Just been enjoying those lovely fresh autumnal days lately, feeling the sunlight warm but not harsh on the skin, breathing in that fresh crisp air. When the days are just that little bit fresher like today I get to employ…
Tag: daily outfit
Vogue 8333, a wearable muslin
I have finally finished my muslin of Vogue 8333, a bit late for the RTW jacket sew-along, but meh. It’s done. I will wear this thing. I like it with the sleeves folded up like this, and I like the…
An un-stylish blogger writes about Vogue 8333
I didn’t intend to take a photo of today’s outfit, as it was one that I threw together with no intention of looking stylish or put-together. Purely randomly chosen things. And I ended up being perversely happy with it. You…
The dress that wanted to be a skirt
This skirt was originally a dress. I posted about my dissatisfaction with it here, and Terri brilliantly commented that she thought this dress wanted to be a skirt. Well, that revelation was like a bucket of cold water over my…
Brighty tighty
Me-Made March, Day 30 I’m not 100% feeling this outfit. Both the top and the skirt are getting old and have been kicking around in my wardrobe for a few years… both were part of my earlier plan to inject…
Clad in plaid
I deemed today cool enough to wear one of ma newbies; a plaid shirtdress made using pattern no. 111 from Burdastyle magazine 05/2010. Naturally with a one or two little adaptions… The brushed cotton is stash fabric I’ve had for…
Roundabout
Me-Made March, Day 28 This morning my Monday morning gal pals and I were discussing Mad Men and the fashions within, and it was fortuitous that I happened to be wearing this dress and my friends noticed and admired it……
Cleaning up
Earlier in the month I wore a silk dress for general gardening. Today I have selected black lace… to clean out the garage and shed. Don’t worry, it’s not expensive lace just cheap-ish polyester-y stuff. But it is lace, meaning…
