tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21984657269901403592024-03-22T00:12:24.687+01:00Fashion FantasticaVintage Fashion & Costumes. Everything DIY.Mellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01638206739756097536noreply@blogger.comBlogger134125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198465726990140359.post-2622295121912283292016-02-20T21:12:00.001+01:002016-02-20T21:12:59.140+01:00What I did in 2015...part 2 or Vintage Girl pregnancy looks<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So, here we are with the second part of my 2015 review. I spend nine months in 2015 being pregnant and in the end the variety of my clothes was very small. But I knew that this was only for a small period of time. Now I really enjoy it, to go back to my normal me (clothing-wise) and I can wear a lot of my wardrobe again, but still some clothes are to tight. Let's see what the future brings here. The reason for all this smiles at me everyday and makes it all worth it a thousand times :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This gathered skirt has a wide waistband and shirring in the back. This makes it very flexibel. This worked from the 5th month to around the beginning of the 7th. It is made from a nice printed cotton, has rick-rack at the hem and pockets. The nice thing is, that I will be able to wear that also now that I'm not pregnant.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Another wardrobe staple was this jersey pencil skirt from <a href="http://www.burdastyle.de/burda-style/damen/umstandsrock-jersey-umstandsmode_pid_263_7065.html" target="_blank">Burdastyle.de</a>. I made it out of very stretchy jersey and so I was able to wear it from beginning to the end(!). This was really easy to make and absolutely worth the time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I also made two jersey dresses from a <a href="http://www.cherry-picking.de/" target="_blank">cherry-picking</a> pattern. This one above is also made with jersey from their pattern line. Another one (which I never made a photo of...weird) is made from cherry printed jersey. I wore both also since my baby was born, so they're really versatile, too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Speaking of jersey dresses: I love them and always will! Nothing beats an easy to wear, but cute jersey dress. Exactly what you need when your body is working hard to produce a baby :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Of course I wanted to make a vintage maternity pattern, too. So I was browsing etsy and fell in love with this Simplicity (vintage 4635) pattern. This also can be worn while pregnant and afterwards (Hooray for flexibel clothing!!). I did not wear it yet again, because it it very cold outside, but I will try as soon as spring is here. It is a very easy, only a wide dress with a sash to control the width in the back. Here I am doing my housewife duties ;)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So, I hope this was a bit of help for all pregnant ladies, who love vintage inspired looks :)</span></div>
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Mellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01638206739756097536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198465726990140359.post-35298275125111315942016-01-19T21:01:00.000+01:002016-01-19T21:03:21.158+01:00What I did in 2015...<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Hello readers,
it's 2016 and it's time to dust off of this blog.
2015 was a special year for me, because I became a mum. So when I find out, that I was expecting, I made a few comfy jersey dresses, but when the belly became bigger and bigger, I wasn't that motivated to sew for myself. Tailored jackets and stuff like that where nothing for me last year ;) Instead I made cute baby clothes and more hats :) Here is a little overview of my sewing year :</span><br />
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Mellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01638206739756097536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198465726990140359.post-60691779103675030222015-06-25T17:58:00.000+02:002015-06-25T17:58:15.872+02:00New hats, new hats :)<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Perfect new summer accessoires are now available in my store :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Mellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01638206739756097536noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198465726990140359.post-88085300661575169132015-04-26T13:41:00.004+02:002015-04-26T13:42:28.083+02:00Spring-a-head!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I managed to make a new hat, yay! You can get it <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/231273847/facinator-spring-a-head-pin-up-vintage" target="_blank">here.</a></span><br />
