This is the last outfit I designed and sewed, my first summer outfit of the year. It’s made up of a cognac brown leather jacket and an army green playsuit. I drafted and sewed this outfit as a year-end project…
After about three months off, I’ve finally managed to post a new sewing project! The outfit I’m wearing is made up of a blazer, a basic jersey top (that I both designed and sewed on my own) and an old…
Here is another coat, a winter coat this time. I bought the Grainline Studio Cascade Duffle Coat pdf pattern last year, but I’ve managed to sew it up only over this autumn. It’s made out of a black woollen cloth bought…
Two Sundays ago I took advantage of the autumn weather still mild to show my new coat off for a stroll downtown in Monza and a visit to Vivian Maier’s exhibition at Arengario (a beautiful exhibition among other things!). I’m…
This skirt shouldn’t have been a mini, but a long skirt. I only have mini or above the knee skirts and, as I did with maxidresses this summer, I wanted to give long skirts a try by sewing one of…
Summer is almost over and, not to forget the blue sea and the golden sand beaches, here is the bikini I sewed up in July and I wore this summer on holiday. It’s made up of a bandeau top and a…
I’ve got to admit first of all that I have never loved maxi dress. I have got only one summer maxi dress in my wardrobe, that I bought on impulse some years ago and I only started wearing and appreciating…
I sewed this dress up for Antonella’s wedding, a friend of mine who got married last Saturday. This final version came out after a long series of indecisions and mistakes, hence it’s not exactly perfect. Anyway I like it very…
I’ve been thinking of sewing this blouse for about a year. Paola, an ex-colleague and friend of my mom, gave me some fabrics her mother had hoarded over years, mainly over 70’s-80’s-90’s (I already sewed a dress with one of…
