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Weekend Reading: longevity, classics, and creating desire
This week, I was fascinated to read about Donyale Luna, the beautiful 1960s model pictured above. She was the first african american to appear on the cover of Vogue, along with films by Andy Warhol and Fellini. A deeply complicated and troubled woman, she contributed to the changing image of women of color in the 1960s.
Weekend Reading:
- Love letters to our favorite clothes. To what article of clothing would you declare love?
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Want to earn free Seamwork patterns?
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Beautiful. “Honest Fashion: The slow process of making a naturally-dyed, hand-woven shawl
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“I don’t think most people know what longevity is in fashion”
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‘Another Cashmere Sweater, Mom?’ Patricia Field on who taught her classic elements of style.
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“Who Will Lead American Fashion?” I’m thinking that sewists might lead American fashion? Yeah?
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Need some words of wisdom? 7 top sewing tips from inspiring stitchers from Simply Sewing
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Abigail Halpin’s delicate paintings and embroideries inspired by vintage fabric
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True Love’s Stitch: Learning to Sew a Myrtle dress from Sprout Patterns. So cute!
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Illustrator Camilla Perkins on wearing patterns vs. all black. What team are you on?
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Do you think designers should wait to release to “create desire?” What about patterns?
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This dress confronted a taboo: “the shapes of the feminine ideal”
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Recruit a robot for your sewing! Robot tailor takes complete body measurements in less than 10 seconds.
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Have any of you listened to The Seams podcast?
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Seamwork 16: The Celebration Issue is out now! So many good reads this month.
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Wide-legged pants – a popular fashion trend from the 1930s. Should we bring them back?
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It’s Moneta Madness at Sprout Patterns! 20% off all Moneta projects, + prizes all month long. Code: MONETAMADNESS
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“Poll a room full of sewists, and most will tell you they find sewing relaxing.”
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Marie Kondo tells us to ditch joyless items but where are we sending them?
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Devon’s got another great patternmaking hack for you this month!
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What It’s Really Like Being a Fit Model: Career longevity, body size and money.
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Vintage Inspiration: Get inspired by vintage pattern details.
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“Like building a garden, creating your own wardrobe is a process of discovery.”
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Comments
Vivi
March 4, 2016 #
Great list as always! I really enjoy the posts about slowly constructing your personal wardrobe, and the post about vintage patterns was really inspiring. And yes to the wide-legged pants!
kalimak
March 4, 2016 #
A resounding YES to wide-legged pants! I want to be like those stylish ladies. :-)
Tonya
March 4, 2016 #
Wide-legged pants – YES! I think they are much more flattering to the female form than bell-bottomed trousers. I think I’ll make a pair this weekend!
Pelly
March 4, 2016 #
I like wide pants and I cannot lie… as long as they are paired with a slim-fitting top, as I don’t care for the volume-all-over look. Not that I ever wear pants, though.
Team Pattern For The Win! I always used to wear black. Then I had babies, and it became very impractical – solid black gets grotty even more quickly than pure white! I also quickly realised that my babies really enjoyed colours and patterns on my clothing. Even more importantly, I discovered that wearing colours and patterns improved my mood, and gave me a much-needed boost at the beginning of my day. Now most of the things in my wardrobe are patterned or textured.
Betty Jordan Wester
March 4, 2016 #
I love wide legged pants, but I think the only way wide legged pants will make a big comeback is if they’re in a flowy, most likely knit material- sort of like wearing a maxi.
I am firmly team pattern. I can’t wear black at all. I look ghastly in it. My neutral is Sand.
I also enjoy the feeling of anticipation. I think sneak peeks are really fun. But I’m not really an instant gratification person. I’m the kind of person who will wait until my tea is done before I tear into my GF cookies. This may also be a by product of my age (42) as everyone I know up to 10 years younger than me feels mostly the same way. While my much younger teen cousine and nephews don’t want to wait for anything. (obviously there are some things I love being able to get right this very second, but they’re definitely in the minority).
Sara
March 8, 2016 #
Can I just say how much I enjoy and look forward to your weekend reading. There are so many threads here I can relate to.