Mad for Plaid

Just an itty bit is sometimes nice.
Found on Anthropologie

Just a bit, or a lot, of red plaid always gets me through the winter. A favorite memory, still clear for me, is my grandmother in her wool plaid Pendleton jacket raking in her fall garden.  Below are some of my recent favorite plaid finds, an ad I did in the 1980 something, a little sewing project I just completed and of course Ms. Viv the Queen of plaid. Has anyone seen a nice pair of red plaid clogs that need me?

Found on Etsy. Pia Barile has lots of lovely wrist warmers,
unfortunately these gems have sold.

Coat with a lot of fun detail from Omiru that can be purchased at Urban Outfitters

I have a few of these I store paper treasures in. Found on Etsy here.

A Pinterest find which is unfortunately untraceable

From a MAC Cosmetics ad

Love this. Origin unknown.

An ad I did for Gant in the mid '80s,
before Photoshop, using some very very old school methods.

 

 

This little collar was last weekend's easy sewing project. I am in love with the simple Japanese sewing books you can find more and more of. I got this pattern from Shape Shape by Natsuno Hiraiwa.

A heavenly symphony by Vivienne Westwood, an artist who knows how to work her plaid.
Here's a wonderful film interview of this revolutionist.

Scarfing

I do a weird little virgo ritual every fall. I take out all my scarves and press them. My birthday is late August and one of my dearest of dears, Pat, always slips a few vintage scarves into the pile of presents she showers on me. Her silky gifts always get me excited for the change of season. I like to sort them by color and maybe edit a bit, but really, why throw out one of those lovelies? They barely take up any space. I carefully press each one, enjoying the pattern and palette the designer carefully put together. It's like washing that special china or crystal around the holidays. The dishwasher is a no-no with vintage tableware, so loving each one clean is another way of enjoying them. Below are some Fall dresses by designers just as in love with scarves as I am.
Source- mytheresa.com  Designers- Dries Van Noten, Pucci, Missoni, Anna Sui, Etro, Pucci, Etro