No video today, so here's a bunch of pictures of me in the spirit of #imnot2d and my rapidly increasing craziness🤪
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I'm wearing @paper_theory #olyashirt and again the #utchandlerpants by @untitledthoughts. I feel very cozy and this is the perfect outfit for a day when I feel tired and frustrated. Maybe because I'm an action person, and try to change what I think is wrong, the constant fighting is making me so.fricking.exhausted.all.the.time. I always have to explain myself and my decision to people who don't even want to listen to me, being content with a label like "lazy" or "aggressive" or "not understanding their struggles" - the last one being particular rich given the context it came up in. Why don't we give each other the benefit of the doubt and listen instead of giving in to our own preconceptions?
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Ok, I'm done whining hahaha. I guess I'm salty coz yesterday I argued with my boss and he said I am EMOTIONAL. I cut him a new one. Wtf...?!
Thanks to all those who chimed in with comments and helpful suggestions as a result of yesterday's Stories. I have a few things to consider now but hopefully everything will work out for the best!
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Somewhat on point, I'm dancing to Muse's single "Dead Inside", from their album Drones. I'm not a big fan of Muse (reminds me of Radiohead but without the added bonus of Thom Yorke moaning, haha) tho I occasionally listen to them.
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Besides the dancing, it's less cold these days, so I'm wearing only two layers - shocking! I've paired my @untitledthoughts #UTchandlerpants with the @elbe_textiles #cornellshirt (seriously how much do I love this? and more importantly, why is my entire closet not made of silk noil?) and an old RTW cashmire sweater.
Yesterday was a holiday so I went notions shopping 😂 today I'm back in the lab. After my trench coat debacle ("stay away from Reconstructing History" seems to be the message) I'm very motivated to sew, tho these few weeks will be challenging. I've got a full set of experiments, paper writing, meetings, kimono events...when will there be time?
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Anyhow, today I'm wearing my first self-drafted shirt in cotton linen, Husband-san's cardi, and my trusty #evelynoveralls.
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Yesterday I also cleaned up my closet, and discovered that despite having been very prolific, I only have 65 items of clothing total, 5 of which are RTW. I nonetheless decided to re-home a few items, so @tamifrey if you are into grey hit me up 😂
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This was a good opportunity to see what I reach for most and what I want to be wearing in the future. For example, I live in dresses/jumpsuits in summer, but would like to make some office-appropriate linen shirts I can wear under a jacket (hence my developing my own shirt pattern). I'd also like to make some dresses I can wear in winter (tights are one of my pet peeves so we'll see about that). And, last but not least, fancy dresses. I generally wear kimono like Edo Komon or Iromuji (kimono at the level of a business suit) with Fukuro obi (formal belt, about 4 long) if I have to be fancy, but It'd be nice to have more options for summer (try wearing a belt which weights 2 kgs in August 😂). Are you into closet assessments?
Finally, and in mean FINALLY managed to take pictures of my latest @minervadotcom make, soon (?) coming to their blog. I spent so much time making this suit, having assembled the jacket ENTIRELY by hand (I know, I'm crazy). I originally wanted to use a vintage Oscar de la Renta, but really didn't like how the toile jived with the pants so opted for Burda 10/2018 101. I padstitched ad nauseam, but despite that, this Cavalry Twill is very soft and my lapels are not as crisp as I wanted...oh well, live and learn. I also made two different pair of pants to do with the jacket (in this picture I'm wearing #V9189). This is recommended for suits, since pants wear it faster (and therefore will leave you a still usable jacket with no pants) AND you can wear your suit twice a week. Doubling the life of a suit I've spent so much time making sense very reasonable to me!
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I've also learnt that having broad shoulders doesn't mean you can have thinner shoulder pads 😂 so today I have in and tried a bunch of different ones at @shinjuku_okadaya so I know what I need to make (because of course I made my own shoulder pads!)
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The shirt I'm wearing is the first iteration of my on going series of shirts. Compared to "birdie", the one I just made, the fit is terrible but still definitely wearable I think.
