What I'm Wearing to Teach Today: Comin' at You Straight On

Had on purple tights at first; think the green is better

Dress:  Jacob
Tights:  Falke
Shoes:   Kenneth Cole Reaction

Pumpkin Pie

It was Canadian Thanksgiving yesterday (technically*).  When the ladyfriend said she was going to wear an orange sweater so we could match, I thought she was kidding.  Now I know better.  Here we are with our friends' son.  Crazy matching aunties!

*I say technically because it drives me crazy that Canadians don't eat Thanksgiving dinner on the actual holiday; they're all eating on Saturday or Sunday.  I'm not saying that American Thanksgiving is superior, but at least we eat it on the actual holiday.

Allowances - A Refinement

It didn't take long to find me lying in bed thinking, "There are just some outfits that don't really have room for the handmade in them."  I was thinking of certain dresses, which I didn't make but love, and how, well, I'd probably just be wearing tights, shoes, and underwear with them.  I'm not making shoes (amazingly have no desire to), I'm not making my tights (although I will modify some of them into stockings, which should count), and when it comes to underwear...despite my interest in a local bra-making class, it may only result in a couple of pairs of bikini bottoms. Overthink much?

Seam Allowance Project - Time to Love What I Make

Alabama Chanin dress in progress

I've become quite fascinated by the Seam Allowance Project started by Kristine Vejar, founder of A Verb for Keeping Warm in Oakland, CA.  (Despite my trips to Oakland, I have yet to make it to the shop, and now with my "no new craft materials" pledge, I will have to go "just to look.")

What I Wore to Teach Today: It's All in the Wrapping

Dress:  Ter et Bantine
Shoes: (not shown) Chie Mihara (same as yesterday)

The Smart Set

Can you imagine how exciting it was to discover a whole site dedicated to blogs about academia & fashion?  I'm slowly making my way through them.  Sometimes you really do discover new things on the internet.

What I'm Wearing to Teach Today: Givin' a Test!

Dress:  Roland Mouret
Shoes:  Chie Mihara