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Marfy sewing patterns

4/20/2022

They're back, or they've always been there but rather untraceable. There were questions on the Internet where to buy Marfy sewing patterns and no one knew the answer. Anyway, they're back! You can order Marfy sewing patterns again, directly through the Marfy website.

The website does not mention anything about a return or a temporary offline. A new blog has been added, informative but limited.
In any case, the famous catalogues, the sewing patterns and the 'Evergreen collections' are for sale again. And the website also has FREE downloads.

Free Ukraine Support Embroidery Pattern

3/8/2022

Donwload the FREE Ukraine Support embroidery pattern at https://www.creativefabrica.com

Ukraine Support Pattern

Haute LATEX couture

2/27/2022

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Haute couture LATEX fashion is couture that consists of 100% latex. Beautiful creations are made with latex, but unfortunately most people have a different association with latex clothing. Namely: The sex industry and 'tacky' party clothing. Nothing is less true. Some latex-designers are creating Haute LATEX couture which is really couture and very chic!

Chanel's former rolemodel: Christy Turlington is still beautiful!

1/3/2022

Remember beautiful Christy Turlington as the Chanel Model of the 80's? She was amazing and she still is! At the age of 53 years, she looks more radiant and natural than ever.

Read the article:

Vogue
At 53, Christy Turlington
Only Gets More Beautiful

Chanel 2021/22 Métiers d’art Show

12/8/2021

CHANEL

The CHANEL 2021/22 Métiers d’art show by Virginie Viard took place inside ??19M, the new Parisian building created by CHANEL dedicated to the Fashion Métiers d’art. The model, musician and CHANEL ambassador Soo Joo Park AKA Ether joined Daniel Lopatin on stage after walking the show to sing the finale song of the artist’s exclusive soundtrack especially composed for the collection.

Chanel Haute couture show Fall-Winter 2021/2022

8/9/2021

Inspired by movements of French painting, the Chanel Fall/Winter 2021/2022 show by Virginie Viard, took place amongst the Neo-Renaissance splendour of the Palias Galliera, City of Paris Fashion Musuem.

Enjoy!

Chanel at Cannes 2021

7/21/2021

Ambassadors and friends of the House Chanel celebrated cinema during the 74th edition of the Festival de Cannes.

Bye Instagram, Hello Pinterest!

6/2/2021

We have left Instagram. Bye, bye! But we are getting more enthousiast about Pinterest each new day, each new picture! Hello Pinterst, we love you.

Christy Dawn for inspiration

5/18/2021

Sustainability is very important to us, and we were very happy to receive a nice tip from a reader. "Have you heard of Christy Dawn?" No, we didn't have... but we wanted to know more about this new clothing brand. It claims to respect the environment and even to contribute to improve the ecosystem. Let's talk about Christy Dawn!

Chanel Book Club

5/15/2021

In conversation with literary historian Fanny Arama, ambassador and spokesperson for the House Charlotte Casiraghi invited writer and friend of the House Anne Berest to examine the figure of girls in literature, through a tribute to the work of Anne Wiazemsky. Actress and CHANEL ambassador Alma Jodorowsky opened the discussion with a reading of excerpts from "Jeune fille" by Anne Wiazemsky, and "Sagan 1954" by Anne Berest.

The video in french language. Please leave a comment below the video: English subtitles please!

Chanel Cruise 2021/2022

5/5/2021

New on YouTube: The CHANEL Cruise 2021/22 show by Virginie Viard filmed amongst the white limestone expanses of the Carrières de Lumières, a former quarry in the village of Les Baux-de-Provence, in the south of France.

Chanel couture

4/23/2021

CHANEL: THE HEAD SEAMSTRESSES WILL BLOW YOUR MIND! (My favorite video!) by Loic Prigent

Loic Prigent

It’s Haute Couture baby! The most expensive clothes in the world! The CHANEL heads of atelier explains all the visual tricks and technical gems of the first Haute Couture collection by Virginie Viard solo. A very special collection needs very special explanations! This is the third of three videos about this exceptional CHANEL Haute Couture collection by Virginie Viard.

Marfy Spring 2021 trends

4/13/2021

Comfy maxi shirts, extra wide sleeves, flared pants, sporty jackets and more.... We love the Marfy sewing patterns from Italy. Especially the trends for Spring 2021. We got the newsletter by email and want to share it with our readers.

