tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post4489119928680572997..comments2024-03-14T16:03:32.434-04:00Comments on Gertie's New Blog for Better Sewing: Inspiration: The Babydoll Dress (Mod, Grunge, and More)Gertiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04314542159287533507noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-11521050592140817482013-08-05T22:04:52.525-04:002013-08-05T22:04:52.525-04:00I use this all the time and it is great for finish...I use this all the time and it is great for finishing seams.I use the overedge foot and a zigzag stitch. I also use it for mending frayed edges on my husband work pants or frayed towels. It also can be used for a waistline casing without turning the fabric under, makes it flatter and is easy. I have used up thread by using wild colors on the inside of kids clothes or pjs. janetnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-12617959256968237452013-07-27T05:10:31.277-04:002013-07-27T05:10:31.277-04:00I rocked the kinderwhore look in my teens, torn fi...I rocked the kinderwhore look in my teens, torn fishnets, babydolls and all. Turned up to my school leavers disco (UK equivalent of a prom but without all that king and queen nonsense) in a little white dress and big black boots sprayed with silver glitter. I still wear stripy knee length socks, mary janes, and own at least one rather frilly short dress. Maybe I'm getting too old for it now, but I just don't care ;)<br /><br />PS - first time commenting here, but I've been a huge fan ever since signing up for your Craftsy Bombshell Dress course!Josephine Myleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04469455529741307720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-82024283246610021752013-07-23T16:49:47.223-04:002013-07-23T16:49:47.223-04:00I loved this look. I used to wear dm boots in oran...I loved this look. I used to wear dm boots in orange or purple with baby doll dresses or petticoats with baggy cardigans. Did you ever hear of a band called Daisy Chainsaw? The lead singer was my fashion icon of the time. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-20918462331471684312013-07-17T22:45:33.684-04:002013-07-17T22:45:33.684-04:00I remember reading an interview with Kathleen Hann...I remember reading an interview with Kathleen Hanna and Gloria Steinem in BUST about 10 years ago. Steinem said that she didn't approve of the kinderwhore look because she thought it was infantalizing. Hanna said it was about girls reclaiming their childhood because girls generally have to grow up a lot faster than boys. Either way, it was definitely subversive.<br /><br />I've been really nostalgic for fanzines and punk rock lately. e.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14117556458683276871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-25951710590391407122013-07-17T18:00:03.471-04:002013-07-17T18:00:03.471-04:00Thanks for the history lesson. I think many of us ...Thanks for the history lesson. I think many of us would remember more about history if they always linked it to fashion. I have a vintage clothing book that does just that, it is my favorite to read.<br />Kinderwhore sounds so nasty.....but I do like to mix things up. Not on me, necessarily, but in the world of costuming where I work. Combat boots with "pretty" dresses, denim with formal...that kind of thing.themissymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08819103693231507447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-68755024518334752202013-07-16T03:46:37.121-04:002013-07-16T03:46:37.121-04:00Hey Kathy, I have an equivalent story of me missin...Hey Kathy, I have an equivalent story of me missing Nirvana at the very first Big Day Out festival(Sydney 1992) to go see my favourite Australian band the Clouds. SuzyQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09436945498919278933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-59799734733172820002013-07-15T18:30:56.820-04:002013-07-15T18:30:56.820-04:00I love short dresses, but I always get a little ne...I love short dresses, but I always get a little nervous about babydoll styles being a busty gal. I can't wait to see what you come up with. BTW - It was great to meet you in person at the 39th street fabric stores! Sandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04890008405738438915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-15926088639706439772013-07-15T11:46:11.969-04:002013-07-15T11:46:11.969-04:00I love babydoll dresses (from both decades!) I...I love babydoll dresses (from both decades!) I've found myself drawn to 90's style again recently..perhaps it's a bit of nostalgia ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17098859254527196906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-40635754576498781782013-07-14T22:27:21.500-04:002013-07-14T22:27:21.500-04:00Yes, I was going to shows from early 80's on a...Yes, I was going to shows from early 80's on and was