Making Life more Beautiful
The two jackets You may remember that I started with the idea of making a 1940s vintage jacket for my son Gus. I toiled it twice and made a number of alterations. On the third iteration, discouraged by the amount … Continued
In order to inspire myself to sew menswear I have been considering who my style icons are. Here are a few men who I think dress well, whatever the period. Arthur Miller Frank Sinatra James Dean Sean Connery Steve McQueen … Continued
Gus wrote a post about his first hand knitted jumper. That turned out to be my most popular blog post ever, and I didn’t even write one word of it! Thank you everyone who made a comment – I know … Continued
Before the SWAP rules were announced I had a rough idea of a capsule wardrobe for Gus, consisting of 11 items: Shirt Long sleeved T shirt High waisted jeans Corduroys Smart shorts Casual trousers Tailored jacket Bomber jacket Alpaca “Lore” … Continued
Ever since Terri the Tailor drew my attention to it, I have been wondering about the changing shape, through history, of the male physique. There are two things at stake here. Firstly there is the actual changing body shape due … Continued
It would be fair to say that I don’t know what a 1963 Lanvin-Castillo Vogue 1213 is, but I generally read everything on this blog. I read a lot online – news, blogs, commentary. I am often struck by the … Continued
I am hooked on the Netflix series The Crown, which I find a marvellous accompaniment to my knitting project (the Lore jumper for my MANSWAP). I more or less know the story so it doesn’t matter too much if I … Continued
I made the Lorelle jersey up for me (size small) and it is a lovely jumper. My son Gus admired it and asked for one for himself, but without the zig zags. I said I would think about it and … Continued
I’ve decided! MANSWAP it is – a wardrobe of 11 items for my son Gus. Really for the challenge of doing menswear. As a number of you mentioned – challenging is better for me. The casual wardrobe (apart from … Continued
Last weekend I posted my first toile for Gus, made up from a 1940s Sports jacket pattern: Weldon 2253. It wasn’t very good, as you can see below. But I had lots of confidence that I could work on the … Continued
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