Run Christy! Run!

3/25/2021

Remember beautiful Christy Turlington as the Chanel Model of the 80's? She was amazing and she still is! We love her as an activist for several foundations to support women all over the world. And we love her new running advertisement for Adidas shown on Vogue.com.

Mylo, the new vegan leather

3/23/2021

Stella McCarthey introduced her new collection of garments made from Mylo leather last week. Mylo is a new fabric made by the clever engineers from Bolt Threads™.

'Mylo Unleather' is a durable fabric made from champions. Mylo has the appearance and properties of leather and is soft, supple and less harmful to the environment. Adidas, lululemon, and Stella McCartney now use this fabric for their new collections.

Gabriela Hearts about Sustainability

3/15/2021

We love the interview with Gabriela Hearts about Sustainability and we would like to share it with you. It is available on the Vogue website.

The home dress revival !

3/6/2021

The home dress is back in town! Vogue has spent an entire article this week about the home dress and selected the most beautiful dresses for the reader. But what is a home dress? And why would you want (to make) it?

Chanel: Meet model Amanda

2/18/2021

CHANEL is faithful since Decembre 2001 to Amanda Sanchez, one of the two in-house models! The first person she spoke to was Virginie Viard.

Stella & Sustainability

2/9/2021

We simply love Fashion-designer Stella McCartney and her vision on fashion & sustainability. Read the surprising and inspiring article on Vogue.com last days. She tells us all about her promises in this collection, which was 80% sustainable. She also used up the overstock of said fabrics she’s been saving for the last 20 years.

Warm winter coats, let's start sewing!

2/4/2021

Nice, thick, warm winter coats ... All of a sudden we need them anyway. Yess! It seems a bit too late in the season to start sewing a coat.... But it is possible. Sewing a DIY-winter coat seems like a lot of work but that is not true! We will help you to make a good choice in terms of sewing pattern. Let's start sewing!

Chanel: Spring-Summer 2021

1/27/2021

Interview with Marga, BaudekinStudio Ca.

1/24/2021

Interview with Marga van der Vet

Sewing Chanel-Style

SEWING hobby & passion

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being a Dutch 50+ model

Chanel connects, let's share!

1/15/2021

Read more on Vogue:
Listen Up to “Chanel Connects,” a New Podcast Series Focused on Culture

'Bridgerton' and dressing up!

1/12/2021

Bridgerton is an American drama series created by Chris Van Dusen and produced by Shonda Rhimes and is on Netflix since December 2020. It is based on Julia Quinn's novels. It takes place around 1813 in the competitive world of Regency London at the debutante ball: regency dresses, gloves and umbrellas. Daughters of aristocratic backgrounds make their debut in the hope of securing a suitable marriage partner.

Totally new!
But Bridgerton is not just a costume drama as we have seen in the past such as Downton Abbey, Amadeus, The King's speech, The remains of the day and Pride & Prejudice. Bridgerton is innovative in terms of casting. The cast is multi-cultural and it fits perfectly into the story.

In addition, we all enjoy Bridgerton exactly at the right moment. We are in a dark time because of the Pandemic and most people have been living in their hoodies and sweatpants for months. And suddenly there is a delightful series in which the costumes look dramatically large, extremely beautiful and almost unreal.

Run-away-bride?
We cannot run from a Pandemic, in fact, we are all trapped in our home or our limited work-related-circle or 'social bubble'. We have to get the Pandemic under control and prevent it from spreading around. Of course, everyone knows it won't last forever, even though it feels like it. But we can escape and enjoy our digital life, a good book or great movies and series. Like Bridgerton!

Costumes and dressing up big time!
The life at Bridgerton's is so different that it seems almost unreal. Beautiful settings, people and even better: the costumes and accessories. While we are walking in the streets with masks and plastic gloves, the Bridgerton artistocracy walks with umbrellas, mega dresses (with crinoline cages underneath), hats and long, flawless white or lace gloves.

When was the last time we dressed up so chic, or did we do our very best to look neat and clean? It seems a long time ago.... The twenties of this century, so far, do not look like 'the roaring twenties' (of the last century) at all....

