So I’ve made a new skirt, this one is skirt “d” from the Japanese pattern book, “Unique Clothes Any Way You Like” by Natsuno Hirawai. I’m already in love with its tendency to flutter and float about my legs as…
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A post-modern bustle
So today I’m trialling a new way of wearing this skirt, and I have to say I think this one is my favourite… I did like it how I wore it previously with the flappy bit over the hip and…
A whiter shade of pale…
Today being slightly cooler (and on a side note, man has this been a delightfully warm spring…!) I am finally able to wear the scarf that Sam brought me as a gift from his trip to France. It is a…
Crisp white shirt; check
A while ago I identified a hole in my wardrobe; supposedly a basic that no woman should be without, and have now dutifully filled it. One crisp white shirt; check. Now my husband can relax that his white linen shirt…
A good hair day
Of course, as every woman knows, a day involving a hair appointment has a high chance of being a good hair day and then, ipso facto, a very good day indeed. Having my hair done is a favourite self-indulgence. Well,…
International Suit-Up Day
What uuuup?! I was planning to do something else for today, but when my son informed me last night that today was International Suit Up Day, well, how could I not? Barney is our family’s favourite character from How I…
Trench Skirt; a pattern review
This is my pattern review, and some close-ups of the trench skirt I completed recently; seen below and a larger view here. The skirt is pattern 107, from BurdaStyle magazine 8/2009. Pattern Description: Knee-length flared skirt that fits smoothly over hips…
Me and the best friend
Nice to be back here with my big furry best friend again … On our last lovely balmy evening in Melbourne we met friends for dinner down by the Yarra River and chinwagged into the late late hours. Our friends…
