bits and bobbins

because it’s been a long, LONG time.

it’s been nearly SIX months since i had my daughter…i can hardly believe it. i have lost all the baby weight i gained, as of about a month or two ago. i attribute this to breastfeeding and walking like a maniac all over town with said baby. losing all the weight (YAY! goodbye 40 pounds!) means i can fit into almost all my old clothes again, like my most favorite jeans, etc. in a way, it was nice to take a vacation from many of my clothes…i appreciated them all the more when i got to wear them again!

today we took a short walk around the ‘hood and then got lunch and groceries. typical weekend day for our little fam. i’m about to go through the doors behind me and do a little sewing whist the awesome husband watches the little bebe.

anyway, today’s deets:

-black ruffled vintage blouse: thrifted
-black tank (underneath blouse): AA
-high-waisted vintage 80s denim skirt: a recent ebay find, hemmed to fit short ole moi (aside: why were so many skirts & dresses in the 80s that awkward mid-calf length?? gack.)
-acid wash denim belt: thrifted, came with an acid-wash denim overall dress i also own
-black and white polka dot tights: oilily
-black equestrian boots: frye
-blue and white acid-wash-esque enamel earrings: thrifted

simply bloody BRILLIANT.

i’m with the foxy man, the best bit o’ wisdom given by ms. viv is: “there is status in wearing your old favourites over and over until they grow old (patina) or fall apart”.

(i.e., to me: in these times, down with the trendmill, up with being you and getting the most out of what you already have and love. HEAR HEAR!!)

(via the foxy man, via farpitz)

on this week’s episode of threadbanger, and lingerie maker clare bare demonstrate how to make a pair of very sexy girlie unders from a men’s button-down shirt…just in time for valentines day. girls: make some for yourself! make some for your girl friends! guys who are handy with a sewing machine: make some for your ladyfriend(s)! it almost goes without saying: these would make perfect gifts.

i love the idea of making one’s own underwear! i totally want to try this myself. it looks SO simple to do, and (as with a lot of things DIY!) the possibilities seem incredibly endless…you only need a tiny bit of fabric to make them (like, you could raid the remnant pile at your local fabric retailer for luxe ends to put to this use)…but if you make them out of otherwise useless fabric culled from old clothes you don’t use or find secondhand (like clare suggests/demonstrates), so much the better, eh? sustainable skivvies!

awesome work as always, threadbanger!