Blogs about Fashion and tailoring

Photograph by Gary Sexton On recent a trip to the Bay Area, my cousin and I visited the current fashion exhibit at San Francisco’s de Young Museum called “Fashioning San Francisco.” It had an interesting …

Cap, c.1840, in LACMA.I really like how the texture of the different materials come through in this cap. But my count there's at least four different materials--scalloped lace, spotted net, striped ribbon, and a diagonal-striped …

The Spoilt Kill by Mary Kelly published 1961 My friend Christine(Chrissie) Poulson recommended The Spoilt Kill to me and I am very grateful: it was an excellent, thought-provoking read. It has a fascinating setting in …

According to superstition, good luck comes to those who wear at least one new article of clothing on Easter Sunday, the official start of spring (style-wise). For years, I wrote spring style guides for various …

Silence may indeed be “golden” except when one is trying to maintain some regularity in writing a blog. My silence this past Fall and into the end of the year was not intentional. I actually …

If you haven’t already, run don’t walk to watch Palm Royale (2024), the 1960s-set comedy starring

I’ve been writing about eyewear quite a bit this year. And as I mentioned recently, I’ve noticed that more men seem to be approaching spectacles as a collector’s item rather than a purely functional product. …

Late last week, I stepped out of the front door and thought, “This is what Spring is supposed to feel like.” Warm, sunny, with a bracing balmy breeze from the south. The hours of daylight …

I recently had two comments on Facebook that I feel I need to address in more depth. In a post asking for feedback on two 1850s bonnets, two followers commented: “These scream the handmaids tail. …

In yesterday's post we looked at plasters and at the symbolical meaning of bandages in art; let's continue the health and art thread by looking at another item that we associate with physical impairment, but …

Yes, I’m crazy about winter white coats. And if you’ve been around here long enough, you know that I already have one! Still there’s something about them that I can’t resist. I also have a …

I wrote eight style tips for Atelier Munro as part of our campaign together, which have now been published online alongside the photos and video shot in Florence for the spring/summer part of the campaign. …

The Permanent Style Summer drinks – taking over the Burlington Arcade Friday, April 19th 2024 Share Share this post Subscribe 2 Comments ||- Begin Content -|| Have you got a summer suit that needs an …

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Protection for life in the frontier. That was what Amur eventually evolved into. In the beginning, there were belts and shawls. Not content with accessories however, we dreamt of bigger things. What better way to …

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I've been maintaining this blog for a few years, now, and it's always hard to tell when you've really "made it." I've interviewed some awesome people over the years, but today, I really had a …

Learn how to darn and mend your clothes like in the Edwardian era! 50+ tips on how to darn, mend, patch and refashion your clothes. In the Edwardian era, clothing and household items were repaired, …

Over the winter, my mom, sister-in-law, niece, and I met up for a morning of fabric shopping at a little Mennonite fabric store we like. We each picked out all sorts of fun fabrics for …

If you are reading this on the 8th of February or December, DON'T USE ANY OF YOUR NEEDLES!!A tradition for broken hearts needlesHarikuyō is a ceremony during which old needles are laid to rest, preferably …