tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post5996605600268522831..comments2024-03-14T16:03:32.434-04:00Comments on Gertie's New Blog for Better Sewing: Style ShiftsGertiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04314542159287533507noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-11604038954241230602013-06-07T10:40:38.594-04:002013-06-07T10:40:38.594-04:00hello! i just discovered your blog. i'm quite...hello! i just discovered your blog. i'm quite speechless. it's amazing! although i don't sew AT ALL (i only just learned to crochet, and i cut up and alter old clothes-patterns freak me out), i've had such a fun time looking through your posts. the vintage patterns are incredible, and so is your work! i really enjoyed all of these posts...i found the ones on personal style, feminism, ideas of beauty, and making your own clothes really well-written and intriguing! anyway, just wanted so say great work and i really enjoyed reading. best of luck in all your creative endeavors!ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15068811291643254435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-8777588501325536672013-03-20T16:02:29.314-04:002013-03-20T16:02:29.314-04:00I'm a lifelong (second-generation, it turns ou...I'm a lifelong (second-generation, it turns out) devotee of heavy boots. My dad is a Red Wings man, and, when I recently scored a pair of <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/littleblackcar/6519088871/" rel="nofollow">actual vintage engineer boots</a> at Goodwill, my mother gasped and said, "Oh, my God--my brother had those and I wanted a pair so badly, but girls just didn't wear things like that back then!" She's probably wanted them for forty-five years. Luckily, mine are too small for her. <br /><br />I basically have two style camps: Rag doll (calico dresses, dark stockings, contrasting colors) and lumberjack (plain dark jeans, plaid). <br /><br />I'm grunge era, too, and I wasted my teenaged years by not having the nerve to fly my small-but-present goth flag. I will always have a place in my heart and closet for dark, rough, clothing alongside my beloved 1940's DuBarry and Advance dresses and retro heels.Little Black Carhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14313164876855565140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-11981778425354091902013-02-19T13:40:10.190-05:002013-02-19T13:40:10.190-05:00boots are the best. they go with whatever you want...boots are the best. they go with whatever you want them to go with. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-41426666028446102552013-02-14T10:24:47.746-05:002013-02-14T10:24:47.746-05:00I think you're never too old for pink hair–did...I think you're never too old for pink hair–did you see any photos of <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/helen-mirren-debuts-pink-hair-article-1.1261007" rel="nofollow">Helen Mirren at the BAFTA awards</a> with her pale pink hair. I keep thinking of adding pink to the <i>natural platinum highlights</i> that have pretty much taken over my once strawberry blonde hair and the more I see it on others, the more it seems to be a good idea.sophiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13408822963659450038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-74634695554090491372013-02-13T12:20:37.710-05:002013-02-13T12:20:37.710-05:00I love that these are very walkable!I love that these are very walkable!Stephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05753205572837649406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-34440465171329357352013-02-13T03:41:58.568-05:002013-02-13T03:41:58.568-05:00I miss my boots. I use to wear them all over the p...I miss my boots. I use to wear them all over the place. I swear, those things are really cool to wear everywhere - until I had a child and travelling almost 20 hours in jeans can be traumatic and uncomfortable. <br /><br />On the other hand, I recently found the boots hiding in the shoe drawer and the heels needs to be repaired. I may send it to the shop soon and get it fix. This mama wants to look good in boots, tight jeans and blouse made from a 1940s pattern!Lissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04323743274926932858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-49864133279257853342013-02-13T00:58:11.026-05:002013-02-13T00:58:11.026-05:00I was in a store today and I saw a pair of purple ...I was in a store today and I saw a pair of purple doc martens and they brought me back to a simpler time, and I just fell in love with them. I am trying to very hard right now not to throw them into a virtual shopping cart and buy them. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-73704219050962460962013-02-11T20:22:02.833-05:002013-02-11T20:22:02.833-05:00Love boots with dresses, just saying! I put a bunc...Love boots with dresses, just saying! I put a bunch of girly + combat boots clippings on my post if you like: http://aimeemajor.com/wp/2011/05/12/how-to-wear-womens-combat-boots/ I ended up choosing the allsaints boots and love them with jeans OR dresses! :) Thanks for the inspiration, Gertie!Aimeehttp://aimeemajor.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-15673823847211597812013-02-11T19:18:15.537-05:002013-02-11T19:18:15.537-05:00Love that idea - the contrast between those boots ...Love that idea - the contrast between those boots and 40s dresses would look terrific! And thanks again for all your assistance with my sewing project at Asilomar. LeahZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-89728580697541473352013-02-11T12:39:58.467-05:002013-02-11T12:39:58.467-05:00Gretchen,
Did you see Helen Mirren last night? She...Gretchen,<br />Did you see Helen Mirren last night? She had cotton candy pink hair and she looked fab!Kris EOnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-35452191619768198142013-02-11T11:26:38.920-05:002013-02-11T11:26:38.920-05:00I think I'm a bit older than most if not all, ...I think I'm a bit older than most if not all, the other commenters, but therein lies the beauty of freedom of expression. Our styles may be different, but they don't isolate us from one another! I'm more classic (ok, even preppy at times), but always as feminine as I can manage. I grew up with many pretty things, but often in my brother's hand-me-downs, with which I had love/hate relationship. If only I had known I was rocking "the boyfriend look", and knew how to glam it up a little, I could have embraced it more. I'll pick Bean hunting boots over motorcycle boots every time, but I'll admire them on others every time too! Great post!WendyBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07171619702536045694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-64013255475787033972013-02-10T14:10:00.405-05:002013-02-10T14:10:00.405-05:00Totally!
