again, it's been a bit slow lately with the fashion news, especially that of the business-y, culturally significant variety.
anywho, i still have links for yoooo, albeit of the more crafty and DIY variety. which is always, always good! right? right.
-here's the way to excite a long time vintage pattern junkie like myself! via burdastyle comes news of a commercial pattern archive hosted by the university of rhode island. said archive contains 25,000 scanned patterns, and the oldest of those patterns dates back to 1868. you can peruse the archive of these vintage patterns via a CD they have for sale. a small price to pay for a vast education of fashions of the last 150 years, i think! (more information on the u of ri's COPA website.)
-laupre has a how-to on how you can make your own sewn 'legwarmers'...some sassy buttoned ones that to me look more like spats. spats are so, so chic, methinks. who doesn't like a piece of leather or fabric that can turn a chic shoe into a boot (so to speak!) in a second? (via craft:)
-onegirl, a fellow blogger, maker, and crafter, is expecting a baby girl too! and it's just my luck (and your luck too, maybe!?), as she recently posted a listing of links of patterns to knit some sweet, easy little sweaters totally suited for little girls (and really, little boys, too!). more patterns for baby wearables can be found on knitting pattern central as well. baby needs to be chic too, and nothing is more chic for baby than a handmade sweater, right? :)
and, hey...i'm putting out a call for YOU to get involved with this link fun!:
send me your links! heard or seen anything cool around the nets you want to share? tell me and i just might put it here in a future (not so) random links post.
not links to promote your own blog, really, ya?
but..more like bits of interest or suggestions on websites, cool links, other people's blogs, and news that others might find interesting too...fashiony, stylish things of any of those descriptions that you just can't keep to yourself!
got it? good!
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