I finished another project! I bought this satin brocade suit at one of my favorite thrift haunts last year, and realized I hadn't taken full advantage of it due to the ill-fitting skirt. In a rare fit of domesticity, I decided to take it in myself instead of spending another 11 months pretending I'd take it to the tailor "someday." Since I'm not clever enough to thread my sewing machine (the whole bobbin-catching-thread thing never...
August 13, 2010
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C'est Ma Vie
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tamia
Lately, I've been amused and amazed by: CitID CitID is a ambitious project aiming to gain global consciousness by giving a (type)face to every city worldwide. Logo design + typography from an international perspective? Hell yes! Panoramic Daguerreotypes Fascinated by this 1848 daguerreotype (haven't seen those since high school art class) of the Cincinnati riverfront. There seem to have been an awful lot of clothing stores back then: The Cincinnati Clothing Store Exchange...
August 11, 2010
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tamia
I'm so busy/distracted putting together the next issue of Style Sample that I almost* forgot to post the winner of The Limited $25 gift certificate!And the winner is...
Since the weather is back to 172% humidity and 97 degrees in the shade*, I had to take matters into my own hands...
Last weekend, I:Hung out at a friend's birthday party:There was beer, chocolate cake, and good food. Officially, I don't like chocolate cake--I only like chocolate, not chocolate-flavored things--but I made an exception this time. You know, to be polite.Completed a really simple DIY alteration I've been meaning to take care of for over a year:I did something easy, removing the lace collar from a puff-sleeved linen blazer. I'm sort of (but only sort of) ashamed...
