tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189165.post2310410667829403419..comments2024-03-28T19:59:32.409-07:00Comments on Eat The Blog: No, I Can't Juggle or Ride a UnicycleGoodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17383404429461423998noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189165.post-59865412661491260972014-07-09T00:38:02.311-07:002014-07-09T00:38:02.311-07:00Oops!
I almost forgot.
I'd like to invite you ...Oops!<br />I almost forgot.<br />I'd like to invite you & your readers to visit a blog that belongs to a friend of mine-<br />thedreamstress.com<br />It belongs to Leimomi a Kiwi whom is a textile historian, seamstress, designer, speaker and museum professional. <br />She discusses fashion history, her historical sewing projects, her vintage finds, & every Wednesday she has 'rate the dress' where she posts an iconic dress of various eras & we critique. <br />See ya there!<br />Bibi Maizoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07383381158640915162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189165.post-29446450771345221082014-07-09T00:18:37.663-07:002014-07-09T00:18:37.663-07:00Gorgeous skirt, not a circus one at all, that woul...Gorgeous skirt, not a circus one at all, that would have hoops in it! New shower curtain? Look out!!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09315638690434873691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189165.post-34201421240220780662014-07-09T00:18:25.862-07:002014-07-09T00:18:25.862-07:00WOW!
Boho chic for the rich & famous in the 70...WOW!<br />Boho chic for the rich & famous in the 70's.<br />"Chessa Davis was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico into an old Spanish land-grant family. Her first career was as an actress, having been discovered at age 12 by Charles Laughton. She appeared in many films & hundreds of TV shows. She first got into fashion by giving her husband, Ellis Kadison, some wardrobe advice on a film he was making.<br /><br />But what really got her design career into high gear was a peasant skirt she made for herself to wear to a party. A Beverly Hills shop owner ordered 6 on the spot & they sold out immediately. She made her garage into a workshop & hired seamstresses to make the unique skirts, which were based on old peddler skirts. Historically, they were stitched together out of odds & ends of fabrics & embellishments were added. These skirts then became popular among the rich, who tried to outdo each other by adding more & more ornaments, including intricate needlework patches, wedding rings, baby spoons, thimbles, rings & coins.<br /><br />In the early 1970s these Peddler’s Cloak skirts, being manufactured in California by WW Duke, became wildly popular among the bohemians & artists. Thousands of them sold around the world, making Chessa famous for this rich peasant style. Some of the names of the skirts were Tinker Frau, Aunt Goldie, Captain’s Daughter & Georgetown. They were made in panels & included patchworks in cotton, gauze, lace & velvet. Many of the skirts came with blouses & sashes. Quoting Chessa: “they are romantic, feminine, comfortable, yet not a costume. And they make a woman look & feel young”. Some of her customers were Princess Grace, Dinah Shore, Mary Tyler Moore & Betty Ford."<br />From the Vintage Fashion Guild .org<br /><br /><br />Bibi Maizoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07383381158640915162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189165.post-34603362225798312372014-07-08T17:19:48.507-07:002014-07-08T17:19:48.507-07:00@Curtise
*jumping up and down with excitement*
T...@Curtise<br /><br />*jumping up and down with excitement*<br /><br />Thank you hon!Goodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17383404429461423998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189165.post-56201313719170532014-07-08T16:06:28.853-07:002014-07-08T16:06:28.853-07:00If only you could get a shower curtain in a multit...If only you could get a shower curtain in a multitude of prints like that amazing skirt! Clay trinkets? That's crazy, but I like it!<br />PS. Pattern on its way. xxxCurtisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10362184504889147455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189165.post-14915485707396646842014-07-08T14:10:05.755-07:002014-07-08T14:10:05.755-07:00I'm GAGGING for the new shower cutain, prefera...I'm GAGGING for the new shower cutain, preferably with you wrapped in it!<br />That skirt is AMAZING. Yep, it doesn't need anything distracting from it's amazingness!<br />XXXHelgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06746988714522496958noreply@blogger.com