I've admitted it before, and will again.... I watch what's coming down the menswear runways for inspiration. I like to see what's new and whether it's something I'd like to work into my wardrobe. Season after season it's always Missoni that draws me in. The use of color, texture and pattern always seems so perfectly [...]
What can I say? Sometimes you gotta.... Because, apparently, there's nothing that can't be improved by adding a hoodie to it! Leather jacket, fur coat, camel hair coat.... Hood-i-fy it man! Enter Quik Sew 2292, made up in an athleisure fabric from Gorgeous Fabrics. Streetwear for the senior set! All joking aside, I wouldn't [...]
So the question is..... I had so much fun delving into the world of athleisure. Who knew sweats could actually be, dare I say, stylish. These clothes make me feel like I'm strutting down the runway at Armani! Of course I'm really just in my backyard in Maine, and it's something like 18 degrees F. I [...]
I've really got the Athleisure bug, so I immediately launched into a jacket to go with my new sweatpants. I'm using the black and gray "birchbark" looking knit. I'm hoping the combination will be Armani-esque. One can always dream! This is the pattern I used for my "Phony Missoni" jackets of last year. This [...]
I used to be OK with buying fabric online, based on the sometimes very poor picture(s) posted. But in retrospect it's been a 50/50 proposition, and I have the bin of "unfortunate purchases" to prove it. There's just no substitute for being able to see and touch the real thing. But if you live in [...]
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