Making Life more Beautiful
I was sorry to hear that Cilla Black, 1960s singer and entertainer, had died at the comparatively young age of 72. I still love her early hits Alfie, Anyone who had a heart and Something tells me. I even prefer … Continued
We stayed at a lovely guesthouse Villa Hermani in Magura, Transylvania. Here are our hosts Katerina and Herman, wearing their traditional Saxon outfits. This photograph was taken by Janos Kalmar. Katerina explained that her outfit had been given to her … Continued
I really enjoy wearing a layered look made of one or more transparent fabrics. And a post by Annieloveslinen made me realise that I wanted to do something on this theme. What does Transparent mean? It could mean this, from … Continued
Many of us who like to make vintage outfits will admit that we are often seduced by “envelope art” – the lovely pictures on the front of a pattern envelope that encourage us to make up something to wear, presented … Continued
This is the first time I have designed a dress through the modelling on the stand approach. In fact it is probably the first dress I ever “designed”. I have made patterns to my own design before but generally these … Continued
I have recently read Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Available as a free download on Kindle, it is a Victorian melodrama of the first order and surprisingly readable if you like all that sort of thing. Not my usual choice of book … Continued
I have often thought that being stylish is not a matter of following what the magazines tell us, but something more instinctive. Ruth of Core Couture has been writing, interesting about this. I wrote about being cool on another occasion … Continued
I have been intrigued by the late Isabella Blow for years, but have been stimulated (by the McQueen play) to find out something about her. As I am doing had a mini-series about people who dress stylishly I thought that poor … Continued
On a recent visit to the V&A I saw this lovely, hand-stitched textile. The colours, flowers and the curious long-eared animals (one playing the guitar) really attracted my attention. Imagine the work that went into this huge wall hanging (which … Continued
Beth of Afterdarksewing kindly nominated me for this award. I am glad she likes my blog. I like hers and we comment on each others’ blogs regularly. I am not sure what I really think about this kind of thing – … Continued
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