There's a new interesting radio broadcast I wanted everyone to know about. The BackStory radio guys, who are three history professors in the US, did an episode on the history of American fashion and clothing. I love listening to this show and this episode should be great. You can listen to it here....

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In this post, I'm going to revisit Coletterie's Wardrobe Architect Week 5 (Your Color Story) and Week 6 (Organizing Your Palette). Last time I did Week 5, I had an easy time picking colours that I liked. I guess my real problem was limiting the amount of colours! These were my original colours:...

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I decided to take apart some old RTW pants I had to make a pattern for some new skinny crop pants. As I mentioned in previous posts, I really needed some new bottoms - something dressy, but comfortable to wear around the office. I cut apart an old pair of pants and traced...

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I decided to go back and fix the crotch on my Burdastyle 03/2013 #126 Shorts. At little change made a huge difference! I scooped out the front and back curve about 1/4" at the in-seam. Almost all of my weird crotch wrinkles disappeared! The back looks much better, too. This little alteration also...

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The summer heat is here, so I have made another pair of shorts for the office. The pattern is Burdastyle 03/2013 #126. I used the same pattern last year to make a wearable muslin and now I finally made another pair with nice fabric. Materials: 50% Cotton / 50% Polyester Poplin: $8 Pocket...

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