I recently stumbled on an article on Salon.com by Mary Elizabeth Williams (author of Overdressed) that likened the fast fashion market to fast food. In much the same way that decades of plummeting food prices have led to both grim industrial practices and an overall decline in our health, the demand for ever cheaper clothing…
This is one of my favorite TED Talks. I think socks, shoes, and underwear are the only things I buy new. The rest is thrifted, gifted or made from scratch (most of it with fabric that I’ve had or was gifted).
This week I am helping out at Savannahred‘s Studio. It has been a blast. As an untrained seamstress, I took on the extra work to work with fabrics I don’t normally use and to brush up on technique. I also got to work on plus sized clothing and work with awesome designers, For those of…
Frock On Vintage that is… I am stitching for a new store kids. It goes live on“ Oct. 15 and they are throwing a“ party to celebrate. Frock On Vintage will be teaming up with Slacker magazine, Arr Squeeze and KVRX to bring you food, drinks and music! Complimentary alcoholic beverages will be provided for the…
I posted this over at Climbinginskirts… Today I braved the heat and left my sewing cave (I was actually working on a few things for myself). Why? Because my peeps at Cypress Vanguard were having a relaunch party“ in honor of all the new artists moving into the space. I hang out at Cypress a…
I’ve been doing some research on underwear for the next installment of Vintage Vivant. The theme is Storyville. For those of you who don’t know… Storyville was the red-light district of New Orleans, Louisiana, from 1897 through 1917. Locals usually simply referred to the area as The District. The nickname Storyville was in reference to…
I’ve mended“ a lot of silk garments since I started working for Amelia’s RetroVogue and Relics. These garments were made to last as long as they were stored correctly (no wire hangars please). I am not sure why so many people are afraid to wear silk. I know that most garments have “dry clean only”…
Yes, I am still sewing. And yes, I owe you a ton of pictures. For the last few months I have been working on several mending/minor alteration projects for friends. “ And by several I mean several trash bags full (friends and family bulk rate special). Many people don’t like mending projects (and they will charge…
I am on an Asian kick right now. I had planned to add an Asian element to my designs for the fashion show, after seeing Project Runway and the Japanese block print exhibit at the Blanton, I am READY. Who wouldn’t find inspiration in this stuff?
I was reading Austinist when I saw this pop up in the sidebar.Excuse me? As much as I didn’t want to look I had to it was like a TRAIN WRECK. I was forced to interrupt an email conversation in the latest trends in jeans (boyfriend’s back) to talk about this thing. Claire thinks that,…