honestly dismissive of the Nirvana wave hitting at Lollapalooza-- decided to skip that show. Fashion had changed for me by that point as well. The torn fishnets, babydoll type dresses often were just altered stuff we found in the thrift stores (minidresses-- were wearing them in 1980). Flannel was what we went to when the paisley was sold out and when it got cold. Didn't Hot Topic open around the mid 90's turning and underground fashion movement into mallwear spurring a whole trend of emo? The music was also derivative, perhaps played/produced more professionally. I suppose those from the 70's underground sneered at us young'ns with our hardcore sensibilities. But women of punk like Exene, Wendy O Williams, Lydia Lunch, --they not only inspired you to make your own look and brave the stares and thrown objects but also to own your creativity and live your truth, think for yourself. Rowsellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02744798941132024212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-36467149076578165812013-07-14T13:31:37.655-04:002013-07-14T13:31:37.655-04:00I like the look and it's because babydoll dres...I like the look and it's because babydoll dresses are perennial garments - worn with sandals in the summer and worn with boots/tights in the winter. And if you made it with a timeless fabric, it will be in your closet for decades!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-57844294376243368872013-07-14T01:57:08.800-04:002013-07-14T01:57:08.800-04:00That's what I love about the second coming of ...That's what I love about the second coming of the 90's, I can mash up the bits I did wear/listen to and those I wish I had!Nyssa Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03611807702587831444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-38251184250861270562013-07-14T00:38:25.928-04:002013-07-14T00:38:25.928-04:00~ ✿✿✿ ~ RIOT GRRRL 4 EVER ~ ✿✿✿ ~ ( remember this ...~ ✿✿✿ ~ RIOT GRRRL 4 EVER ~ ✿✿✿ ~ ( remember this collection ? ! grrrl inspired ! http://www.style.com/fashionshows/review/S2011RTW-MKIRCH ) ... gertie ... girl ... babydoll dresses are my *SPECIALITY* ! my blog has examples for pages and pages ... lol ... basically my signature ...<br /><br />but really ! i kind of want you to adopt me and we can start our own riot grrrl band named "the screamstresses" and watch mad men and sew together ? dream luvr ...<br /><br />+ ! hedi slimane got so much bleep for that collection ... i think i quite liked what he did ... ;-) ... ~ScAnDeLoUs~ ... what do u think ? ... i bet a. wintour loved it ... lol ...kate cait sithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09200306470579778607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-63554968244444934052013-07-13T17:48:10.825-04:002013-07-13T17:48:10.825-04:00whoops! forgot to mention: the original version ha...whoops! forgot to mention: the original version has some rather interesting diagonal seaming on it!Jen in Oznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-19314395398006524382013-07-13T17:46:30.046-04:002013-07-13T17:46:30.046-04:00Never been into grunge or babydoll dresses, but I&...Never been into grunge or babydoll dresses, but I'm curious on what your take would be on making a short short (original) Uhura style Star Trek dress?Jen in Oznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-40934799262964873002013-07-13T16:21:45.233-04:002013-07-13T16:21:45.233-04:00When I was a kid, babydoll bathing suits were very...When I was a kid, babydoll bathing suits were very popular! Imagine the babydoll top over a bathing suit bottom. Very cute, but I sure couldn't pull it off at my age, LOL! Thanks for bringing back some fun fashion memories!Mom2furhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09919967314390699344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-83547469677514949652013-07-13T13:34:29.784-04:002013-07-13T13:34:29.784-04:00I have to laugh about Courtney Love, I was rocking...I have to laugh about Courtney Love, I was rocking the baby doll, ripped Danskin fishnets and Soviet combat boots in the late 80's and early 90's! By the time Courtney Love came on the scene, it was already old news here and the look was not considered grunge, it was post punk. By the mid nineties, us undergrounders were well into the early 70's "superfly" look, leather/suede coats with huge notched collars, halter and maxi dresses, weird polyester shirts with landscapes or hideous prints and of course the same ripped fishnets with combat boots. Those days were a lot of fun, mainly because we completely ignored what was going on in mainstream fashion and just made it up as we went along.