dont you hate style bloggers who do the ‘its a skirt! add a belt- its a sassy day to night party dress! knot the upper back and its a triceritops!’
No seriously Betty- just add bust darts and it will really come together-
Cold shoulder, ruffles, halter neck! Score!It’s a trend trifecta!!
Arlene- you had better be using a coaster on my Biedermeier!?
Yes, Honoria- I’ve even brought extras…
The first 100 people who can show me their copy of The Mccalls version from 1992 get a groupon coupon for the resort collection!
Please join my celestial husband and I for the sabbath meal. My sister wife Hester is bringing her tatertot surprise!
I’ve never seen a trench coat that made me this sad. Flappy sad. 
I am so over puddle drapes for formal dining rooms.
Vera! The bra stuffing goes INSIDE the cups!!!
Photo credits: vogue.com
Pretty Grievances 
I do like the subtle white-on-white chevron pattern on Honoria’s dress, but the sleeve have to go. Spot on with the McCalls comment!
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There are a lot of dated shapes and rookie details here- it feels like some of my ‘pattern? We don’t need no stinking pattern!’ Moments.
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Coaster girl…bad enough that the top is weird but her pants were hemmed 10 inches with what? Duct tape? So many disjointed styles and themes…it is sad when the only decent dress is worn by a sister wife.
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It’s very unplanned chic….
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Fugly. Just…fugly.
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Obviously, some middle school home ec class decided to go for it last semester when their teacher had a nervous breakdown.When they did the runway show in the gym, Miss Wanda couldn’t stop crying, and nearly all the mothers recognized curtains from their formal dining rooms in one form or another.
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It was a make it work semester!!
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I gave up tent camping years ago. Getting too old to sleep on the ground.
Actually there are three of these I like. Things improved a bit after the tents but did keep backsliding into WTF? territory.
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It’s boxy or basic here!
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I’m a pretty basic kind of gal. (Which is probably why no one ever reads my blog.)
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Well, that collection is a bit of bad from a multitude of designers – knockoffS! Even the afghan top, clearly stolen from a grandmom’s rocking chair…
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Remember making plastic canvas creations? Lovely!
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I am dying to know what’s in those plastic-wrapped boxes. And craving some tater tot surprise.
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Mmmmm- with extra velveta!
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In the 80s, those sister wife dresses were all the rage at weddings, graduations, etc. and I used to think “How is this ugliness a current trend?”
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Gah, this is so ugly. The color combo in the first dress is disturbing.
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That 1992 McCalls might actually be a 1984. I made almost that exact dress for my, uh… *a* high school graduation dress. 😉
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Did you get the Cheryl Tiegs edition or the Brooke Shields collection?
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Pssst – a blogger who is writing a post for The Sewcialists about her favourite inspiring bloggers would like to include you in her list – can she use a picture of you from your blog? Pretty please?
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Um gee- ok?
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Merci! ❤
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For more creative ideas on using those scraps of wool grandma had left from knitting socks for our troops in WW2 watch this space.
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I am totally asking my Mother In Law to knit me a coaster sweater like Arlene’s! Photo to follow….
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Please!
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pure gold….love the confidence in a few bust darts……………..
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Oh they are miracle pleats!!
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Oh dear, I understand why the model looks so miserable this time. What a lot of fabric abused.
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Oh the glamour of modeling!
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