SWAP #11 – Silk Evening Skirt
For Sewing with a Plan this year I only have two items left to make – the light grey skirt and jacket. As I am putting off the jacket as the most time-consuming item, I had to tackle the skirt. … Continued
Pattern Cutting 0.5 – The Contour Guide
Well my pattern cutting class just got exciting! I know! A life with diagrams, brown card, a set square and a compass sounds as fun as basic maths for adults. But the possibilities are endless. Do you know what a … Continued
Botticelli Reimagined at V&A
As a birthday treat we went to see the Botticelli exhibition at the Victoria and Albert museum. Botticelli’s (1445-1510) most famous work – the birth of Venus – is so well known that in the exhibition there are photographs of two young … Continued
Sewing with a Plan 0.14 Vogue 1556
As mentioned yesterday I couldn’t get started on my purple suit. I turned my attention instead to the YSL Vogue 1556, which I had been leaving to the end of the SWAP, but then I thought I might make it up … Continued
Considering a 1960s evening pant suit
I have been thinking for ages about creating an 1960s evening pant suit. Ever since I saw the Italian Fashion exhibition at the V&A last summer. I want to look like Irene Galitzline. Who wouldn’t? I think this would be … Continued
What’s with the LBD?
The Little Black Dress was probably invented by Chanel in the early 1920s, although it has had numerous iterations. Generally it is a short length, relatively fitted sheath dress, which can be dressed up with jewellery and is usually worn … Continued