Sew, A Needle Pulling Thread...

{My DYT Type One Style   Jacket  Sewn by Moi   Turquoise Shirt  Liz Claiborne, thrifted  
Dark Skinnies  Pashu by Parasuco, thrifted   Boots  Ralph Lauren via Winners   
Scarf   thrifted   McCall's Pattern # M5525}


I was going to be a fashion designer


My story today takes us back, way back, to when I was in high school. Occasionally there were those school days that were just fun. And this day was one of them. My Phys Ed class was going for a morning outdoor excursion, a ramble in the bog to be precise, and it was Awards Presentation Day that afternoon. So, kinda like no school really. I left the house in faded blue jeans, a plaid shirt, and serviceable hiking boots. I remember it clearly. I was intentionally making a fashion statement. It was the late seventies, and I was going for androgynous hiker girl. There was nothing girly about this ensemble. That afternoon, my BF's and I were in assembly eager to watch our peers accept awards and scholarships acknowledging their outstanding achievements. When the time came for the Home Economics Scholarship, we giggled like the school girls we were and wondered who the Suzy Homemaker was going to be. Well, the joke was on me.  

When my name was announced, I was a bit stunned to be honest. I was the Suzy Homemaker we had mocked moments before? Yes, I had taken sewing classes throughout high school, but Suzy Homemaker? Egad! Even my name was a match. I bounded up on the stage, styled in an outfit so incongruous with the honour bestowed upon me, that the entire auditorium including myself was in laughter.    

Okay, about this outfit. In contrast to what this little blog shows, I actually do wear coats and jackets, socks and boots, throughout the winter. I had been searching without success for a jacket that was colourful, warm, water resistant, and not too bulky. I could not find one, thrifted or new, so I decided to sew my own. I used a heavier cotton for the lining {colourful and warm}, made it large enough that I can layer a sweater under it for the extra chilly days, and ta da, a finished jacket appropriate for both our current weather and any unexpected awards presentations. The colour of the jacket is most closely represented by the last photograph.  

Rainy, gray day courtesy of Vancouver Canada.  
{Edible Canada   Granville Island}



Today I am linking up with Patti at Not Dead Yet Style for the ever popular Visible Monday.  Please pop on over and take a look.

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