Skip to Main Content
Fabrickated

Making Life more Beautiful

  • About
  • Ideas for projects
  • Shop
    • Colour Analysis
    • My Account
  • Wanted
  • About
  • Ideas for projects
  • Shop
    • Colour Analysis
    • My Account
  • Wanted

Style advice

Menswear Friday – Men in Pink
23 Sep 2016

Menswear Friday – Men in Pink

by fabrickated | posted in: Colour Analysis, Style advice | 21

Regular readers of this blog will know that I like pink.     I enjoy wearing pink, and it makes me feel good. Although it is the ultimate “feminine” colour it has some properties that can make it a very … Continued

businesswear, menswear, pink
Menswear Friday – How to wear a suit
16 Sep 2016

Menswear Friday – How to wear a suit

by fabrickated | posted in: Style advice | 14

Maybe the suit is no longer required in many workplaces. That could be just the reason to wear one. A nice suit can be very flattering on a man, and often makes him look both taller and slimmer. Trousers with a … Continued

fit, menswear, style advice, suit, the rules
Menswear Friday – is the suit still necessary?
9 Sep 2016

Menswear Friday – is the suit still necessary?

by fabrickated | posted in: Style advice | 10

Last month the world’s leading bank wrote to all its employees telling them that they no longer needed to wear a suit. The sort of “business casual” clothes they had been wearing on Fridays were now OK for every day … Continued

black, brown, business casual, footwear, menswear, shoes, suit, The City
Birkinis and Religious dress – choice, modesty, and freedom
7 Sep 2016

Birkinis and Religious dress – choice, modesty, and freedom

by fabrickated | posted in: History of fashion, Style advice | 20

You may have seen the anger and upset caused to the French by Muslim women swimming in what has become known as a Burkini. An all in one outfit that looks a bit like a wetsuit so offended the French … Continued

Burkini, Christian, France, headcovering, Jewish, Modest, muslim, religion
Can I wear a hat?
29 Aug 2016

Can I wear a hat?

by fabrickated | posted in: History of fashion, Inspiration, Style advice | 13

My research on the history of the decline of the everyday hat shows how hat wearing in the UK began to subside from about 1950.  The beehive and structural hair-dos of the 1960s made it all but impossible to wear … Continued

1960s, 1970s, beehive hair, hair, hats, Kate Moss
My next knitting project
20 Aug 2016

My next knitting project

by fabrickated | posted in: Designing, History of fashion, Style advice, SWAP, WIP (work in progress) | 60

I haven’t even finished my first knitting project and I am thinking about the next one. Not a problem – as the thinking and planning time is the most important aspect of a project, in my view. And I need … Continued

alpaca, colour, cotton, designing, Fairisle, knitting, wool, yarn
I am now on You Tube!!
19 Aug 2016

I am now on You Tube!!

by fabrickated | posted in: History of fashion, Style advice | 28

Just as an experiment I made a five minute video. It’s on the same topic as last Monday, (ie How important is fashion for dressmakers?) and will not be of great interest to regular readers who have been there, done … Continued

blogging, podcasts, technology, video, vlogging, Youtube
Do you look ridiculous in your clothes?
1 Aug 2016

Do you look ridiculous in your clothes?

by fabrickated | posted in: History of fashion, Style advice | 32

Sam of Stitched Up by Samantha writes: I’m curious as to when you wear your hats. I love hats myself, but never know when or how to wear them… I always feel faintly ridiculous if I’m wearing one anywhere other … Continued

colour, fear, hats, history of fashion, leadership, millinery, Mother of the Bride, style, style advice
Women in politics – Theresa May
29 Jul 2016

Women in politics – Theresa May

by fabrickated | posted in: Colour Analysis, Style advice | 20

Recently we got our second female Prime Minister, Theresa May. So far she has been doing OK, but she has a heck of a job in front of her. Sorting out a new relationship with Europe in a period of … Continued

purple, shoes, Style Analysis, tartan, Theresa May, Westwood, women in politics
So farewell then Angela Eagle
22 Jul 2016

So farewell then Angela Eagle

by fabrickated | posted in: Style advice | 22

Earlier this week we said Goodbye to Samantha Cameron – the beautiful and stylish wife of our ex-Prime Minister David Cameron. And then on Tuesday we heard that the only woman standing for the Labour leadership – the want-to-be Prime … Continued

Angela Eagle, Labour, natural hair, pink, shaped figure, wardrobe personality, women in politics

Posts navigation

« 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 … 18 »

Follow

Books

  • Making life more beautiful
    Rated 4.67 out of 5
    £14.99

follow us in feedly

Recent Posts

  • Update of my plans
  • The beret
  • The Elizabeth Zimmermann Wishbone sweater
  • Anni Albers exhibition at Tate Modern
  • Madame Gres – T shirt transformation Inspiration

Tags

1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s autumn black blogging blouse blue brown capsule wardrobe cashmere colour Colour analysis cotton draping draping on the stand dress Elizabeth Zimmermann embroidery Green Grey jacket knitting linen menswear navy pattern cutting pink purple red shoes silk silver skirt summer SWAP 2015 SWAP 2016 trousers white wool workwear yellow YSL

Subscribe to Fabrickated via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 1,189 other subscribers

Archive

Sporty Summer Sewathon

didyoumakethat

Vivienne Westwood Challenge

Vivienne Westwood Challenge

Recent Comments

  • 25 Solid Color Fashion Dresses Casual Ideas for Trendy and Comfy Look – seasonoutfit.net on Pattern cutting 0.3 The tent dress
  • Vintage Fashion Illustration - 2mkNetwork on Vintage Fashion illustrations now available on line
  • 9 Truques usados por famosas para disfarçar imperfeições e ficar deslumbrante - sabedenada.com on Meghan Markle – style analysis
  • 10+ Trucos de ropa que utilizan las celebridades con apariencia imperfecta y se ven impresionantes | Neta News on Meghan Markle – style analysis
  • Royal Wedding Dress Rules | Places Where You Can Find Gorgeous Wedding Dresses on Wedding Dress exhibition at the Victoria & Albert museum

Categories

  • Book writing
  • Childrenswear
  • Colour Analysis
  • Designing
  • Fabric printing
  • Fabric printing, Preen, Vogue 7379, silk painting,
  • Finished projects
  • Guest blog
  • History of fashion
  • Inspiration
  • knitting
  • Organisation
  • Pattern cutting
  • Photography
  • Shop Review
  • Style advice
  • SWAP
  • SWAP 2014
  • Tips and Techniques
  • Uncategorized
  • WIP (work in progress)

Meta

  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org

#MMMay2017

me-made-may'17

© 2023 Fabrickated - WordPress Theme by Kadence Themes