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17 Oct Talbots & Kate Spade

Posted at 22:21h in Fashion Sewing by goodbyevalentino 11 Comments

If I like Kate Spade so much, then why is my wardrobe brimming with clothes from Talbots? [caption id="attachment_284" align="aligncenter" width="127"] I love Kate Spade's color combinations![/caption] I’ve been in a wardrobe rut for a while. My mother worked at Talbots until she earned a lifetime 40% discount, hence many of my clothes are from Talbots. I’ve been in such a Talbots rut that I have bought things on my own without the 40% discount. It’s easy…. the sizes are reliable… and of course, they are good old basics which have added up to a predictable and unexciting wardrobe. I’m not knocking...

11 Oct Liberty of London Part II

Posted at 15:25h in Amy Butler, clothes, Fabric, Fashion Sewing by goodbyevalentino 0 Comments

My last trip to London was three years ago. My daughters were with me and I enthusiastically prepared them for our shopping trip to Liberty of London, but sadly, things had changed. No more dressmakers, no quilts and far less fabric. Much of the floor space once occupied by bolts of gorgeous and unique fabrics was replaced with ready to wear shirts and skirts in Liberty cotton prints. It was depressing when compared to the store I first visited in 1993, and I never saw it coming. The store appeared to have suddenly changed though I doubt that’s the case. “How...

09 Oct Sevier Skirts Party

Posted at 23:04h in clothing designers, Fabric, shopping, skirt pattern by goodbyevalentino 10 Comments

One of the determining factors to give up buying clothes for a year came after my daughter and I attended a Sevier Skirts trunk show at a friend’s home. Let me begin by saying the woman who started this company is brilliant… Several years ago, one of my best friends suggested she and I start a skirt company. Her ideas were general and I couldn’t envision how to develop a successful skirt business so we moved on. Then I attended a Sevier Skirt Party in August. Sevier Skirts offer customers the choice of three styles of skirts; pencil, a-line and swing, along with...