Simplicity 2247 HOw to add hip room to a pattern for plus size

Some great tips if you sew.

Simplicity 2247 Video 1 Plus Size Sewing with Psycho Sue

 I started following her vids.

Moda per principianti: How to dress the Triangle Body Shape or Pear Shape...

Moda per principianti: How to dress the Triangle Body Shape or Pear Shape...: As I anticipated before, I belong to this category. I started to solve the problem of how to dress myself when I was 13. I also remember...

My Wedding dress from China Clothes on Demand

Just so you know ...it can be done to have Clothes on Demand

Here is my wedding dress custommade. This dress is made in China and I had it made to my size and all.

Clothes On Demand

This type of figure hugging jacket helps show off the natural curves of your body. It does a particularly good job of emphasising hips, so this will fit very well with those with neat hips. This is great news for those with a neat or full hourglass figure, as the jacket will tuck in neatly to your defined body and help emphasis your shape.

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If you are doubtfull as to your bodytype I found this:
http://www.coatrackharmony.com/

I haven´t tried it. But it seems ok. And proves that the cuts/patterns are outthere.

My results nr. 1

Your Complexion

Your overall complexion is quite dark, so the main thing to be mindful of is to not wear black on its own, or at least pair it with odark shades including dark-brown and aubergine during the day, or royal purple for a more sophisticated look. However, to balance out your look, look to wear strong, dark colours very close to your face, and then contrast them with lighter or brighter colours from your additional colour palette.
Be careful! Although you can wear two dark colours and one light, or even one dark and one light - never wear two light colours as it will severely unbalance your complexion. This may be difficult in warmer climates where pastel shades may be more comfortable, however try not to wear such tones exclusively and always offset with a dark or bright colour to create a strong contrast.
When choosing colours from your palette, don't be shy and feel free to create good amounts of contrast such as lime, turquoise or emerald with stone or tauple. Do ensure to wear the strongest colours in your outfit close to your face, but if you do end up wearing lighter colours here - balance it out with deeper coloured make up to prevent yourself looking washed out.

Clothes on Demand Campaign Today entry nr. 2

In fairness to the shops I am trawling at the moment I here added some dresses of diffent cuts and color/prints but they are all in silk which is one of the most comftable materials there are.

Clothes on Demand Campaign

Todays search for a good quality dress and jacket continues at

http://www.curvety.com/

NOTE ....or ...Alarm ...Sale in on at curvety for the plusgirl

Material:

Material: Rayon Viscose/Elastane

I am certain I think this is a day dress. As it seems a bit fancy.

Other sugguestion:

But the materials are an issue. Escapcially is the weather is hot or you work in an office.

Either I am blind or IT blind because I didn´t find any jackets at all. So no jacket reveiw possible.

Wide calf boots sale: ONE style boot only in black...don´t be fooled.

Entry: Clothes on Demand.

So we continues our search for a quality dress and jacket with great detailing and nice material that feel and look great.

We are at:


http://www.newlook.com/?extcam=AFF_AFW_Communities+&+UGC_Plus+Size+Tall

At first I was like....yes - this one  I would like to review this one. I like it in grey.....But the joke was on me. This is from their normal collection.

I can have this one

Well you say: that isn´t different.

Oh yes...I can only have it black- so the grey which I like - is not for me. Major let- down.
Secondly the samo - samo:

Materials:90% Polyester, 10% Elastane  and it is black.

First up: There wasn´t one jacket I really like. This one came the closest.But if this is the figurhugging jacket they can offer. I am not interested.

Note on many figurhugging jackets there is a cut under the chest or breast to snuggle the jacket in and give some curves. That is not the case here.

Material: 100% Polyester

So yet a polyester adventure and not that much though to the cut. Hmmmmmm.

Todays entry in the "Clothes on Demand" Campaign

Todays dress review is based on:

http://www.yoursclothing.co.uk/P/Spot_print_dress_with_collar_and_tie_belt-(15938).aspx

This time it is the actual dress in the link.

Material:

Lining: 100% Polyester

Main/Contrast: 100% Viscose

Grrr...Polyester - it is a thing with plussize - heat  and artificial material. As such the dress is sleeveless so it should be ok.. But in general the detailing is not bad as such - it just isn´t super. And styled with some nice accessories it could be usefull.

But if I had my way with the "Clothes On Demand" Campaign. Then the cut could be changed to fit my bodytype much much better as this dress has a cut not good for my body. And the dresses with a good cut ...I ´ll not go there.

Jacket review:

http://www.yoursclothing.co.uk/P/Black_Fully_lined_jacket_with_revere_collar_and_three_buttons-(14835).aspx

1. MATERIALS!

Main: 100% Polyester

Lining: 100% Polyester

Granted most lining materials are polyester today. And polyester wouldn´t need ironing. But it surely has to be a superpolyester type not to "feel" wrong to the touch.