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09573666863042598314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-70929971804551582482013-07-13T12:31:16.765-04:002013-07-13T12:31:16.765-04:00Definitely not my personal style. But I'm very...Definitely not my personal style. But I'm very interested to see what you'll be doing with it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-35641719470837052592013-07-13T12:05:20.663-04:002013-07-13T12:05:20.663-04:00I was way too young in the 90's to really reme...I was way too young in the 90's to really remember the grunge period, and I had never thought of Courtney Love as a feminist figure, but Brooke's comment above really makes me think about it.<br />It's funny that you should quote Saint Laurent's 2013 show; I remember it being highly criticised not because of the infantilization of the models (even though it always irked me a bit), but because this look has come back in fashion in Paris for quite a few years now : light, flowery dress, peter pan collar, and half closed biker boots? every slightly fashionable college girl has some variation of it in her wardrobe. Katzenlylyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00777806321738469540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-89872021235812248992013-07-12T17:41:54.145-04:002013-07-12T17:41:54.145-04:00Very interesting (and inspirational) choices! I wo...Very interesting (and inspirational) choices! I wonder- do you read Tom and Lorenzo's blog's Mad Men Style posts (Mad Style)? On this season's reviews they had some extremely insightful posts on the infantilization of women in the 60s (did I spell that right?) which made me look at clothes from that era in a totally new light. <br />I recommend those posts in any case as I had no idea how much symbolism and motifs are quite deliberately hidden in the Mad Men wardrobe.<br />Love your posts and can't wait for the next one, wave from Germany<br />xBettinaBettinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02974388907690195163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-22164267326249999652013-07-12T16:51:19.683-04:002013-07-12T16:51:19.683-04:00While I don't think I could pull off the look,...While I don't think I could pull off the look, Courtney sure does! And I love the Yves. St. Laurent look. Thanks for the informative post! I never knew the term "kinderwhore."cup + pennyhttp://cupandpenny.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-83094577046216004132013-07-12T16:50:57.035-04:002013-07-12T16:50:57.035-04:00I remember using Simplicity 7252 in the 60s. I lov...I remember using Simplicity 7252 in the 60s. I loved it! So fun to be reminded of those dresses I made.elliemae28https://www.blogger.com/profile/09662669565970998008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-50521491778130785252013-07-12T15:39:56.696-04:002013-07-12T15:39:56.696-04:00I never liked Nirvana, or Courtney, goth and grun...I never liked Nirvana, or Courtney, goth and grunge were just too costumey. Plus if 'everyone' was doing it, I sure wasn't going to. Mostly, I just can't stand the babydoll dresses look on adults- though it's adorable on babies. IMO, it is hard to present yourself as a competent adult whilst dressed as a 2 yr old. When women already get 75 cents on the dollar, why make it easier for people to label you as incompetent at first glance and pay you less? Besides, I work my azz off to have a waist. Why dress like I'm 9 months along? So it's not for me - but I guess that leaves plenty of vintage baby doll patterns for others!Leigh in Portland (we are not burning down)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06372544021604211747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-876603986952153992013-07-12T15:14:00.655-04:002013-07-12T15:14:00.655-04:00Having lived through the first Babydoll dress era,...Having lived through the first Babydoll dress era, let me tell you a full-length mirror cured me of that obsession. It's a shame because I was so comfortable, so stylish and yet there is no getting around it...I looked exactly like a mushroom. <br />Marilinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09571874358378417096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-76694166996540284752013-07-12T15:05:07.439-04:002013-07-12T15:05:07.439-04:00Chloe and Louis Vuitton are also really embracing ...Chloe and Louis Vuitton are also really embracing baby doll dresses for Fall. I think they are going to be big. What I am most excited about for the Fall is the materials though. Velvet, patent leather, and the plaids...oh the plaids. I feel like I am revisiting my youth, and I LOVE it!Alicia @ Wanna Be Inahttp://wannabeina.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-74515701975850851752013-07-12T14:30:08.460-04:002013-07-12T14:30:08.460-04:00Gertie hello plucked up courage to actually commen...Gertie hello plucked up courage to actually comment on your awesome blog!!<br />I like this style it has superb stylish elements...but only on the right age and body!!!<br />not for everyone methinks? <br />bestest to you and yours<br />daisy j (in awe)<br />xAshley cramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00685052671389691119noreply@blogger.com