| Drum Roll Please: The winner is Fleegle!!!! |
I really want to apologize for taking so long to get my act together and collecting all the names for the Contest. I pretty much haven't moved from the bed since I got back from Taiwan. I just haven't been able to fight off this crud this time. I am somewhat on the mend now and at least have made it to the computer. I had 38 people who entered through one of the three ways to enter the contest. Thank you so much for taking the time to enter. Fleegle, please just drop me an e-mail with your address and I will get your prize in the mail. |
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
kitty: Shibui Silk Book Giveaway Winner
kitty: Mary Martin 1953
| I couldn't help but find myself laughing in pure delight.... |
| Mary Martin - 1953 A view of the history of fashion |
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
kitty: Sorry for the delay
Monday, January 23, 2012
kitty:Book Review & Book Giveaway: Shibui Silk
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![]() Book Title: Shibui Silk Designer: Olga Buraya-Kefelian (AKA: Olgajazzy) Publisher: Planet Purl Press Approx. Retail Price: $18.00 USD (Knit & Purl) Category: Knitting/Crochet Pages: 30 Patterns: 8 Availability: Soft cover Release Date: January 1, 2012 |
What a way to start the knitting New Year with a great new book filled with beautiful spring knits from Olga Buraya-Kefelian and Shibui, Shibui Silk. My first reaction when it arrived in the mail was pure happiness. The book far surpassed my first impression from the photos online. As you flip through the book you also get to enjoy how good the matt heavy weight pages feel. In the day where most of our patterns we buy are in pdf format this is really a nice treat. There are 8 designs in the book; several sweaters, a pair of fingerless gloves, shawl/scarf, and a hat for woman. Over the years I have knit quite a few patterns designed by Olga Buraya-Kefelian. She is particularly known for thinking her way through a pattern, and that care is certainly shown here. Her designs feature unique construction as well as interesting textures. There are also several patterns in the book that offer a more a modular design that lend itself to multiple styling options for her customers. This is a trend that you can see if you follow her designs. |
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| All photos are copyright of Shibui, I took Photos actual photos from the pages of the book. |
| So what treasures are inside: |
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Okay, enough of me blathering about how much I like this book. Getting to the Free Stuff now!!! Olga was sweet enough to offer me a copy of the book to give away to my readers. I cannot express how excited I am about the giveaway. And to make it even more tempting there will be something else from me in the box to sweeten the deal. So to offer you multiple ways of entering here are three options. |
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I will accept entries until midnight on Monday, Feb 13th, and then announce the lucky winner in a post next Tuesday. |
Wednesday, January 04, 2012
kitty: Fashion Exhibitions 2012
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In 2011, did museums finally realize that being fashionable means that your empty hallow halls could be filled with long lines or people clamoring to see the current exhibit? Given the record breaking success last year at the Met with the Alexander McQueen exhibit "Savage Beauty", Yohji Yamamoto exhibit at the V&A in London, Balenciaga and Spain at the de Young in San Francisco, The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, and many more it looks like 2012 is going to be really exciting for the Historical Fashion Fans. I am sure there are other exhibitions out there, so this list is by no means complete in any way, but after a short google search these were the ones I found. If you know of others, please drop me an email. If I find out others I will happily post them. Now to decided which ones to try to visit this year: | ||
| The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk | de Young Museum, San Francisco | March 24 - August 19, 2012 |
| Ballgowns - British Glamour Since 1950's | V&A, London | May 19 - Jan 6, 2013 |
| Elsa Schiaparelli and Miuccia Prada: On Fashion | Costume Institute at the Met, NYC | May 10 - August 19, 2012 |
| “Louis Vuitton Marc Jacobs,” a retrospective of Jacobs’ work at LV | Les Arts Décoratifs, Paris | March 9-September 16, 2012 |
| Yves Saint Laurent — The Retrospective | Denver Art Museum, Denver Colorado | March 25 - July 8, 2012 |
| Fifty Years of James Bond Style | The Barbican, London | April 2012 |
| IMPACT: 50 years of the CFDA | FIT Museum, NYC | Feb 10 - April 17, 2012 |
| Christian Louboutin | Design Museum, London | March 28 - July 01, 2012 |
| Diana Vreeland: The Eye has to Travel | Fortuny Musuem, Venice Italy | March 2012 |
| Azzedine Alaïain the 21st Centruy | Groninger Museum in Groningen, The Netherlands | Currently until May 6th, 2012 |
| Walter van Beirendonck: "Dream the World Awake" | Fashion Museum in Antwerpen | Currently until February 19, 2012 |
| Silvia Venturini Fendi: Limited/Unlimited | Alta Roma | Jan 28-31, 2012 |
| Roger Vivier: Process to Perfection | Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto | May 10 - April 7, 2013 |



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