Category: Fashion Design and Construction
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Introducing A New Journey
You all know I’ve been sewing for a while. If you’re new here, I’ve written several posts in my journal about the garments I’ve made. Lately, I’ve been thinking about what “more” might look like. I want to learn more about fashion—and I’m beginning to see a path forward. At first, I thought, “Go get…
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Creating Stylish Anoraks: My Fall Jacket Journey
Can you believe it’s fall already! It’s almost time to wear a fall jacket. Fortunately, Anita by Design‘s make of a McCall’s anorak M6531 earlier this year inspired me. My journey from jazzed to jacket took more than 6 months as I made a muslin from reclaimed material, learned some, made a final version, and…
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Sewing with Brocade: Tips for the Bobbi Bomber Jacket
Brocade: gorgeous to wear, classes up any setting, challenging to sew. Ask me how I know!
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From Waste to Fashion: Creating Eco-Friendly Sportswear
Making my own clothes allows me to express my identity in fit, color, garment type, and style. Recently, I had the opportunity to showcase my sustainable fashion creations at Hidden Villa’s Sheep Shearing and Fiber Arts Festival. The ensemble on the left is called From Bottles to Sportswear. I am an athlete and rarely find…
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Ziggi Moto Jacket
After riding a motorcycle (Honda CB700 Nighthawk) for 10 years, I wanted to make a moto jacket. I wanted something more feminine than the vintage men’s leather jacket that I wore. Inspired by Karen Dolan of @intostitches makes, I chose StyleArc’s Ziggi Moto Jacket pattern. I harvested white denim from a ten-year-old sofa cover as…
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Fashion in Portland: Cloth, Construct, Culture
I visited the Cloth, Construct, Culture exhibit at the Parallax Center in Portland recently. The curator of the exhibit, Rhonda P. Hill, lives in Portland and has written extensively about each artist. I’ve included links to her posts for each of the designers below whose work caught my eye. All photos are by me, 2023.…
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V&A Africa Fashion at PAM
I had the opportunity to see the traveling Victoria & Albert Africa Fashion exhibit at the only West Coast location, the Portland Art Museum. The exhibit includes over 50 outfits by more than 40 designers from 21 countries. Below are some of the ensembles that caught my eye. Note: In some cases to focus on…
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Floral Leggings DIY
When you see something you want but it doesn’t exist so you work on making it yourself….
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Unlock a World of Possibilities with Visionary Fashion Design
When I was introduced to Midjourney, an AI program that creates images from text and image prompts, I realized immediately that is the perfect tool to use to imagine and explore different visions of fashion design. I’ve been fascinated by the high/low culture idea of a denim suit. If you’ve been following along for a…
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The Jasika Blazer is Finished!
When you really want a suit jacket but can’t find one in the fabric you want or that fits you, make your own.
