Long leather pencil skirt | Confining Clothing | Pinterest | Hobble skirt, Pencil skirts and Leather
This dress is my copy of something seen in Agent Carter Season One television show, episode2, “Bridge and Tunnel”. My shoes are vintage leather originals, ...
No sweat – I had the ideal happy solution for the snug fit in my head! Many skirts and dresses between the years 1910 to 1930 used godet inserts, ...
I mean, if you don't like something that's popular, do you wonder if you're just too small-town and unsophisticated to get it, ...
Now, you might be wondering, “What's up with the weird paneling and funky colors to the back half?” If you didn't see it before, I guess you see it now.
Maxi Skirts: Finally, one thing that will truly make you look bohemian is a cheery long skirt. You can not complete your attire with this piece of clothing.
So, what are you waiting for? Grab your shopping bag and get creative! Find your own inner bohemian hippie style and give a pleasant surprise to yourself ...
... really took was a little extra flourish (speaking of the shoulder striping) and adding cuffs to the original pattern to have my copy of one of Peggy's ...
No matter what you choose, a long skirt will never fail to get compliments for you. Try it once and it is going to make everyone's heads turn!
My Easter dress for the year before this one was a design from the 1920's (my 1929 hankie-hem dress made in 2013; posted here). For 2014, I merely went up a ...
Portrait of Caroline Murat and her daughter Letizia, painted in 1807 by Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun. Madame Murat wears the formal red train of court dress over ...
I am still amazed at how easy the Anna Sui silk chiffon was to sew…much, much easier than polyester chiffon, with less runs and fraying than a poly ...
In Spain, some society ladies rebelled against French fashion by dressing as majas, like Doña Isabel de Porcel, 1805.
Although they might not recognize today's colloquialism, the Egyptians pioneered what is now known as "body con" dressing. "Body con" is a very ancient ...
... suit set ended up costing even more than first realized because it literally broke my machine. The fabric was too heavy, the knit was too very tight, ...
After all the work and forethought I invested in the front button closing to this dress, as it ends up, I don't really use it. You see the neckline turns ...
Chiffon dress, its bodice is overlaid with paisley embroidery, and is cut away to reveal a black lace knee-length slip – very much reminiscent of tea gowns; ...
One of the down sides of fashion for women is that shorts seem to be getting shorter. While in theory that seems like a fantastic way to beat the heat it ...
Pierre Seriziat in riding dress, 1795. His snug leather breeches have a tie and buttons at the knee and a fall front. The white waiscoat is double-breasted, ...
... was a plank, onto which she strapped him, wrapped in a cloth or sheet. The picture was taken as she was rolling him alone to his resting place, ...
The bubble has been with us at least since the 1950's (blame Dior?) and, like mildew and Charo, no matter how often it goes away, it keeps coming back.
My first step towards making my 20's dress was to cut off the too tight short sleeves and sew in my new long sleeves. I used my Vintage Vogue 2354 mainly on ...
... in the male "Spanish style" -- that is, mostly black -- like Philip II of Spain (1527 - 1598). [caption id="attachment_335" ...
Old Joe may have poured millions into that campaign, but in the end it all came down to glamour. Glamour, in case you hadn't realized it, ...
What Schwab causes is beautiful damage. You might want to think twice before meeting him in a dark alley, perhaps doubly when you realize that fatigue and ...
Dresses for socialites, debris for artists. Somewhere in between, a few comers and Anna Sui. But this is New York, where if our legends don't live up to, ...
PATTERNS: Suit Jacket came from Butterick #6108, a 1912 pattern; the hobble skirt was made using a Past Pattern, a copy of a Pictorial Review #5462, ...
Psychological tru th and emotional life are subjugated in favor of special effects. This leads to a feeling that what appears on the runway has been ...
Long leather pencil skirt | Confining Clothing | Pinterest | Hobble skirt, Pencil skirts and Leather
No sweat – I had the ideal happy solution for the snug fit in my head! Many skirts and dresses between the years 1910 to 1930 used godet inserts, ...
Now, you might be wondering, “What's up with the weird paneling and funky colors to the back half?” If you didn't see it before, I guess you see it now.
... reasons are not at all for history's sake, making vintage undies is awesome! I find that the teens to 30's variety are so much more comfortable to wear ...
This was such an easy, fun, well-fitting, and pretty make, I'm tempted to make another one out of a fashion fabric, something other than basic cotton, ...
I mean, if you don't like something that's popular, do you wonder if you're just too small-town and unsophisticated to get it, ...
This dress is my copy of something seen in Agent Carter Season One television show, episode2, “Bridge and Tunnel”. My shoes are vintage leather originals, ...
Maxi Skirts: Finally, one thing that will truly make you look bohemian is a cheery long skirt. You can not complete your attire with this piece of clothing.
So, what are you waiting for? Grab your shopping bag and get creative! Find your own inner bohemian hippie style and give a pleasant surprise to yourself ...
No matter what you choose, a long skirt will never fail to get compliments for you. Try it once and it is going to make everyone's heads turn!
... suit set ended up costing even more than first realized because it literally broke my machine. The fabric was too heavy, the knit was too very tight, ...
PATTERNS: Suit Jacket came from Butterick #6108, a 1912 pattern; the hobble skirt was made using a Past Pattern, a copy of a Pictorial Review #5462, ...
My Easter dress for the year before this one was a design from the 1920's (my 1929 hankie-hem dress made in 2013; posted here). For 2014, I merely went up a ...
I am still amazed at how easy the Anna Sui silk chiffon was to sew…much, much easier than polyester chiffon, with less runs and fraying than a poly ...
Portrait of Caroline Murat and her daughter Letizia, painted in 1807 by Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun. Madame Murat wears the formal red train of court dress over ...
In Spain, some society ladies rebelled against French fashion by dressing as majas, like Doña Isabel de Porcel, 1805.
WWI had a profound effect on fashion. Hobble skirts were quickly jettisoned for practical skirts. Hemlines rose from floor to ankle and then to calf length ...
Which brings me to today's topic: the bubble dress. I don't have to explain what this is, do I? It speaks for itself.
Although they might not recognize today's colloquialism, the Egyptians pioneered what is now known as "body con" dressing. "Body con" is a very ancient ...
Maxi Skirts: Finally, one thing that will truly make you look bohemian is a cheery long skirt. You can not complete your attire with this piece of clothing.
Chiffon dress, its bodice is overlaid with paisley embroidery, and is cut away to reveal a black lace knee-length slip – very much reminiscent of tea gowns; ...
One of the down sides of fashion for women is that shorts seem to be getting shorter. While in theory that seems like a fantastic way to beat the heat it ...
Pierre Seriziat in riding dress, 1795. His snug leather breeches have a tie and buttons at the knee and a fall front. The white waiscoat is double-breasted, ...
... best she could get was a plank, onto which she strapped him, wrapped in a cloth or sheet. The picture was taken as she was rolling him alone to his ...
The bubble has been with us at least since the 1950's (blame Dior?) and, like mildew and Charo, no matter how often it goes away, it keeps coming back.