For this months project, How to Make Your Own Slips, I will be using this Vogue pattern. Before we start, I think it is important to note that both of these slips are drafted for small busted women. I will include some alterations that will allow you to make your own slips to fit a larger chest, but they are not supportive and will not look as pictured on the packaging. […]
Do these gorgeously feminine pieces that harken back to the lingerie glory years of the 1920s and 30s seem familiar to you? If so, you’ve probably swooned over Honey Cooler Handmade at some point in your lingerie addiction. Recently rebranded as Evgenia, designer Stephanie Bodnar is the first intimates designer to be selected for the Fashion Incubator program at Macy’s in San Francisco. Evgenia is a nod to Stephanie’s personal […]
This post is partially a follow-up to something I wrote a long time ago, a post called, “What Is “Reasonable” Pricing?” Even shapeless, off-shore factory produced, polyester fabric and plastic boned corsets are often considered “expensive” by corsetry neophytes in this fast fashion world of Forever 21 and H&M. Well-established corsetieres who have been handcrafting a product for years or decades must deal with scrutiny from fans and customers as […]
With so many gorgeous lovelies saturating the lingerie market, it is rare that an entire collection will literally make me swoon. Sure, there are usually one or two individual pieces in a collection, particularly amongst independent brands, that will really sing. Never, and I mean never, have I wanted to buy every single thing from the line AND could imagine every one of my friends (from all walks of life) […]
For this month’s project, How to Make Your Own Robes, I will be using this Vogue pattern. If you are sized out of this pattern, try this Simplicity pattern. We will be using these patterns as a base. I will not be following the Vogue pattern instructions. In this lesson I will show you how I altered a basic pattern to create three different looks. Materials Needed: Vogue Pattern V9015 – This can be […]
