Those who are familiar with my efforts in these seasonal me-made challenges might remember that I usually employ a variety of settings in my photographs. For several reasons: -I like interesting and beautiful photography (not that my photographs are either…
Tag: daily outfit
Some thoughts on corduroy jeans
Dressing down, (and a dressing-down; my husband said, looking at this photo, hmmm, not your best look… thanks darling…) These corduroy jeans are not really wearing well at all, and are now my equivalent of tracky-dacks. They are still quite…
Useful shoes
I know what people might be thinking; does she even have any other shoes? Well, of course I have. People who visit this blog regularly will know I have a veritable plethora, in fact the last time my mother visited…
Twirled piece
Claudine said, spin. I said, OK then. Details: Shirt; Burda 8497, white cotton, details here Skirt Vogue 8296, cream wool printed with khaki brush strokes (divine but one of the most expensive fabric purchases I’ve ever made) and lined with silk.…
The second of June
…as it is here. Il secondo di giugno, as it is in Italy. June two, as it is in the USA. The second day of Me-Made June 2011. Please enjoy my autumnal roses in an old coffee-jar from our own garden,…
Today is lots of days…
…rolled up into one. Firstly, and most importantly; today is my brother’s birthday. Happy Birthday, D! D is my middle brother, and here’s something funny… our girls shared one year at the same school, and at the first school function…
Pattern Magic, revisited
This is my second attempt at this pattern; the design from page 10 of Pattern Magic by Tomoko Nakamichi; my first was here. I loved the design, but unfortunately that first dress was kinda disastrous. Firstly, I didn’t love the…
A little bit of Lagerfeld
Filling another (so-called) must-have void in my wardrobe; the little black skirt. I do have a charcoal skirt already, that is a much worn little thing, but the classic black was missing; well, no more. I really made this about…
