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LaFraise keeps the cuteness alive!
LaFraise is always coming up with these adorable designs that I just can’t resist. They can cross over to having some sadistic designs but when they stay in the comfort zone the result is amazing. I totally adore the Revenge…
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This might be the last of it … did I forget anybody?
Janet at Lanetz Living couldn’t choose just three patterns (and I can’t blame her) … instead, she created a special 25% off voucher for you! use the code “xmas” when they check out and it will automatically be deducted. Plus,…
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Pinstripe Wideleg Trousers, tie Neck blouse
BLOUSE: TY-LR (sold out, however sleeveless version offered HERE, tons of similar choices here and like this one) | PANTS: Alice as well as Olivia (here in black; similar pinstripe versions here & here; & like the exact same pants in this color) | SHOES:…
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Slow Art, great Clothes.
[Image of the Met’s Anglomania exhibit BY-NC-ND 2.0 by testpatern] Mina sent me a list of fashion museums around the world from this Yahoo!Travel post — I’ve repurposed it into a wiki page over at the vintage Pattern Wiki. know…
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Cobalt gown + inspected Trench
BELTED DRESS: Jason Wu (affordable alternate HERE) | CHECKED TRENCH COAT: ZARA (similar HERE) | LEATHER carry BAG: Valentino | ANKLE strap SANDALS: Sam Edelman | MIRRORED SUNGLASSES: Le Specs Now that autumn is officially right here (we’re past the mark of acceptable denial)…
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The One clothing item That will Be Your holiday season MVP
MOCK NECK BLOUSE: Aqua | METALLIC MIDI SKIRT: Hobbs | SHOES: Jimmy Choo (sold out, also love this similar pair in red and these classic black pumps!) | BELT: Gucci (also love this waist belt!) | cat EYE SUNGLASSES: sold out, similar HERE | RED LIP: Nars (Fire…
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“to get the most out of the new world one can not be a frump”
As a woman techniques forty she has had her vision and knows whether or not her dream will come true. If her mind has kept pace with the years and is now a storehouse of inspiring thought, she is at…
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A guest Rant on “Why Are vintage Patterns So Expensive?”
I got this great “guest rant” from a pattern seller (who will remain anonymous) and I thought it was worth posting. [Although] I will note that no one’s raised the issue of “How much did they pay people for the…
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An early Duro (paleo-Duro?)
Hana sent this excellent link from the bath fashion Museum. Doesn’t this look like an early Duro? It’s by a man named John Bates, and was for Jean Varon for the Spring/Summer 1972 collection. I like the fabric(s), but, of…
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My preferred autumn accessory
While I’m always up for a seasonal freshen of bags as well as shoes, the accessories I’m a lot of ecstatic about this autumn are really in the hair department. In the last a number of months I’ve been spotting loads…