tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post7494279800450638781..comments2024-03-18T08:06:43.610-04:00Comments on La Sewista!: Wednesday WordsBunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03672695141031447916noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-8037946740459086742016-04-16T20:14:13.639-04:002016-04-16T20:14:13.639-04:00Although I couldn't wear the top look because ...Although I couldn't wear the top look because it would overwhelm me I like it. "Age Appropriate" is impossible to pin down because women age differently and have different lifestyles. Some 60-year-old women are working or need to look professional. I do think that as people age it's much harder to pull off quirky or severe looks that require a great body and the freshness of youth. A 60-year-old in jeans and a shirt of either gender doesn't look as good as an attractive 20 or 30-year-old. That's life. Put on a jacket.<br /><br />Although the anti-body shamers argue that anything is acceptable, I'm not interested in seeing too much of bodies that are showing the imperfections of age, including my own. Even with young people, I've never believed that just because you can fit into something means you should wear it. You need to be able to carry it off.Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10716852988721397395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-53794553361023210102016-04-16T12:01:30.366-04:002016-04-16T12:01:30.366-04:00I am of "a certain age"; my go to outfit...I am of "a certain age"; my go to outfits are khaki pants, black tee and some type of jacket (weather pending). Wore this to work at local fabric store, to moderate functions and always felt well dressed. The old bod has drooped in certain areas, but the style carries on. Three-quarter sleeves are a must. Attended a function Tuesday eve., wore off-white slacks and turquoise three quarter sleeved top - great combo. Will probably be my go-to outfit for a bit. Follow your mothers edict: Stand straight, wear pressed clothes and you are good to go......LydiaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-60147502555407220692016-04-15T16:16:08.431-04:002016-04-15T16:16:08.431-04:00I follow that blog too and there are times that r...I follow that blog too and there are times that really make me shake my head and want to tell my kids if I ever look like that, float me away on an iceberg. Now that is not a blanket statement. Many of the women are very stylish and sophisticated and I really admire their willingness to get up in the morning and put their best self forward. But once in a while you see one or two who is just trying to hard to be the next Iris Apfel. And we all know there is only one Iris Apfel!Bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03672695141031447916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-84842708953625587782016-04-15T10:35:26.528-04:002016-04-15T10:35:26.528-04:00I have always enjoyed using my clothing as an expr...I have always enjoyed using my clothing as an expressive means, and being employed in the arts (university music teacher) it is easy to get away with dressing with flair. I follow the Advanced Style blog though and feel that many of these older women look clownish, although I applaud their determination to express themselves this way. As I age--I'm 62 now--I hope to be able to maintain a look that feeds my creative side but still looks chic and fashionable.bdejonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06573297188139272681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-66924316354912460142016-04-15T06:30:46.086-04:002016-04-15T06:30:46.086-04:00I love the white sneaker look! I can't wait fo...I love the white sneaker look! I can't wait for our "mud season" to dry up so I can start wearing mine. Love that look and just bought two pair, one of which is white lace!Bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03672695141031447916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-17854459273134315642016-04-15T06:29:01.511-04:002016-04-15T06:29:01.511-04:00Thanks for your input, Marysia. I am probably abou...Thanks for your input, Marysia. I am probably about 85%. I am back at work but playing it safe with what I do, no carrying bags of books up the stairs! And I have to be careful nothing "presses" on my side as that seems to set of pain that lasts an hour or so. But I have my energy back and am getting done most of what I need to do. Thanks for asking. At this point I think I just need some warm weather and sunshine, both of which have been quite scarce around here.Bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03672695141031447916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-75403541079727612532016-04-15T02:37:50.991-04:002016-04-15T02:37:50.991-04:00I love the look of both of these garments, and usu...I love the look of both of these garments, and usually wear full and comfortable dresses and tops. But ---- most of my friends, even if larger than I (I am an Australian size 14 to 16) wear more fitted clothes. I also make and wear fullish style pinafores under which I can wear t shirts - short and mid and long sleeved under. I love to wear leggings or black 50 denier stockings, which few of my friends wear either. When I was 17 I was the first in my country town to wear coloured tights and a lined dresses, Twiggy style. I am not an extrovert but love to keep up with fashion even if I am 67. Now I find I am the only one around Perth of my age who is wearing white sneakers. What is it with my age? Why don't more people dress for comfort as well as fashion? My age group is so STAID!patchwork lizziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415745689813130903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-86234506337475265642016-04-14T09:55:45.715-04:002016-04-14T09:55:45.715-04:00Fabulous post and really enjoyed the replies to yo...Fabulous post and really enjoyed the replies to you Bunny.<br />As I am approaching 60, besides my body shape shifting since my hysterectomy, I still find that I do honestly prefer the look I have always gone for; tailored well fitting clothes. I have to come to terms that my pattern size has changed and that I need to accept that I am more curvy than I was. So, I wholeheartedly agree, fit is king in looking good in whatever you choose to wear.