In Fitting Fashion / wardrobe planning
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Jan 15, 2012
Spring 2012-My Color Palette
Read more →I've been thinking about my Spring color palette. Quite a while ago, I came across these images by John Rawlings who was a Vogue fashion photographer from the 1930's through to the 1960's. The images below are courtesy of Christine's photo stream on Flickr where you can find more images and information about John Rawlings. I absolutely love these photographs! Just looking at them gives me the feeling of the warm and relaxing sensation of the sun on my skin. To me these photos are also the perfect inspiration for my Spring 2012 color palette. By pulling the colors from...
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Jan 15, 2012
Spring 2012-Color Inspiration
Read more →Did you take my advice about spending a cozy evening indoors and planning your Spring sewing? If you just can't bring yourself to think about Spring yet, maybe you need some color inspiration! Introducing Pantone's Color of the year: Tangerine Tango! Now don't you feel warmer already? You will be seeing a lot of this color for Spring and Summer 2012. This color or variations of it were very popular on the Spring runways and it's starting to show up at retail level now. That one doesn't do it for you? Try these: Check out the Pantone website for...
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Jan 12, 2012
Spring 2012-Planning Your Wardrobe
Read more →It's January. In Canada, this is probably the least favorite month of the entire year! Most of the country is battling with snow and cold and wondering what sweater to wear and which scarf to bundle up in. But Spring is right around the corner and planning your Spring sewing is the perfect way to spend a cozy evening indoors. Start by doing what all designers do, research your options. Peruse the runway shows at style.com. It's a great way to get a feel for what's happening in the fashion world not to mention very inspiring. Looking at what's...