Me too!!!Totally!<br />Me too!!!Mertxehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10126670153437138246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-60296879031757462172013-02-10T06:56:52.836-05:002013-02-10T06:56:52.836-05:00Ha ha I'm a bit of a grungy goth, though I hav...Ha ha I'm a bit of a grungy goth, though I have a thing for really loud colourful clothes....I love all the pretty vintage dresses, I just make them more 'me' by making them in ridiculous fabrics and wearing them with my army boots. I love my army boots, and my baseball boots, and my New Rocks - 'pretty' girl shoes are so not me!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-61144613471018580422013-02-10T05:34:59.304-05:002013-02-10T05:34:59.304-05:00Punk/grunge and vintage/sweet are equally amazing ...Punk/grunge and vintage/sweet are equally amazing in their own special ways. Rock them both, and everything else that strikes your fancy :).<br /><br />My favourite outfits are colourful dresses with jewellery that looks like candy or superheroes, and tank tops/tutus with a dog collar and raccoon eyes. And stompy industrial boots with everything!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16969581295617570995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-48865399391835648242013-02-10T02:25:54.562-05:002013-02-10T02:25:54.562-05:00You just can't hold it back when the mood and ...You just can't hold it back when the mood and style changes. It just does. But from my own selfish point of view, I'm not happy at all. I love to be inspired by your fabulous retro looks and retro sewing! Grunge and biker boots do absolutely nothing for me - and Joan Jett will never take over Joan Holloway in my style department...Stina Phttp://www.blogg.stinap.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-89944063075172854542013-02-09T15:06:01.999-05:002013-02-09T15:06:01.999-05:00I am possessed by paralyzing jealousy that those b...I am possessed by paralyzing jealousy that those boots are yours, and not mine. Oh cruel fates! I think you hit the nail on the head re: feminism and choice, at least as far as I have always seen it. The true gains of feminism are not the things we can do so much as that we can choose to do whatever we wish to do, and the meaning is our own to define. Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10517649568887540126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-91224692749636688982013-02-09T11:11:46.636-05:002013-02-09T11:11:46.636-05:00I love the fact one day I can wear my pretty dress...I love the fact one day I can wear my pretty dresses and heals, and the next I can walk around in my skinny jeans and biker boots. Even been known to wear my boots with my dresses :) Jessienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-59135760943654509532013-02-09T09:00:32.002-05:002013-02-09T09:00:32.002-05:00I love my big black boots and wish my knees were o...I love my big black boots and wish my knees were ok with me wearing them more. And I love that modern times are finally mostly ok with the fact that sometimes I dress 'boring,' sometimes I dress 40's, and sometimes it's jeans and boots and a purple wig (cause I never had the guts to dye mine like yours). Thanks for, once again, rocking your own style(s) and reminding us all that it's ok for us to do the same. :)SWDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12184032561300873552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-66293202349468388612013-02-09T04:21:03.562-05:002013-02-09T04:21:03.562-05:00You go, Gertie! Biker boots rock and are also extr...You go, Gertie! Biker boots rock and are also extremely practical in winter weather - you can't wear three pairs of socks with heels.rachel sew-n-sewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01955384328819392618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-38596075498454498632013-02-09T03:48:05.457-05:002013-02-09T03:48:05.457-05:00Yay! Boots! When I bought my mexican boots lots of...Yay! Boots! When I bought my mexican boots lots of years ago I walked around at the university wearing my boots with plastic bags over my socks otherwise I wouldnt be able to remove them from my feet. They should be snug in the beginning because after a while they expand and will sit like buckets on your feet and sound Ka-domp Ka-domp when you walk. linnea-mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07378511815400433196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-73418684069186822132013-02-08T23:21:11.638-05:002013-02-08T23:21:11.638-05:00I've been missing my Docs too. I got rid of th...I've been missing my Docs too. I got rid of them when I moved to a much warmer climate years and years ago. Now that I'm back in the land of snow I'm really missing them. <br />(I'm also missing liquid eyeliner. Something weird is going on.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-82609424677332810012013-02-08T23:03:45.826-05:002013-02-08T23:03:45.826-05:00I crave shaving my head, but usually try to resist...I crave shaving my head, but usually try to resist looking like I'm 15, when I'm in my 30's. so I settle for the pink hair.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12829988156598865413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-69654858396748236042013-02-08T17:42:52.666-05:002013-02-08T17:42:52.666-05:00hahaha! I find myself exactly in your same spot, r...hahaha! I find myself exactly in your same spot, regarding the bike boots. The question is, they are not "rebel" anymore (nothing really is, in fact...), since they are hype, in fashion, and one can see all the celebrities wearing them, with leggins, skinny jeans, skirts or dresses. It feels good to wear "kick ass" boots, but we cannot say they are against the current, specailly when every major brand is making them (and at what prices!). Maybe some military second hand boots would be more appropiate for that purpose?Mertxehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10126670153437138246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-87039853619132273872013-02-08T15:53:27.339-05:002013-02-08T15:53:27.339-05:00Oh Gertie, how I love thee! And all these fabulous...Oh Gertie, how I love thee! And all these fabulous people ^^ above me here all off us who love a fabulous frock and a pair of dirty motorcycle boots! <br /><br />I feel all warm and fuzzy. Can't wait to see your boots. I also turn 40 this year. I bought some Dr Martens Jara boots recently and they are just great. If only I could find bike boots that fit my chunky chunk calves all would be the colour of your hair.Chapeuzinhohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07051026485897082957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-47364662550170469082013-02-08T14:14:32.440-05:002013-02-08T14:14:32.440-05:00I put on my first pair of Doc's when I was 7, ...I put on my first pair of Doc's when I was 7, and since then my feet have almost never been out of boots-its long been my opinion that a nice pair of chunky boots is appropriate to wear with anything you want to, and are appropriate for any occassionssweet katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16211318448836336839noreply@blogger.com