And the cut?? Not for the curve figure as the buttons are straight on the bust. Slightly below - please. If a jacket is to be figurehugging it has to follow the curves - not try to hide them.

Campaign "Clothes On Demand now"

Today entry in the "Clothes On Demand" campaign is looking at "Evans" from the Top shops list and - first off- tumbs up for not using dolled up models that could blur my impression of the dresses.

Tumbs down prices :(

Dress:

http://www.evans.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?beginIndex=25&viewAllFlag=&catalogId=33054&storeId=12553&productId=5399069&langId=-1&sort_field=Relevance&categoryId=209530&parent_categoryId=209427&pageSize=24

Tumbs up: Material = jersey which should work for hot days in contrast to the dress we looked at yesterday.

Tumbs down: limited sizes and color again.

Again machines are doing the job. Do the dress if customers ask for it.

-" Well shops wouldn´t sell much if they couldn´t trick buyers into a rush - buy due to limited sizes"
Well now I am not buying anything because they didn´t have what I was looking for. So...

As for the jacket:

http://www.evans.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?beginIndex=1&viewAllFlag=&catalogId=33054&storeId=12553&productId=5478714&langId=-1&sort_field=Relevance&categoryId=209602&parent_categoryId=209427&pageSize=24

LOL - well read all of the above. ;)

NOT the dress from the link - just amazing that we have designers who dare outthere.

"Clothes On Demand"

Todays entry in the "Clothes On Demand" Campaign is a review of SimpleBe as I see it.

Not the dress mentioned in the link. And I am looking at something shorter.

I am looking at jackets and dresses.


First item the dress:

http://www.simplybe-euro.com/shop/glamorosa-jersey-dress-very-voluptuous/le355/product/details/show.action?pdBoUid=5022#colour:,size:

As such the dress looks ok and the cut - well - it seems to fit my curves. BUT !!!! the materiale is a major "no-go"

79% Polyester, 13% Viscose, 8% Elastane. 

Can anyone spell - sweatonaza....

This dress is not to be worn when you get warm/hot. So tumbs down.

Second item - the jacket:

http://www.simplybe-euro.com/shop/petite-single-breasted-fitted-blazer/le257/product/details/show.action?pdBoUid=5022#colour:BLACK,size:

Note materials is not so important as you wear it on the outside. But still not great materiales.

However:

•  is from the petitecollection. Why ?
• Is only avaible in black. Why ?

So for gals looking to buy a nice summerdress and fitted jacket - it is a no-go. And for thoose wanting to pay a bit more for some great materiales. Tumbs down.

Yet other reason for "Clothes on Demand"

Please try my makeshift beauty test

Please do try my makeshift beauty test aka the pictures in the privious posts and tell me which you choose from the hair to ... and why let´s see what is truely attractive or mayby we should have some more picture. Note please that I am avoiding people or faces. Is Helle Berry or  Jessica Alba pretty women? Sure - but we are not testing beautfull people with make-up/stylist help. We are trying to find the attractive that could go grocery shopping if you get my drift.

What sort of cut is good for you?

different cuts explained

I am not recomending as I have never brought anything. I just think you might get some sort of insight to the different cut  that your clothes could have if we hade clothes on deman.

(Let´s start a campain for "clothes on demand")

The beauty rant continues

So what was my point with the photos below - see privious posts.

Well...

1. Beauty is truely in the eye of the beholder- whether you like short or long hair or white or black lace

So if you like something - let´s say you would like a blue figurehugging coat like the one in the Michel Ganier then you should be able to get it as that is your demand as a customer. BUT I can´t do that as the 20 shops in my town don´t carry that - so I can buy a tunica or a tunika.

Which is fine for now. But if we want a fashion - different- exciting world, should the market be more flexiable??

If I could sew I would ...
If I could pay a tailor I would

And if I didn´t know that most sewing work today is made by machines I would doubt my idea. But it is scary that if one person would/buy the machins we could have tailormade clothes on demand.

What a glorius world.

Attractive the sequal

As per the Michel Ganier painting - let´s look at some material and color:

What is attractive ? Part 2

Someone was wondering if I wouldn´t continue my ranting about attractive or not attractive(formerly entitled what is sexy)

Look at theese three pictures. Which siloutte would you find attractive?

You all know that I am for the cokebottle despite the fact I might look like one of the other siliouttes. LOL.

But if you like one of the three pictures and your body is going for something else or look like something else. What can you do??

What is Sexy??

I am know I have been away for while. But creating my website is sooo adictive and I spend hours designing the darn thing. But I have come to think:

What is sexy?

 Look at this girl. She is wearing more clothes then I. And yet she is flithy and alluring.