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<br />Mellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01638206739756097536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198465726990140359.post-90886794282532203762015-01-12T15:52:00.002+01:002015-01-12T15:53:19.921+01:00Cat lady round up!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Happy new year, readers :) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Erin of <a href="http://www.misscrayolacreepy.com/" target="_blank">www.misscrayolacreepy.com</a> did the round up for her <a href="http://www.misscrayolacreepy.com/2014/11/cat-lady-round-up.html" target="_blank">cat lady sewing challenge</a> :) Take a look, there are awesome creations!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.misscrayolacreepy.com/2014/09/cat-lady-sewing-challenge.html"><img src="http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g252/misscrayolacreepy/catladysewingchallengebutton300x300.jpg" nbsp="" /></a></span>Mellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01638206739756097536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198465726990140359.post-49297353593281152492014-11-12T19:16:00.001+01:002014-11-12T21:28:58.060+01:00Discover your home town<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I live in Berlin, a city which has a lot to offer. That's why I love to play tourist from time to time and discover hidden places. A few weeks ago, we made a walk through Köpenick, which is a disctrict in southern Berlin. This area has a lot of water, like the famous lake called "Müggelsee". So you see a lots of boats here, which make you fell like you're in holiday somewhere in Italy sometimes. It also has a lot of beautiful historic buildings and a palace. Fall gave us an amazing coloful autumn day, which turned the palace grounds into an almost mystical place.</span><br />
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There is one person, who made Köpenick very famous and this is the "Hauptmann von Köpenick" (captain of Köpenick). In 1906 he dressed himself up as an captain, although he was a shoemaker. He managed to get into the city hall, with some soldiers who believed that he was a real captain, and robbed the city treasures. This made him famous here in Germany and there is a statue of him in front of the city hall.</span><br />
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In the pictures you can spot one of my hat designs, which are available through <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/FashionFantastica?ref=l2-shop-info-name" target="_blank">etsy</a> (or <a href="http://de.dawanda.com/shop/fashion-fantastica?utm_campaign=user-13516&utm_term=c7fb027482&utm_medium=ExternalShop&utm_source=Widget" target="_blank">dawanda</a>). It is made from the same fabric as my <a href="http://www.fashion-fantastica.com/2013/02/gertiecoatwearing.html" target="_blank">Gertie coat</a>. The suitcase was a flea market find of my boyfriend, who also took all of these great photos.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Melli</span>Mellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01638206739756097536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198465726990140359.post-80432486746239888852014-11-04T22:15:00.000+01:002014-11-05T10:57:30.108+01:00A spooky night it was...<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Halloween is something that is fairly new here in Germany. It becomes larger and larger over the past few years. And because Halloween is connected to costuming, I sure do love it! This year I had the opportunity to attend a friends party. It was quite spontanous and the only real Halloween costume I had at hand was my old zombie bridal dress, which I made about seven years ago. But it still fits, yay!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The parties theme was "drawn - be a comic character". I instantly thought of Tim Burtons "corpse bride". I never did a full face paint before, but well I like to try new things from time to time :) I found <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqVA7_qSfNE" target="_blank">this</a> tutorial on youtube. It is about 8 minutes long. The make up I did, while stopping the video and trying to keep up, took me about two hours...But I liked it :) We bought <a href="http://www.amazon.de/Eulenspiegel-212202-Schminkpalette-Metall-Glitzer/dp/B00FILAMD6/ref=sr_1_16?ie=UTF8&qid=1415135339&sr=8-16&keywords=eulenspiegel+profischminke" target="_blank">this waterpaint</a> for theater purposes and it is really good. Definitely a recommendation!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So here I am in my recent role as "The corpse bride":</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Mellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01638206739756097536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198465726990140359.post-3157150618084404082014-10-31T13:53:00.002+01:002014-10-31T13:53:50.238+01:00Fashion Fantastica on etsy<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Dear followers :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I decided to open an etsy store in addition to my Dawanda shop. I will fill it within the next days. I have some exciting things, which go up in the shop soon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ten years ago I decided, that I need a Lord of the rings costume. First I needed it only for carnival, but when this was over I still wanted to have one of those dresses. The first picture below shows my first costume, it was a skirt from my mom and some other clothes I put together. Nothing self-made at this point.