MORE Couture Inspiration at United Apparel Liquidators
Continuing with MORE couture sewing inspiration as I stumbled upon in New Orleans at United Apparel Liquidators on vacation… This could...
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Londa
- Aug 22, 2017
- 2 min
Couture Outlet Snoop Shopping-United Apparel Liquidators
United Apparel Liquidators is a Couture Outlet that every sewer needs to know about. You’ll not find any better ‘snoop shopping’ as I...
Londa
- Aug 13, 2017
- 2 min
New Orleans Machine Embroidery Inspiration
In my dreams, the day will come when I can ‘get into’ the embroidery capabilities of my Brother machine. Til then, I’m always on the...
Londa
- Aug 11, 2017
- 2 min
Embellishment Inspiration from New Orleans Snoop Shopping
The design and embellishment ideas were plentiful as we ducked in and out of shops in New Orleans this week. Shop-owners were all most...
Londa
- Aug 9, 2017
- 3 min
World War 2 Museum Textiles – Part 2
We returned to the WW2 Museum to complete our visit – so enjoy the final installment of the textiles and clothing found there. Below:...
Londa
- Aug 6, 2017
- 4 min
WW2 Museum Textiles/Clothing
The WW2 Museum here in New Orleans is not to be missed! Following up on my posts of a few weeks ago, here are some REAL garments and...
Londa
- Jul 22, 2017
- 2 min
Sewing Pattern Sizing History
The history of sizing for women’s clothing is interesting, indeed. I knew this favorite book of mine contained a great pattern sizing...
Londa
- Jul 16, 2017
- 6 min
WW2: Fashion Designers Live On – Part 6
Concluding my visit to how WW2 affected fashion…enjoy information about the designers of the time. Everything set in italics is quoted...
Londa
- Jul 14, 2017
- 7 min
WW2 Births Modern-Day Textiles?War-Tme Designers- Part 5
Continuing with the effect of WW2 on fashion, today I’ll share excerpts regarding textile development of those years from the thesis...
Londa
- Jul 13, 2017
- 7 min
WW2 Affects Hair & Make-Up & Hollywood: Series Part 4
WW2 shaped today’s world in many ways. Read on to see how it affected hair and make-up, and even Hollywood. Italics denote words from...
Londa
- Jul 12, 2017
- 4 min
WW2: Rules, Wedges & Drawn Hosiery Seams & More – Part 3
Continuing with this very interesting look at the effect of WW2 on fashion and life, enjoy Part 3. Italic text indicates taken from...
Londa
- Jul 11, 2017
- 5 min
Fashion & Rations: WW2 Fashion History – Part 2
Continuing on in our survey of WW2 History from a perspective of how it affected lives back here at home, especially in clothing. How...
Londa
- Jul 10, 2017
- 3 min
Fashion & Rations…a WW2 History Part 1
What they were wearing was constantly in my imagination as I’ve vicariously lived the pre-WWII years, reading through the 5 volumes in...
Londa
- Jul 4, 2017
- 5 min
U.S. Flag ‘History’ and How To Cut a 5-Pointed Star
A Tribute to our Flag – Some Interesting Tales and History With 12-year old #1 Grandson here for this last week, it seemed in order to do...
Londa
- Jun 21, 2017
- 3 min
Snoop Shopping at Bass Pro Shop- Memphis
YESIREE! Though I’d been snapping photos like crazy as I ‘shopped’, when I came to the fudge/candy/goodies section, I looked up to find...
Londa
- Jun 20, 2017
- 5 min
Fashion Snoop Shopping & Elvis Fashion in Memphis
Fashion Snoop Shopping in Memphis and learning about Elvis’ fashion was a special treat that my hubby is used to when we travel. This...
Londa
- Jun 2, 2017
- 4 min
Cold Shoulder Tops: Thoughts on the Fashion Look
When it comes to something ‘NEW’ in fashion, in my opinion, the ‘COLD SHOULDER‘ or ‘bare shoulder’ or ‘naked shoulder’ seems ‘new’ and...
Londa
- May 29, 2017
- 3 min
Fashion for Children: What it Can Mean
“Has the American habit of dressing children as ‘mini-mes’ helped to fuel the rise of immature and incapable adults?” That question is...
Londa
- May 28, 2017
- 2 min
Flea Market Creative Inspiration
The Nashville TN Flea Market was quite a creative inspiration this Memorial Day weekend! I just love seeing creativity – in most any...
Londa
- May 22, 2017
- 2 min
WARNING on T UP-Cycle Projects
WARNING Many of the T- Up-cycle ideas need a sewer’s touch. Having now spent quite a few days playing with ideas I have found online for...
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