So what makes sexy.
1. I think curves to some extent which is why most women are highly sexy IF they show their curves. Coke Cola agress with me. The "old" glass bottle was shaped like at curvy women. Mind you not at triple DD with a tinny wiehst line( Barbie ???)
2. Choice of materiale. I have a ton of sweatshirt and let´s face it. Not at very sexy material. Actually the paintning might give some hints. The ligther the better. I know that a nude person in a big cardigan will turn more heads and be sexy. But we are talkning everyday life and shopping in the grocery store.

But making curvy clothes/figurehugging is not high on the agenda of my local clothshops. And the materials is all cottonblend with something polysomething. So what to do, if you want to a real women???

Top plus size shops

If you only want to try a few links then the the first one is an oversight and the second one is style tips. They sell online:
http://www.plus-size-tall.com/plus-size-women-clothing-directory/

This post is for plus-size gals online:

1/ Style insperation: Magasin for plus size women - see the style tips.

2/ Blogs

A cury blogger: http://garnerstyle.blogspot.fr/
A must read: http://www.thebudgetfashionista.com/archive/uk-plus-size-stores/
An extensive site: http://www.pasazz.net/

List of different online shops: (I have reviewed a couple of them during "Clothes on Demand" Campaign.)

simplybe



mums Evans har noget godt
http://www.yoursclothing.co.uk/C/All_Dresses-(18).aspx

http://www.newlook.com/?extcam=AFF_AFW_Communities+&+UGC_Plus+Size+Tall

http://www.curvety.com/S/All_Accessories_Sale_Dresses-(63).aspx

http://www.bandlu.com/catalog.asp?page=6

http://www.navabi.co.uk/size-26.html?topic=172
http://store.alloy.com/frontpage.do?LSRCH=0&siteID=mAU0WG1r.Lw-qX_nejmZJk.LDAc_UAEnvw&crID=10000009&crPUB=mAU0WG1r*Lw&crTYPE=3

http://www.ae.com/web/browse/category.jsp?catId=cat1320034

http://www.torrid.com/torrid/Clothing/Jackets.jsp

My shoes from The States

Emnet giver sig selv. Jeg vil klart forslå folk at købe heelstoppers, da man møder en del på sin vej, som ødelægger de fine hæle...

Vedhæftet billede

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Kinakjole eventyr

Jeg fandt den, som jeg skal have hos: http://stores.ebay.com/gianinarbridal

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Jeg beklager det store billede. Jeg har- flere gange- forsøgt at skalere det, men nu gider jeg ikke rode med det mere. Jeg kan pille posten ned, når Sophia og den anden som har spurgt, har læst og set billeder.

Jeg tror, at jeg vil vente med at fortælle om min kjole til, den er kommet hjem. Men jeg vil gerne fortælle om, hvad jeg har gjort.

1. Jeg tjekkede hele tiden nettet. "Has anyone brought a dress from XXX?" primært fordi de engelske sites har så mange andre, der har erfaringer.
2. Jeg kiggede næsten altid på real samples, dem som har lavet min kjole, har en site med real samples, hvor jeg tjekkede de ting, som var relevante for min kjole. Hvordan var deres blonder? Andre sites var gode til rosen-påsyning(men det var ikke relevant for min kjole)
3. Jeg lavede simpelhen et overblik over de ting jeg synes var vigtige for mig.
a. Can you made the dress from satin(her - var det vigtigt for mig at det var silke satin) Do you use YYK zippers ( ikke fordi jeg ved en sk.. om lynslåse, jeg havde bare læst på en anden site at det var et anerkendt lynlåse - firma) Do you use swarski(ikke stavet rigtigt) crystals? Længere tilbage i kinatråden kan du "se" at de ofte siger ja uden entlig at vide det. Så jeg tror nok, at jeg skrev What sort of crystal do you use? osv osv.
Jeg spurgte om alt det, som andre sites fortalte, at det var høj kvalitet for deres kjoler. Der er en Justin Alexander kjole, som har været fremme et par gange, hvor tyl og antal af tyl - lag betyder en hel del for kjolen. Så jeg kunne også spørge ind til antallet af tyl - lag. Trods det at min kjole ikke er en tyl - kjole. Jeg ville bare gerne have den kjole også, er dog blevet vetoet af min kæreste. Han synes en kjole må være nok ????? LOL

Jeg havde også prøvet kjoler i en dansk forretning, hvilket I kan se i en tidligere post. Der fortalte de selv, at deres kjoler kom fra Kina og jeg tror, at det + denne tråd overbevidste mig om at købe min kjole i udlandet.

Jeg er såååå spændt på at min kjole kommer hjem. Den er sendt i går via DLH. De billeder jeg har fået .....JUBIIIIIIIII... er lige som jeg ville have tingene. Jeg fik desuden billeder inden de syede blonden på, så jeg kunne komme med rettelser.

Hvis den kjole - jeg får - passer mine mål og kjolen lever op til de billeder, som jeg har fået - vil jeg være lykkens pamfililus(heller ikke rigtig stavet)

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