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Trying to buy one wasn't successful, because they were quite expensive back then. I just finished my A-levels back then and while I was learning for my biology test, I had the idea to teach myself how to sew. My mom had an 25-year-old Veritas, so I thought I could give it a try, what can be so difficult about it ;)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I ordered some cheap fabric and a sewing pattern and started. I don't have pictures of this very first disastrous thing, but somehow it got me hooked. This "dress" was made from two fabrics, that just didn't work together and of course I did not know anything about grainlines or things like that. In addition to that it had the dimensions of a tent. I used a Mccalls pattern back then and didn't know about the American sizes. Anyways, it was enough to keep me going, so I made the white and golden dress below after that first try.</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The fantasy costumes brought me to medieval dresses and so I gained interest for authentic clothing through the centuries. The Victorian era was my favorite and so I started making bustle dresses with corsets and steel-boned underskirts. I sewed miles of ruffles and when I made the corsets, my room looked like tool shop, not like a sewing room (which was my bedroom, btw). But it was fun and I still love the dresses of that era, although I don't make them anymore (no space for that, I just don't live in a castle).</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I still make costumes, but as you may have noticed, I found my soft-spot of sewing in the 1940s and 1950s. But anyways, I just love all kind of crafts, especially sewing. So thank you Lord of the Rings, you got me hooked on a needle.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm in my 10th year of sewing now (whaaaat??) and when I started, my goal was to produce something that could be identified as a dress or a skirt or whatever. I did not think so much about finishing or alterations back then.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">During the years, my standards reached a higher level. I can be a terrible perfectionist. I want to make my garments on tailoring standards (high goal).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I started reading books about couture sewing techniques for example. I do a lot of sewing by hand and I like to use old school finishing techniques. Because I'm so in love with past eras, this almost comes natural. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One of those items is the classic mens shirt. You can find some traditional details, that are a must for a classic shirt, like the stand-up collar, the sleeve plackets, the doubled yoke. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I just finished the first mens shirt I've ever done and I'm really happy with the result. As I told you, I am a perfectionist, so of course there is room for improvements though.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I used a <a href="http://www.burdastyle.com/pattern_store/patterns/mens-summer-shirt-52011" target="_blank">burdastyle pattern</a> and after making a muslin, I took out some width at the side seams. Beside this the pattern fits very well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This shirt was a kind of wearable muslin. The fabric was from the sale section and if all had gone wrong, it would have been sad but not to sad. I used plaid fabric, which wasn't the best decision for making the first shirt ;)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Plaid is nice but the cutting and sewing process is a bit exhausting. I tried to match the checks as good as possible, but it wasn't easy. The fabric is very nice and actually easy to handle, but it tends to stretch a bit and that is why I couldn't match all the squares perfectly. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I like to see the pile of pieces become smaller and smaller while I sew. Even if I'm not finished with the whole garment at the end of a sewing session, I feel good if I see that I have assembled all pieces in a way. For the shirt, I started to prepare the collar first.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It is a two-piece collar with a collar-stand. I think this was my first one ever, I only made one-piece collars before. It wasn't so difficult, good marking and basting helps a lot here. </span></div>
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Mellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01638206739756097536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198465726990140359.post-88070569189513064032014-08-21T15:00:00.000+02:002014-08-21T15:00:01.076+02:00In love with: vintage jeans<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm a sucker for denim and when it comes to vintage fashion, I like it even more. Honestly, I would wear anything made from denim. I have dresses, bags, skirts and of course pants. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sometimes vintage style dresses can be a little too dressy in the everyday life. Sometimes I just want to wear a pair of jeans and a shirt. But I still want the whole outfit to have a vintage touch. That's where a nice pair of jeans comes in. Let's swoon over some vintage jeans goodness:</span><br />
