5 Clothing Fit Tricks Every Guy Should Know (via Dappered)
- The Shoulder Into Wall Trick
- The Hug Test
- Curled Fingers
- Fingers in Your Collar
- Handshake Test
I think fit in the shoulders is one of the most important things to me. I constantly want to stop people I see trying on coats/jackets and be like NO. IT DOESN’T FIT YOU. STOP.
Photos from Mabelton. I would like to note that the girl who took these awesome shots (with my cruddy cellphone) is 12 years old! I think she may have a future in photography folks. Just wore one of my own dresses… I was there assisting with a professional photoshoot and we snuck these cell pics when the models were in hair and make up :)
So today I was SO SO SOOOOOO lucky to spend the whole day at this magnificent house known as Mabelton in Santa Rosa, CA. I had a friend take a few really simple shots of me which I’ll post shortly, but I just wanted to post a few pics that celebrated the AMAZING job the family who own’s it did on renovating it. Truly one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been.
Court train, First Empire
From the Chateau de Malmaison Costume Collection app:
The use of platinum metallic thread to decorate this train is an indication of its exceptional status. This embroidery includes horns of plenty and flowers in full bloom in relief, demonstrating the exceptional skill of the embroiderers who supplied the imperial court with the official costumes Napoleon demanded. The trains were attached to the dress by a system of straps concealed among the armhole pleats. At a later period, trains were simply attached by a tie below the bust. This second system of attachment was only suitable for trains made of lighter fabric, not for heavy velvet trains.”
Platinum embroidery? Just…. wow.
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So I’ve spent the last 24 hours crying my eyes out as I fought with myself over whether to do this or not. This is perhaps one of the hardest things I’ve had to do. I don’t like having to be in a position where I have to ask for money, but it’s easier for me to swallow my pride than to lose my home.
This money will help to ensure that my mother and I will have the mortgage plus utilities paid over the next few months. And with enough kindness, a fraction of the funds necessary for myself to get the medical treatment to help manage my sickle cell anemia.
You can read more about my problem and donate, if you can afford to, at Go Fund Me.Every little bit helps.
Please boost the signal if you can. Thank you.
This is one of my friend’s in GA and I’m sad to hear of all the trouble she’s in through no fault of her own. Please signal boost if you can followers. Every little bit counts. She is such a sweet kind person and she is doing all that she can for her family.
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Millicent Patrick - The Creatures mother.
And people say I’M dressed up when I wear a skirt and heels at my drawing table…Yay all around!
Disney animator Millicent Patrick’s work as sole designer of the Creature From the Black Lagoon was downplayed by a male coworker who then received credit for it for half a century.
Awesome women artists are awesome
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I am pretty terrible with tagging my entries as I make them (I often reblog via my phone), and have to go back and spend a full hour fixing this T_T. Am I the only one?
I almost never reblog kitties (though I do love them), but this was too perfect!
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I love 1920s lanvin.
Dior couture fall 2010 gowns, Jac Jagaciak and Frida Gustavsson by Patrick Demarchelier / Dior Couture Book
House of Worth evening gowns.
As the death toll in Bangladesh mounts, former factory child laborer Kalpona Akter says corporations must insist on safe factories and a living wage for workers.
I hope everyone is aware of what is happening in the garment industry in Bangladesh. It is so sad. I’ve seriously cut back on my clothing spending in response to the recent tragedies and have started saving up for pieces made in the US, Canada, or Europe who have a better (not perfect) track record of fair wages, and safe working conditions. I also try to make myself one new piece of clothing every 6 months. I know these people need jobs, but we should all have a conversation about what really cheap clothing REALLY costs. It costs, lives, health, and is made out of non biodegradable fibers, and is one of the most wasteful and polluting industries in the world. How can we fix these problems? Are people even interested in fixing them?
