February 21, 2014
Since starting my new job I don't wear anything interesting Monday to Friday. I've given up wearing make-up to work, I have to be able to cycle in what I'm wearing (I'm not one of those crazy people who can cycle in heels!) I want to look smart-ish and if I'm honest, I don't want to stand out in the office too much! This means that the weekend is my chance to experiment with my clothes. I bought
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Posted in What I wore | Tagged ASOS, charity shop, clothes, crystal pendant, ebay, fashion, fur gilet, necklace, outfit of the day, paisley, personal style, style, vintage, vintage style, what i wore |
October 3, 2013
Okay, so September ended a while ago. I meant to write this post on the last day of September, but things got in the way. I had a last-minute interview, and a couple of rough days and I needed a little bit of time to focus on other things. And that got me thinking; obviously blogs by their nature only show selected aspects of people's lives. I mean, no one wants to read about my slow night in when
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Posted in Monthly Recap | Tagged embroidery, jessthetics, monthly recap, moonthly recap, outfit of the day, paisley, paris, september, sewing, what i wore |
September 24, 2013
I love Paisley. I think I might have a paisley problem - both of my most recent sewing projects have used paisley fabric (see the first here.) I've been wanting a kimono jacket for ages, and I realised the most fun way to get one would be to make it! This project was pretty easy - this jacket is only made up of seven pieces of fabric so it didn't take me too long to make.
I used this pattern and
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Posted in DIY, Sewing, What I wore | Tagged clothes, crafts, DIY, fashion, handamde, homemade, kimono, paisley, personal style, project runway pattern, sewing, simplicity 1726, style |
September 13, 2013
Here are the photos from my second day in Paris! This was a fun day, it was really sunny (as you can see!) and we visited the Musee d'Orsay which is so pretty - it's an art gallery in a big old train station. We saw a lot of impressionist art (can you see a theme developing? This was an art packed holiday.) Then we did a lot of vintage shopping. Near the Hotel Du Ville there are streets filled with
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Posted in Photography, Travel, What I wore | Tagged 60s, ASOS, clothes, day in paris, fashion, france, impressionist art, musee d orsay, outfit of the day, paisley, paris, personal style, pink sunglasses, style, the musee d'orsay, the seine, vintage shops, what i wore |
September 2, 2013
For my boyfriend's birthday I decided I would make him a shirt. I hadn't made clothes from scratch in years, and this way I could pick a fabric that I knew he would love. It wasn't until I had bought all the supplies that it was pointed out to me that sewing a shirt from scratch is not exactly beginner-friendly. This project took me a really long time, but it was worth it! I learnt a lot along the
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Posted in DIY | Tagged 70's, burda pattern 7359, clothes, craft, DIY, fashion, handcrafted, homemade, paisley, paisley shirt, personal style, sewing, shirt |
