This week brought the first hints of fall with temperatures dropping and days becoming noticeably shorter. As summer comes to an end and so many are heading back to school, I guess it makes sense that I find myself drawn back to my blog (my homework) that has been neglected, yet not forgotten.
I have so many projects to share! I have been quite busy the last few months, but still found a few hours here and there to throw together some new finished pieces. And, although that makes it sound like I have been knocking away at my project queue and emptying the stash, I have more than filled the vacant spots with new fabric from a few shopping splurges that have caused me to swear off fabric shopping until 2014.
Speaking of 2014, nothing says fall like spring fashion! I have been devouring the photos coming out of New York Fashion Week. I really love these pieces from Holmes and Yang. The collection is so wearable. Wearable is the key word, it is a goal of mine. I must make more wearable clothing. I so often fall into the trap of sewing fantasy, and not my wardrobe reality. 90% of the time when I go out, I wear a nice shirt and jeans, I do not wear a dress. If I do wear a dress, it is simple, casual. I should make clothes for the real occasions in my life, not the make-believe.
The color palette is perfect, it actually feels just as much fall as it does spring. The fabrics are elevated, but simple. There is a touch of print in the jacket and the panel in the pencil skirt, but it is not overwhelming. I love the basic tank, in both colors. I am not one to wear a maxi skirt, but I love the simple white tank so much that I had to include it. I need to add such basics to bring balance and peace to my wardrobe.
All photos from Style.com