tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1610580751860595733.post1225767438871993314..comments2012-09-12T10:59:35.129-07:00Comments on PinkRococo v.2: Voting With Your Wallet.Beehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00742813733371046615noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1610580751860595733.post-30869350661203656102012-08-14T16:10:02.800-07:002012-08-14T16:10:02.800-07:00Thanks for the encouraging words!
I think it'...Thanks for the encouraging words! <br /><br />I think it's so easy to fall into the fast-fashion tendency that a lot of people seem to perpetuate. I think we all like to be appreciated and complimented, but when the response is "Oh thanks! I bought it at ______."- it feels a little bit depressing. Saying that you made it yourself or that it's vintage or repurposed or whatever, is so much more rewarding. <br /><br />I actually would like to make a lot of the dresses featured on this page:<br />http://www.sewweekly.com/category/makethislook/<br /><br />Thanks for the tip on dead fluerette-- even though the blog is on hiatus :(! Still though, inspirational images!Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00742813733371046615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1610580751860595733.post-37550467401241629602012-08-13T20:54:57.151-07:002012-08-13T20:54:57.151-07:00I took a similar sort of "pledge" around...I took a similar sort of "pledge" around this time last year -- no more fast-fashion, quality over quantity, and try to up my own sewing skills.<br /><br />I think it is working alright! I ditched a lot of my wardrobe and used what I know from sewing to refine what I had left. And because I wasn't shopping as much (I used to shop for the sake of shopping, not for the sake of the resulting purchase) I was able to save and acquire my first pair of designer shoes on sale. :) so that was definitely a boost.<br /><br />there are lots of blogs out there by other people who are taking on similar challenges too -- dead fluerette is one (she doesn't sew though) that i really like, even though we don't share the same fashion style.Nyssa Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03611807702587831444noreply@blogger.com