Dressing up, in dark times
In this corona crisis, is hardly applicable anymore. Why should we? Many people opt for convenience and comfort. But dressing up also has to do with joie de vivre, self-confidence, self-esteem and ambition.

As we wrote in: Living in a bubble, we now live and work digitally, but we are definitely seen. Behind the screen during Facetime conversations, by means of selfies for Instagram or during meetings on Zoom. A nice blouse with a bow or brooch, or a homemade Chanel-style jacket, shows a different attitude than a sweater or hoodie with a just-out-of-bed hairstyle.

Read more: Dressing up or dressing down

Bridgerton as inspiration
But for now, fortunately, we have Bridgerton to escape from the abnormally-normal now-a-days world. We live in our comfortable - dressing down clothes for months.... And while we are enjoying ourselves watching the innovative costume drama, why not make something ourselves? Just for fun, or for the future (party)?

Our suggestions for you to get creative:

Join the challenge of making a Crinoline cage.
Try making a beautiful Victorian blouse with puff sleeves
Upcycling: from shirt to special Chanel-style blouse
Or start making Victorian-style clothing
Or a blouse with beautiful ruffles and large sleeves

Summarized:
While we are enjoying the Netflix series Bridgerton and the beautiful costumes, we realize once again how we are live during the Pandemic and lockdown(s). We hardly make any effort to look good. Comfort is more important than chic, and that is of course practical. Dressing down is also part of life and has become almost standard in this corona time ...

But 'Dressing up' says a lot about you as a person and is always possible. Use the beautiful series as inspiration and make something beautiful for yourself, for now or later. We won't be walking down the street in crinolines or mega costumes, but sometimes it's not just about the result, but also about the feeling and of course the challenge of the sewing process!

The spenser and waistcoat: trendy (again)...

12/8/2020

The spencer (sleeveless sweaters) and the waistcoat (sleeveless blazers) are back in fashion this fall/winter. But that's always the case because they are always ideal in changeable weather. Or are they really beloved and timeless classics?

A spencer is timeless
A spencer is a sleeveless sweaters and have been in fashion for so long that they either look very old-fashioned or super modern. Think of the classic check spencer. The checkered spencers are looking as old as the Middle-Ages but they are super modern as well. Especially if these retro-items are combined with modern trends. We believe spencers can be both terribly ugly and timelessly beautiful. It just depends on how you wear a spencer and how you style it.

Tips:

Be carefull with a short spencer (this looks very 'sixties')
Pied-de-poule, large checks and crocheted spencers, see picture below, don't do it, unless you are very hip and it is a nice contrast with the rest of your outfit and appearance
Too tight spencers: not done...
A spencer that is too tight will soon appear as if it has been washed too hot or that you have (unintentionally) grown in width yourself.
Do: nice and loose, casual, beautiful colors or a beautiful unique item.

Waistcoats
Waistcoats have never really gone out of style. They have evolved over time and have often adapted in shape and length. From super short and sexy to long and casual. And let's not forget that they belong to the workwear of many, especially the yellow vests in traffic (and demonstrations!), Protection for lumberjacks and nature guides, body protectors, business clothing and evening wear.

But it remains a clothing item "You either like or you either don't" ...

Tips:

If you have big breasts, do not wear a waistcoat which is too small or tight, unless you want to draw attention to your decollete.
Brown, beige, green tones quickly appear very dusty.
Faux fur, body warmers, sleeveless wind jackets: of course, but only for the outdoors.
A jeans waistcoat with texts? Well, that kind of depends on what your goal is for the day ... nice and rebellious, though!
Yess!: beautiful tailored waistcoats with a white blouse underneath: always chic!
Also yess: longer waistcoats: especially in autumn a nice garment to wear as an extra layer.
Styling: long necklaces, pearls or a tight necklace: beautiful & sexy.

Summarized:
Every autumn and winter, variants of the spencer and waistcoat come along with the announcement that they are super trendy again. But it is really a matter of taste whether this will be such a success or not.

Would you like to make a nice waistcoat in Bouclé fabric? That is definitely recommended.
Sewing pattern: Newlook 6914

Would you like to make a nice chic, modern longer waistcoat?
Sewing pattern: Sewing Scandinavian style

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