh! You Pretty Things: The New Romantics
Kayvon onstage
The symphonic rock band, This Ambitious Orchestra provided the music for the performances by Kayvon, Twig the Wonderkid & Benjamin Ickies & Shien Lee among others.
Birthday Dress
And another birthday goes by! Yesterday was my birthday and I feel a little more grown up now. Many wonderful things are happening. I am one happy girl.
I bought this dress back in April on our Toronto trip, actually my darling friend Tara-Lynn found it for me ;)
I had to fix it up a little but so worth it. I had so much fun wearing this huge cupcake dress at the restaurant and taking the metro! hehe.
It was raining all weekend but we managed to take some decent pictures of me in my birthday dress, I had a wonderful time with my family with sweet Mexican food from one of my favorite restaurants in Montreal called Manana. We then had choco-raspberry cake at my casa.
Wearing:
-Vintage 60s party dress
-Vintage 60s bag
-Rachel Comey shoes
xo!
TUTORIAL-- Gathered or Puffed Sleeves? It's All About the Seam Allowances!
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The HotPatterns Riviera AnnisetteTop is one of my favorite styles from the HotPatterns collection, and a perfect style to demonstrate how manipulating the shoulder seam allowances can change the look of a garment with a gathered sleeve. This is a revised post of one first published here in 2009...for my newer blog followers or those who may have missed it the first time :)
Take a close look at the blue top, above. It has gathered sleeve caps that are very subtle. When you make a top, dress or blouse with sleeve cap gathers, you have a choice to make them "puffed" or simply gathered into soft folds. It's all about the direction the sleeve cap seam allowances are pressed.
When the seam allowances are pressed towards the sleeve, you have puffy sleeves like the example to the right.
Pressing the seam allowances towards the "body" (neckline) of the garment, results in sleeve cap gathers that lay "flatter", and present more subtle folds. It's a small detail, but one that is usually kinder to a mature figure.
Directing the seam allowances of gathers one way or the other can make a difference in other areas of a garment. For instance, pressing the seam allowance of a gathered skirt of a dress "up" towards the bodice will encourage the gathers to lay more flat, in smooth folds. Pressing those same gathers "down" (towards the hem) , will encourage the gathers to puff-up. It's all about the look you prefer...and now you know you have a choice :)
Sewing Notes: Yoke is interfaced with PRO-TRICOT DELUXE Fusible Interfacing from ~FASHION SEWING SUPPLY~
TUTORIAL-- Gathered or Puffed Sleeves? It's All About the Seam Allowances!
^ Click on the photo to see detail. To return here, click your browser's "Back" arrow/button ^
The HotPatterns Riviera AnnisetteTop is one of my favorite styles from the HotPatterns collection, and a perfect style to demonstrate how manipulating the shoulder seam allowances can change the look of a garment with a gathered sleeve. This is a revised post of one first published here in 2009...for my newer blog followers or those who may have missed it the first time :)
Take a close look at the blue top, above. It has gathered sleeve caps that are very subtle. When you make a top, dress or blouse with sleeve cap gathers, you have a choice to make them "puffed" or simply gathered into soft folds. It's all about the direction the sleeve cap seam allowances are pressed.
When the seam allowances are pressed towards the sleeve, you have puffy sleeves like the example to the right.
Pressing the seam allowances towards the "body" (neckline) of the garment, results in sleeve cap gathers that lay "flatter", and present more subtle folds. It's a small detail, but one that is usually kinder to a mature figure.
Directing the seam allowances of gathers one way or the other can make a difference in other areas of a garment. For instance, pressing the seam allowance of a gathered skirt of a dress "up" towards the bodice will encourage the gathers to lay more flat, in smooth folds. Pressing those same gathers "down" (towards the hem) , will encourage the gathers to puff-up. It's all about the look you prefer...and now you know you have a choice :)
Sewing Notes: Yoke is interfaced with PRO-TRICOT DELUXE Fusible Interfacing from ~FASHION SEWING SUPPLY~
Sunday, May 29, 2011
YeYe Etsy shop Update!
I just updated my shop with new vintage goodies as promised, much more the come next week! I love Summer so much, makes picture taking a breeze :)
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Little White Dress - perfect for summer nights
Friday, May 27, 2011
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