<br /><br />The look you are talking about always seem to look great on others and dreadful on me, poncho's too make me look dreadful, but I see ladies who look absolutely stunning in them. So I guess the key is learning what suits your frame, your style and your personality and then go for it.<br /><br />I seem to be somewhat of a rebel at the moment too, sticking with my own hair colour as I near 60 and loving my blonde hair turning silver. Huge debate here in the U.K. on the tv last week. The opinion seemed to be that we ladies of a certain age have to dye our hair to hide our age. I found it sad that the ladies debating it were all over 50 and saying that they feel they have to do it for their jobs etc. With you on the sleeve issue, but all the dress I see in stores with sleeves, in the main are styles that make me look like an old lady!! Thank goodness for home sewing.<br /><br />Are you fully recovered yet Bunny?<br />Thanks again for your fabulous blog.Marysiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17959080591821794196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-20776159177304677862016-04-14T09:16:57.159-04:002016-04-14T09:16:57.159-04:00I prefer clothes that show off the person. The ide...I prefer clothes that show off the person. The idea that the only two choices are displaying my body or acting as an ambulatory clothes hanger for "artistic" pieces is repellent to me. Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10716852988721397395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-75289412698001219512016-04-14T06:46:40.573-04:002016-04-14T06:46:40.573-04:00Oh, I don't think I deserve that credit! Mrs. ...Oh, I don't think I deserve that credit! Mrs. Mole we can always count on you to call it as you see it. Here are my thoughts on lagenlook, other than the profit motive I've already mentioned. When I go to the beach, a summer resort, that look is perfect for me. I want loose, breezy, casual, I don't give a crap look because I am on vakay and just getting into it. But like many things that happen on vakay, it doesn't always translate quite the same at home, at least for me in this plaid shirt and jean environment I live in. The look can be fun, like the vakay, but in my lifestyle and location it isn't always appropriate. I do have an outfit planned that is "laggy" that will be for our vakay in Maine this summer but for now focus is on traditional skirts and tops for work, my real world, and they work for me or at least I tell myself that, hah!Bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03672695141031447916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-28497099734061550052016-04-14T06:39:34.405-04:002016-04-14T06:39:34.405-04:00Thanks so much, ParisGrrl. Both images were garmen...Thanks so much, ParisGrrl. Both images were garments that sold on ebay. The Lagenlook style can easily be seen by searching out that word on Pinterest or google images. I think Pinterest gives a better overview and photos. Bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03672695141031447916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-81153760354189552312016-04-14T06:32:19.234-04:002016-04-14T06:32:19.234-04:00I feel so sad for women who think you have to cros...I feel so sad for women who think you have to cross over into "bag lady" stage once you see 50. They think they are being "artistic" if nothing touches the body and it looks like you have been on a starvation diet and wearing bed sheets and tattered duvet covers. Modern patterns have weird hemlines, oversized pockets and not one shred of fitting darts or seams or decent sleeves. I am so glad I can sew for clients who still want to look like ladies and not hobos. At 66 I am not ready to roll over and resort to wearing rags and saggy costumes instead of real well fitting garments with 3/4 sleeves. The other sad thing is when women wear these saggy clothes, they stop wearing bras thus giving themselves a real weird looking bust area that has migrated/fallen to their waistline as they proclaim to the world that they are comfortable...I call it lazy and wearing a huge breastplate necklace won't cut it. Thankfully we have Bunny to keep us fashionable!mrsmolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16329515914613595719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-73014431634390434072016-04-14T04:29:26.790-04:002016-04-14T04:29:26.790-04:00Bunny may have more specific links, but if you wan...Bunny may have more specific links, but if you want to read about one woman's adventures in sewing the Lagenlook/Tina Givens style, I'd recommend http://spottydogsocialclub.blogspot.fr/2015/03/out-of-alberta-my-tina-givens-style.htmlParisGrrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04808620060144089897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-8473177249536677092016-04-14T01:19:21.782-04:002016-04-14T01:19:21.782-04:00Love the dresses you show. Do you have any links f...Love the dresses you show. Do you have any links for them?<br />Vancouver BarbaraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-68054447180686780612016-04-13T21:54:00.239-04:002016-04-13T21:54:00.239-04:0069 next month, petite and slim-ish. I'm pretty...69 next month, petite and slim-ish. I'm pretty lucky, the regional style is casual: jeans, a tee, and a blazer will take you just about anywhere. My aging/fashion issue is mostly caused by needing to use supplemental O2. I carry it either in a backpack rig or on a cross-body strap and bag. It makes dressing my top half difficult. Not a lot of tailored jacket shoulders can stand up to that treatment. Lagenlook is out, no boho either. They overwhelm my figure and the weight of the O2 makes loose clothing bunch up in some pretty odd places. So, I go for the best fabric I can afford, good tailoring and fitting, and more tone on tone than contrasts and fussy prints. I'm trying for an uncluttered, elegant, and somewhat restrained look. I also am in the 3/4 sleeve camp. I like a simple faced waistband, darted slack, slim legs, ad maybe a notched hem. Sadly no skirts, my 'bingo wings' arm flab makes my legs look good! Ah well, I earned every wrinkle and sag and bag. At least the lines on my face came from laughing.Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628572513457940617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-6037183122969023832016-04-13T21:16:03.375-04:002016-04-13T21:16:03.375-04:00Lets face it, Lagenlook garments are made with min...Lets face it, Lagenlook garments are made with minimal effort. No fit, no pressing, no darts, no collars, no details at all, more profits. I'll admit, once in a while you've seen me make a garment or two like this. But just the other day I was looking back through blogposts for something and it struck me that garments that "skimmed" my figure, sometimes even hugged it, really were much more flattering than those that hid my assets. At this age, as long as we are talking age here, I feel I know my bod pretty well and what to emphasized and what to hide but it sure isn't all of it. I wish there were more acceptance of well fitting clothes on the mature figure. It has earned its beauty and lumps and deserves to be seen in glorious fabric and designs. Bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03672695141031447916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-37384904659299253342016-04-13T20:26:05.332-04:002016-04-13T20:26:05.332-04:00I really hate this 'look'. I am not thin ...I really hate this 'look'. I am not thin but I don't want to hide in an over sized burka for the western woman. Skimming the body with beautiful fabrics is what I try for. That and sleeves! A friend who doesn't sew complained to me that she could not find a dress that had sleeves. At 70 she does not want to show her arms. <br />I think that you are right about profits. If they don't have to fit lots of body types they win.Nancy Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02235347323004026695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-54558701665051155952016-04-13T20:25:43.930-04:002016-04-13T20:25:43.930-04:00I am nodding in agreement with so much that has be...I am nodding in agreement with so much that has been said here thus far. For me, I focus on fit and color. I stay away from voluminous or too tight garments. Semi-fitted is what I like. Tomasahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12001675806748209852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-38763706734098472822016-04-13T19:56:19.229-04:002016-04-13T19:56:19.229-04:00Your observations on spot on, Bunny!Your observations on spot on, Bunny!BaManoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-17640578029321317602016-04-13T19:05:31.200-04:002016-04-13T19:05:31.200-04:00I really think "Frumpwear for the masses"...I really think "Frumpwear for the masses", upon closer inspection, will show us design decisions made to increase profit margin. Designs are being dumbed down to small, medium and large, big armholes, hems that aren't straight, minimal finishing and even less detail. I can tell you, having worked in a garment factory, this all shows me ways to increase profits and cut labor costs. That's why I can't buy into that look. Bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03672695141031447916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-57531855087148873362016-04-13T18:34:28.074-04:002016-04-13T18:34:28.074-04:00Most of the stuff I see for women isn't suitab...Most of the stuff I see for women isn't suitable for those of us over 21, not to mention the shoddy workmanship and awful fabric. Enormous armholes on sleeveless tops, ugly prints, the aforementioned voluminous shapes - it's as though the designers all take a course in "Frumpwear for the Masses".<br /> <br />As for age appropriate, fit is probably the most important element, but if a trend is only predominant among teens, then a bit of common sense is in order. For example, it is not a good look when the cheeks are hanging out of the short shorts.<br /><br />I am so grateful I can sew!<br /><br />BaManoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-91602332113432401422016-04-13T17:38:20.850-04:002016-04-13T17:38:20.850-04:00I echo that! Beautiful fabric, classic design--- ...I echo that! Beautiful fabric, classic design--- gives me a grin.Kansas Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10274117741340552741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-5415973555733238082016-04-13T13:43:36.091-04:002016-04-13T13:43:36.091-04:00Loving this thread! I'll be 70 in less than 6...Loving this thread! I'll be 70 in less than 6 months. Keeping in the best shape I can be has helped me feel comfortable in my clothes. Arms not a 20 year olds neither is the rear bumper, but good fit is my friend as I'm sure it is for all commenting here. I too am a jeans and tee shirt girl, but love the beautiful fabrics available online and interesting patterns.....and blogs like this one.....maturity is a wonderful thing!sewmaddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01880654881682874469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-81751433736861546962016-04-13T13:39:35.019-04:002016-04-13T13:39:35.019-04:00Age appropriate for me is wearing something that i...Age appropriate for me is wearing something that is comfortable, fits properly and accentuates the things "I" like about my body. I am very fit and can wear a lot of things I could in my younger years, but that doesn't mean I should. But I also don't like the styles in RTW or some patterns for mature women. Just because I'm 52 doesn't mean I have to dress like it. There is a happy medium and I think that is totally individual. Feel good in what you wear!Angela Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08288387417097722899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-50583967176563439182016-04-13T13:25:42.580-04:002016-04-13T13:25:42.580-04:00We have similar tastes. Nothing I love more than a...We have similar tastes. Nothing I love more than a crisp white shirt and jeans or slim black pants, what I call my "waitress" outfit. Bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03672695141031447916noreply@blogger.com