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2020 Movie Costumes Exhibit at FIDM, Part 2

Continuing on from last week’s post about the 2020 movie costumes exhibit at FIDM (aka the 28th Annual Art of Motion Picture Costume Design), here are more of my favorites from the show: 2020 Movie Costumes from Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker There were two Star Wars costumes in …
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Laela Jeyne Patterns – Sew My Style 2020 Designer Q&A

Laela Jeyne Patterns designer Marisa Ryniak has made two of her patterns available for Sew My Style 2020: March’s Willa Vest and the Reed Trousers in August. Willa Vest Reed Trousers For people who prefer a full jacket instead of just a vest, the Willa also has the option of …
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2020 Movie Costume Exhibit at FIDM, Part 1

FIDM’s 2020 movie costume exhibit is now in its 28th year. Its real name is the Annual Art of Motion Picture Costume Design and the exhibit was full of eye candy. It’s not just Oscar-nominated films that are on display, but the exhibit does coincide with the Academy Awards. So the nominees and …
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Friday Pattern Company – Sew My Style 2020 Designer Q&A

Based in northern California, Chelsea Gurnoe is the pattern designer behind Friday Pattern Company. This is one of the two featured pattern companies for February’s Sew My Style challenge. What is Sew My Style? Check it out here! Chelsea and Friday Pattern Company recently released the unisex Ilford Jacket and …
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The Mendy Project: An Intentional Challenge

Updated Jan 4, 2022. The Mendy Project came up when I was writing about my intentions for 2020. 2022 already has a long list of maker challenges, so what’s another one!? Let’s all be “mendy-lorians” and repair the stuff we have laying around. Repair and reuse! What is The Mendy …
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Stephanie Thiel & Rad Patterns – Sew My Style 2020 Designer Q&A

Stephanie Thiel is the superstar designer behind Rad Patterns. Rad is, in a word, RAD. This year for Sew My Style, we’re featuring TWO of Rad’s patterns. Because Rad Patterns is only one of a handful of companies that offer inclusive sizing for all genders, we asked Stephanie if we …
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Enhance Your Closet with Sew My Style 2020

Sew My Style 2020 launched with the clock striking midnight on January 1st and it’s a great way to enhance your closet this year. As of today we have nearly 3,500 people subscribed and many of them are new to sewing. It’s an exciting way to get into garment sewing. …
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Megan Nielsen – Sew My Style 2020 Designer Q&A

Megan Nielsen is unique from the Sew My Style perspective. She is the only pattern designer to have supported the sewing challenge from the very beginning! She has supplied patterns for the sewing challenge every year since its inception in 2017. The first year we sewed up the Briar Sweater …
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Game of Thrones Costumes at FIDM

The Game of Thrones Costumes at FIDM is the follow-up to my last post about the most recent exhibition at the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising: Awed by FIDM’s 13th Art of Television Costume Design. The exhibition closed this last weekend, but these costumes live on in infamy. If …
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How to Style a Jean Jacket Effortlessly

You’ve made up your denim jacket, great! Now how do you make it fit in your wardrobe? Figuring how to style a jean jacket is thankfully pretty easy! There are very few ways you CAN’T wear a jean jacket. The one style you should avoid at all times is the …