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Mellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01638206739756097536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198465726990140359.post-77599507136683600902014-08-19T14:04:00.000+02:002014-08-19T14:04:00.493+02:00places to go & sew: Nähkontor<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today I'm gonna start a new category on this blog and I call it "places to go and sew". Its gonna be a kind of "outdoor" category, where I will introduce fabric shops and other sewing related places. And because I live in Berlin, the first location is a nice fabric shop I recently discovered. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It is called "<a href="http://www.naehkontor.de/shop/">Nähkontor</a>" and it's located in Prenzlauer Berg. When I first came in there, I was pleased by the nice 1950s interior. They did a great job with that, its like you go shopping through a time machine. You can get everything the sewing heart desires (fabric, notions etc.), but they also offer sewing classes and services like <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 23.100000381469727px;">self-fabric covered buttons and belts. I didn't know that this services is offered by here in Berlin. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 23.100000381469727px;">If you like sewing (I guess so) and if you're in Berlin and maybe you have a faible for vintage interior and notions (I obviously have.), that's your place.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Mellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01638206739756097536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198465726990140359.post-47419343933288433062014-08-06T15:18:00.000+02:002014-08-06T15:18:00.211+02:00summer sale in my Shop!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Dear Readers,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A few days ago I told you about my <a href="http://www.fashion-fantastica.com/2014/07/new-place-new-projects.html" target="_blank">planned projects</a>. I'd like to make more simple jersey dresses, because I really like to wear them to work. They are so easy to combine and feel very comfortable. I also like them for traveling. I think that they look nice and classy, but are as comfortable as a shirt.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This dress was made by using a shirt pattern from <a href="http://www.burdastyle.de/archiv/burda-style/02-2011_bsmid_151.html">burdastyle magazine 2/2011</a>, but you can also find it here on <a href="http://www.burdastyle.com/pattern_store/patterns/bustier-top-with-cap-sleeves-022011">burdastyle.com</a>. I made two shirts using this pattern and this time I used it as a bodice for my dress. I lenghtened the bodice and added a ruffled skirt piece (a simple rectangle). The fabric is striped jersey, which looks like grey in these pictures. </span></div>
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<br />Mellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01638206739756097536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198465726990140359.post-77009186336426498582014-07-15T11:27:00.002+02:002014-07-15T12:49:31.184+02:00New place, new projects<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Dear readers,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I didn't have much time during the past weeks because I moved to a new home. On the last weekend I was able to unpack my machines. Although my new sewing corner is still in development, it is nice to see some time for new projects coming soon. Until then I'd like to share some of the upcoming projects with you:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">a classic mens shirt: I'd like to broaden my horizon and try to make some mens wear. Yesterday I assembled this <a href="http://www.burdastyle.de/burda-style/herren/herrenhemd-steifenpopeline-hemden-westen_pid_750_5860.html" target="_blank">pattern by burdastyle.de</a>. Fabric is ordered.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Not an actual project, but a new book: <a href="http://www.amazon.de/Fit-Real-People-Clothes-Pattern/dp/0935278656/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1405416053&sr=8-1&keywords=fit+for+real" target="_blank">Fit for Real people</a> was on my wishlist for a very long time now. Because I want to get better with adjustments made directly to the pattern I decided that it is time to order it now. When I start a new project with a new pattern, I always make a muslin. And that's okay, but I'd like to learn faster techniques for fitting. The book is highly recommended by a lot of people, I'm really looking forward to its arrival.</span></li>
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Mellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01638206739756097536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198465726990140359.post-45679257641340380682014-06-05T14:58:00.002+02:002014-06-05T14:58:55.791+02:00A little contest<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Dear readers,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm taking part in a little competition over on facebook. It is a profile picture contest and would appreciate each like that you may give me :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mel</span>Mellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01638206739756097536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198465726990140359.post-30018166159410791252014-05-24T22:02:00.000+02:002014-05-24T22:02:58.429+02:00Hey, Sailor!<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Today it's all about maritime flair! As I told you in my <a href="http://www.fashion-fantastica.com/2014/04/hey-linda-lets-play.html" target="_blank">last post</a>, I shoot some more outfits last month.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The first one is the <a href="http://www.wearinghistorypatterns.com/" target="_blank">Wearing History</a> Playsuit, I already posted it <a href="http://www.fashion-fantastica.com/2013/06/sailor-girl-playsuit-skirt-shorts.html" target="_blank">here </a>and <a href="http://www.fashion-fantastica.com/2013/05/sailor-girl-playsuit-blouse.html" target="_blank">here</a>. Time went by and I never took some nice pictures of the whole outfit, so I took the chance!</span></span><br />
