Making Life more Beautiful
Remember the Blair Babes? The patronising epithet was bad enough, but the stunt of surrounding the new Premier with 101 women MPs was uncomfortable to watch. And probably worse to participate in; a cliché in which they must have felt … Continued
Introduction Beauty is a social construct. Ideas of beauty change over time, and between nations and races. More subtly perhaps, your age and sexuality may determine what and who you like to look at. However it appears that we are … Continued
I have been working so hard on the contest dreamt up by Karen Ball of Did you Make That? Here is my step by step progress report: Decide to make running shorts work out what sort of running shorts I … Continued
My fabric printing course is over for the term. I took wine and snacks to our show and tell end of term celebration. And I wore this outfit. The T shirt has my pixellated peony on it, and the skirt is … Continued
I studied fashion as a part-time mature student, at an Adult Education College in Battersea Park Road in London from 1985-1987. It was a fantastic course, but sadly now discontinued, and the building sold for luxury flats. The building started life as … Continued
I can’t stop thinking about Angela Merkel and Hillary Clinton. Why do they wear the same, rather unusual clothes? What’s with the frumpy “pant suit”? And why get one made in every colour under the sun, including yellow and orange? … Continued
My fabric history I was brought up surrounded by cloth. My father, and his father before him, were involved in the Lancashire cotton industry. Rainshore Ltd, Overtown Rd, Nordon, Rochdale, stared off weaving ribbons on narrow looms, later moved onto bleaching … Continued
I often see seriously underdressed people walking around. I am not talking about seeing too much flesh (a woman on the tube the other day had a pleat in her cleavage!) No, “underdressed” describes a woman in a purple jumper and … Continued
The internet made me do it! Lots of ladies, worldwide, have re-created a Chanel-type cardigan jacket, Vogue 8804, using the finest tweeds, silk linings, buttons and braids. Here are some I most admire: Corecouture, Manuela, and Ann Rowley. Two Chanel style … Continued
Introduction In my experience the best way to think about wearing colour is to start with the idea of harmony. What colours go together well – like notes in a phrase or tune? Look at nature and you will see … Continued
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