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  • Celebrity DIY Style: Duro Isn't Dead

    POSTED BY STACY SCHLYER, SEPTEMBER 22 2008 10:41 AM | PERMALINK

     

    Three years ago Duro Olowu had the hottest 'it' dress around - The Duro. It became so popular, that almost all the "Big 4" pattern companies had their own version (admittedly, I even made my own). I had thought that this look was over, but saw a recent photo of Kelly Ripa in an Ana Sui kimono-style dress and thought it might be time pull out my dress and wear it a few more times. Looking to make a duro-esque style for yourself? Try Simplicity 4072, Butterick 4849, or McCall 5137 in a border...

  • Celebrity DIY Style: Sharon Stone's Easy Summer Dress

    POSTED BY STACY SCHLYER, AUGUST 25 2008 05:15 PM | PERMALINK

     

     

    In need of a dress, but don't have a lot of time to sew? If you're like me, projects that give me immediate gratification (i.e. can be made in a day or weekend) are my favorite and a dress like Sharon Stone's definitely fits the bill. To reproduce her style use Butterick 5174 and an animal print from Spandex House such as this purple\blue leopard print or a pink cheetah from Gorgeous Fabrics. If you prefer more muted colors, try Fabric.com's leopard in olive or Emma One Sock's boutique...

  • Patterns With International Flare

    POSTED BY STACY SCHLYER, APRIL 19 2008 08:00 AM | PERMALINK

    For many of us who sew, we've become familiar with the paper patterns that we find in brick and mortar stores - commonly known as "the Big 4" (Simplicity, McCall, Butterick, and Vogue). It wasn't until after years of sewing with these envelopes that I discovered there were other patterns out there - those that come in magazines! Not only were there lots of trendy options to sew up, but there were up to 50 patterns available in one issue alone! Now for the bad news - none of them are written in the...

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