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Leatherette A-line skirt; 6 different ways

07/04/201319/06/2016 Carolynfashion, Uncategorized39 Comments on Leatherette A-line skirt; 6 different ways

I don’t wear this faux leather skirt nearly enough, given that it is actually a pretty cool skirt.  I think maybe that is the problem…  maybe it is too cool for me!  I’m not really used to wearing much leather…

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Raspberry cropped jacket; 6 different ways

07/03/201319/06/2016 Carolynfashion, Uncategorized28 Comments on Raspberry cropped jacket; 6 different ways

I first made this raspberry red, bracelet sleeved, silk hessian jacket a couple of years ago, using Vogue 2894 and the squeensiest length of raspberry red silk hessian.  It felt like a miracle I was able to cut out the…

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Blood Orange top; 6 different ways

19/12/201219/06/2016 Carolynfashion, Uncategorized22 Comments on Blood Orange top; 6 different ways

Hey y’all peeps. I’ve been having a play around with my blood orange Vogue 1247 top… trying out different ways to wear it. So… I might have said this before, once, or twice, or twenty times  😉  but I absolutely love brainstorming in my…

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Red velveteen skirt; 6 different ways

28/11/201219/06/2016 Carolynfashion, Uncategorized26 Comments on Red velveteen skirt; 6 different ways

  A big fashion trend around about these parts currently is the red jeans trend. It is HUGE-o-rama!  I do like it too..  however since my husband bought a pair of bright red jeans for himself while in Milan and my daughter…

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Khaki military shirt; 6 different ways

23/10/201219/06/2016 Carolynfashion, Uncategorized27 Comments on Khaki military shirt; 6 different ways

Oooh, it’s been a while since I did one of these posts… which is silly since I do get a big kick out of these myself.  Playing in one’s wardrobe, the bestest play a grown-up girl can have, no? Sometimes…

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Ultramarine corduroy skirt; 6 different ways

26/08/201219/06/2016 Carolynfashion, Uncategorized24 Comments on Ultramarine corduroy skirt; 6 different ways

Y’know, sometimes you add something to your wardrobe purely on a crazy whim and you have a teeny niggling doubt about how well it is actually going to work?  This ultramarine corduroy skirt, made using Vogue 1170 and first posted…

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Sludgy little skirt; 6 different ways

19/07/201219/06/2016 Carolynfashion, Uncategorized27 Comments on Sludgy little skirt; 6 different ways

I haven’t done one of these for a while! but that’s OK since I thought May and June came with somewhat of an overload of “daily outfits” posts, no?  😉 I am so thrilled with this little sludgy skirt, made…

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Grey stripe dress; 6 different ways

18/04/201219/06/2016 Carolynfashion, Uncategorized18 Comments on Grey stripe dress; 6 different ways

I was chuffed when Robyn suggested this dress would be a good candidate for a mix-up and match-up; thank you Robyn!  And you were so right, yes, indeedy, this is an excellently versatile dress… It is self-drafted and I was inspired…

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