clothing + fashion

4 min read 2022-11-02 18:48:58

18 Projects to Upcycle Tights

Tights feel like such a wasteful purchase sometimes. They can be so delicate, so easy to snag and rip, so quick to stain and so challenging to wash.

6 min read 2022-10-19 18:00:50

When you buy second-hand (or third-, or fourth-, or fifth-hand!), you have more options if you have the skillset to complete some small repairs. Such

4 min read 2022-10-14 00:33:06

I have been on a zippered pouch kick lately, happily using up all my scraps and stash to make handy little pouches for pens in my backpack, or bobby

4 min read 2022-09-08 01:18:15

One thing that, in retrospect, I’m probably glad I didn’t know in advance about parenting teenagers is the hair. My teenagers have so. Much.

5 min read 2022-09-01 18:00:21

My favorite stashbusting projects are the types of useful accessories that you can never have too many of. You can never have too many zippered

4 min read 2022-08-17 18:32:06

If you or someone you love is involved in a tights-wearing activity, come sit by me and let’s trash-talk tights for a while. My kid has studied

4 min read 2022-08-09 18:19:49

Okay, yes, I am invested in a trend so trendy that my own teenagers are cringing in secondhand embarrassment for me. My TikTok, formerly a haven for

4 min read 2022-08-03 18:00:09

Want to have a meaningful wedding that doesn’t cater to the multi-billion-dollar wedding industry? Want to have a personalized wedding that

5 min read 2022-07-05 17:26:06

Short of wearing chaps, what can one do to permanently solve the issue of those blankety-blank-blank rips that always happen in the inner thighs of

6 min read 2022-06-27 17:40:10

Y’all, I have attended TWO 1970s-themed parties this year. And I’m not even really a party person. Like, I’m the kind of guest who gets nervous

5 min read 2022-06-22 01:23:08

Last week, I wrote a tutorial for turning a pair of well-fitting pants into a pair of awesome bell bottoms. That tutorial worked perfectly on the

5 min read 2022-04-23 00:45:53

I adore hoodies, but I don’t always adore pulling them on and off over my head. I mean, I have glasses! And headphones! And sensory

5 min read 2022-03-24 22:36:35

Not gonna lie–I do sometimes lose track of aesthetic value in my DIY coat repairs. Remember how puffer jackets were ALL THE THING a few years ago?

4 min read 2022-03-14 18:30:34

It depends. Varsity letterman jackets (we called them just “letter jackets” back in the day) were traditionally made with a wool body and leather

4 min read 2021-11-06 00:37:50

Why should you make yourself a dress form? It’s probably not news to you that off-the-rack clothing and tailored clothing are completely different