Making Life more Beautiful
You may remember that Rachel wrote to me asking what patterns would be good for a beginner. I, and a number of others, made some suggestions. Well Rachel recently got in touch again, with some photographs of how she has been … Continued
If you like a pattern, and have altered it to fit you well, and it looks nice on you, and you wear it a lot, why not make it again? This is Vogue 1749, a Diane Von Furstenberg dress. I … Continued
In my previous post I considered the straight body line, and discussed Princess Diana as an archetypal straight body. This post complements it by describing the curved, or shaped, body-line. There is a half way house too – the semi … Continued
Diane Von Furstenberg is one of my favourite designers. I just love her jersey wrap dress from 1974 – the original Vogue 1679 American Designer Original is usually available on eBay for up to about £30. However there is a very … Continued