In this post I shared the toile I made up using Vogue 8767 – a late 30′s jacket and dress combo. The fitting on the actress went beautifully – the only thing I had to do was nip the jacket in at the waist a little bit. Done in a lightweight silk jacquard – [...]
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I promise, at some point, these will actually get made up in the actual fabric. I have five toiles to complete, for two actresses – it makes sense to get them all finished and just do a single fitting, as opposed to bringing the actresses in for multiple fittings. But I AM getting tired of [...]
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I work in theatre – and for some reason, last year was the year of the apron. Almost every production I worked on featured aprons of some sort – from mid-19th c. aprons for ‘Jane Eye’ to some super cute 30′s aprons for ‘Dancing at Lughnasa’ and ‘Brighton Beach Memoirs’. I used this ad copy [...]
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Pyjamas for lounging only because there is so much fabric in this 1930′s style that I’d get very tangled if I were to actually wear them to sleep. I took my inspiration from this Simplicity pattern image. I find myself using [...]
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I’m sewing five 1930′s dresses for our theatre’s production of ‘Fallen Angels’ next month – this next one is using Vogue 8767, from their ‘Vintage Vogue’ line. From the pattern envelope: The finished product will be done in a beautiful red silk jacquard , with sheer red for the jabot. I can’t [...]
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Hi there – long time reader, first time poster. I work in a university theatre department, and I’ll be putting together a number of 1930′s patterns for a play this summer. I usually draft my own patterns – but time is of the essence, and all my student labor has gone home for the summer! [...]
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Unseasonal fashion (for some) over at my blog
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High Waisted Denim Love by m1khaela featuring highwaisted jeans “But you don’t want to wear MOM jeans, do you?” Said my mom, to me, after a frustrating hour-long jeans try-on-a-thon at our local Old Navy. I had just rejected yet another pair of “classic-rise” jeans that weren’t even making a serious attempt at approaching my [...]
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I was so excited to start this 1930s dress from pattern maker, Decades of Style. This is a photo of the dress on my dress form. Unfortunately, the dress did not flatter my shape at all. You can see the results on my blog. The pattern company itself makes darling retro styles for the modern [...]
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A recent sustainability themed industry day at school had me transforming the legs off a pair of leather pants into a 1930s peplum, and trim for a sporty topper… I used the Vintage Vogue reprint V8686, and Wearing History’s sporty toppers, view 3. The fabric was given to me by an elderly lady, and the [...]
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