Lorina,
Congrats on losing the weight! Unfortunately- it found me !
Seems there are a few of us Square Pegs around. T's and sweats are
constant companions.
I love getting "dressed" for Side Saddle events and historical Teas.
Victorian is my preferred Period Style. My husband can wear American
Civil War type clothing, so we are all pretty happy with that
"impression".
Susan
"Slow down. The trail is the thing, not the end of the trail. Travel
too fast and you miss all you are traveling for". - "Ride the Dark
Trail" by Louis L'Amour
On Feb 25, 2006, at 2:19 PM, Five Rivers Chapmanry wrote:
Kimiko,
Ah! Another square peg! How delightful!
You're on the petite end; I'm on the Rubenesque end. When I walk
into a Penningtons or any other plus size store, I get so frustrated
with
the designers of these clothes trying to shove large ladies into
mini-skirts
and tubular trousers, skirts and dresses. Have they ever looked at the
women
for whom they're designing? We're not tubular! No way. No how.
Consequently
a woman comes out with clothes that are either too baggy or too tight
so
that she looks either like a clown or a tart. Neither of these are
looks I'm
going for.
And if I purchase a blazer for $100.00+, I want it to be lined,
thank you, with more than a serged seam and buttons that fall off
after the
first wearing, and not to be made of polyester so that when a hot
flash hits
I don't feel like I'm wearing a plastic bag.
Consequently the current 'dress' jacket I'm making myself has been
on the embroidery frame for several months now, based on an early 18th
century men's frock coat, but with straight sleeves, made of ivory
silk/wool
twill and embroidered with rust/orange and real gold. It will take me
the
rest of the year to finish, but when I do I will have an original
garment
that will be timeless and last me at least a decade, especially given
the
few number of special functions I attend.
And then I'll spend most of April in the studio making myself a
series of new summer dresses (I've lost 30 pounds and am counting)
because
the old ones are either worn or too big. Simple cottons, a bit of
beading, a
bit of trim. Voila.
Then come September I'm probably going to have to make some new
winter trousers and shirts, with the hope I've lost more weight and
will
need a new wardrobe. And these will wear very well. Unlike the stupid
cords
I purchased from Penningtons. Argh.
Regards,
Lorina
Five Rivers Chapmanry
purveyors of historical sewing patterns, quality hand-crafted
cooperage,
re-enactor and embroidery supplies, and more.
519-799-5577 [EMAIL PROTECTED] - www.5rivers.org
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