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Mellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01638206739756097536noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198465726990140359.post-20564677019984019572014-04-23T20:00:00.001+02:002014-04-23T20:09:20.888+02:00Hey Linda, let's play!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm on vacation right now, so I took the chance to finally do a new selfie photo session today. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I must confess, I didn't sew so much during the first months of 2014. Life came across, but I'm pretty happy about that. Also most of the time I made things for my little shop. But now its vacation week and that means: sewing, just for me! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today I show you a fast and easy project I wipped up, between work, life and shop sewing. It is the <a href="http://www.burdastyle.com/pattern_store/patterns/linda" target="_blank">Linda skirt</a> from burdastyle (which I made <a href="http://www.fashion-fantastica.com/2011/12/vor-langer-langer-zeit.html" target="_blank">two times</a> before) paired with a cute little top, it makes this vintage inspired playsuit. The pattern is in the latest issue of Burda Easy magazine here in Germany. A really nice stash buster, because it needs so little fabric. When I buy fabric I try to squeeze as much items out of it as possible. This cute corduroy was meant to be a skirt, but now I have a little playsuit and the really little left overs will be hair accessoires. I like, when I don't have to throw away so much. The fabric has very tiny polka dots and as mentioned above, its a corduroy. And it has little apple buttons, how cute is that?? And because my hair was quite good today, I shoot <a href="http://www.fashion-fantastica.com/2011/12/vor-langer-langer-zeit.html" target="_blank">my bombshell</a> dress from Gertie's Craftsy course. And some more, but I'll save that for another post...</span><br />
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<br />Mellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01638206739756097536noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198465726990140359.post-81592340899675921962014-04-16T21:41:00.000+02:002014-04-16T21:41:13.560+02:00Who made your clothes?<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Did you ever think about, who made your clothes? Well, most of us will not, when they're buying the lastest fashion trends for only a few Euro. But shouldn't we question our self, who really pays the price for the cheap clothes? </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">In one week it will be one year since the Rana Plaza disaster in Bangladesh, where more than 1000 people died. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">That's why right now there a lot of events around the world.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I wanted to share some of them with you:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This is a real good interactive report by the Guardian:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2014/apr/bangladesh-shirt-on-your-back" target="_blank">http://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2014/apr/bangladesh-shirt-on-your-back</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Fashion Revolution Day is featuring a lot of events in several cities around the world:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="http://fashionrevolution.org/">http://fashionrevolution.org/</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">And please check out this short movie by Mary Night, produced by White Lodge, , think of them who made your clothes:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.eco-age.com/handprint-2/" target="_blank">Source</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I think its about time to question the consumption habits of the western world, not only in fashion. And anyone should start by them self, shouldn't we?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>Mellihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01638206739756097536noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2198465726990140359.post-33707607647464767682014-03-26T22:44:00.001+01:002014-03-26T22:44:17.858+01:00New items in my shop :)<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Hello Readers,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">my little Shop is growing! I just added these two things:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So, here we go, my finished shirtwaist dress from Gertie's new book for better sewing.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I'm finally in the preparations for the starlet suit jacket, the second craftsy course by Gertie. Also I cut a muslin for a beautiful 40s style pants, which will be made from corduroy.</span></span><br />
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