tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132533809320962451.post6634500667471930628..comments2023-10-14T10:52:35.183-04:00Comments on Clio & Phineas: Dresses vs Trousers: Sewing Meet Up Dress Code?Cliohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05552253628640209694noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132533809320962451.post-84616822054467040722014-06-03T10:51:58.738-04:002014-06-03T10:51:58.738-04:00Interesting conversation. I almost exclusively wea...Interesting conversation. I almost exclusively wear pants at home and at work, but I prefer to wear dresses. Sewing meetups are my chance to wear the few dresses that I have, that I like, and that fit me in a way I am comfortable with. I like dresses because they are easy to wear and easy to style. When I go out, I have a hard time piecing together my separates into an outfit I like.<br /><br /><br />Your NYLon outfit was awesome! I love your pants, and you are right, Clare and Nicole's jumpsuits were very impressive!! I'd be into a jumpsuit, but I still can't figure out that whole bathroom bit.Cliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552253628640209694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132533809320962451.post-17663117684524760332014-06-02T20:35:55.595-04:002014-06-02T20:35:55.595-04:00Oh, I am in the too tall for modcloth camp too!
T...Oh, I am in the too tall for modcloth camp too!<br /><br />That's so funny about the Minoru - I wonder if it really is more weather driven than I thought.Cliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552253628640209694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132533809320962451.post-79145695388329951652014-06-02T20:34:33.926-04:002014-06-02T20:34:33.926-04:00Ha - that's true that a sunny day in London is...Ha - that's true that a sunny day in London is a real happening. <br /><br /><br /><br />Thanks, it was totally a me outfit. I wasn't at all fussed about being in the trouser minority, just wondering why we dress the way we do at meet ups.Cliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552253628640209694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132533809320962451.post-69278969711549983502014-06-02T12:08:11.746-04:002014-06-02T12:08:11.746-04:00I mostly started sewing because I hate wearing pan...I mostly started sewing because I hate wearing pants and could never find skirts and dresses that suited my style and were long enough! (Everything at Modcloth, for example, is short on me!) So I usually wear dresses at meetups because they're most comfortable to me and I think they represent my style the best. At the last Lladybird meetup in NYC though, there were a zillion people wearing Minoru jackets (me included)!Cliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552253628640209694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132533809320962451.post-28071392510122471172014-06-02T06:16:53.752-04:002014-06-02T06:16:53.752-04:00i make dresses and separates and wear dresses and ...i make dresses and separates and wear dresses and skirts way more both everyday and to meet ups. the one time i wore a skirt and top to a meet up i felt very underdressed! also don't underestimate how unusual such a lovely sunny day was - everyone would have been in dresses anyway! i loved your outfit (and wig!) - it was very you. i need to make some trousers but not got there yet!Cliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552253628640209694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132533809320962451.post-36931097792492769962014-06-01T22:14:35.478-04:002014-06-01T22:14:35.478-04:00I prefer dresses to trousers simply because they &...I prefer dresses to trousers simply because they 'match' and stay put. Nothing comes un-tucked or twisted.Cliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552253628640209694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132533809320962451.post-71963657194106041722014-05-30T19:35:39.250-04:002014-05-30T19:35:39.250-04:00LOL - I am VERY familiar with wardrobe hurricane n...LOL - I am VERY familiar with wardrobe hurricane natural disasters!Cliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552253628640209694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132533809320962451.post-42139155333126621472014-05-30T18:36:47.846-04:002014-05-30T18:36:47.846-04:00I tend to wear dresses most days anyway, so I also...I tend to wear dresses most days anyway, so I also wear them to most meet-ups. :-) I just find them easy - a complete all-in-one outfit, chuck on a cardigan and you're sorted. Less thought involved in getting dressed in the morning! ;-) The far rarer times I pull out a skirt or pair of trousers, I tend to leave a hurricane of garments on the bed behind me as I figure out what goes ok with with - what top has the right length/shape/etc to match the waist height of whatever I've pulled out. (That matching-things-up would probably get a lot easier if I wore separates more, but oh well.)Cliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552253628640209694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132533809320962451.post-68102661912392446282014-05-30T17:25:21.314-04:002014-05-30T17:25:21.314-04:00Glad I've saved you the last minute wardrobe p...Glad I've saved you the last minute wardrobe panic! Nothing is worst than struggling to finish something on deadline!Cliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552253628640209694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132533809320962451.post-77503790453483511242014-05-30T17:24:05.694-04:002014-05-30T17:24:05.694-04:00Oooh! Good luck! And FYI my favorite zip fly const...Oooh! Good luck! And FYI my favorite zip fly construction is the one Kenneth King shows in his Jeanius Craftsy class if you get stuck.Cliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552253628640209694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132533809320962451.post-24930350729327427302014-05-30T15:58:51.072-04:002014-05-30T15:58:51.072-04:00I mostly wear dresses or skirts at work; mostly le...I mostly wear dresses or skirts at work; mostly leggings on the weekend. Since it was a party (of sorts), I guess most people wanted to dress up, but you're right: probably most haven't made trousers that they are as proud of as their dresses. I just bought the Craftsy class on pant fitting, so maybe I'll graduate from leggings and pull-ons to a well made pair of zip-up trousers. Finally.Cliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552253628640209694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132533809320962451.post-90680255929536502242014-05-30T15:56:49.414-04:002014-05-30T15:56:49.414-04:00Yes, maybe Cathy will make it to MPB day this year...Yes, maybe Cathy will make it to MPB day this year? We can live in eternal hope….but maybe Simplicity is just taking up too much of her time these days. Suzanne and I are moms, so we understand ;)Cliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552253628640209694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132533809320962451.post-15671230017878192882014-05-30T15:25:57.226-04:002014-05-30T15:25:57.226-04:00I have a sewing meetup coming up in 2 weeks (altho...I have a sewing meetup coming up in 2 weeks (although it'll be just a tiny fraction in size compared to your London one), and I actually hadn't given a thought of what to wear! It probably would have occurred to me 2 days before and would have frantically tried to come up with something quick...and hurried sewing is never a good look. So, thank you for the reminder! <br /><br />As for what to wear, if it was fall/winter, I'd probably wear trousers. But since I find skirts/dresses cooler in the summer, I'll likely go in that direction.Cliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552253628640209694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132533809320962451.post-81954989547295668432014-05-30T14:51:41.004-04:002014-05-30T14:51:41.004-04:00Yeah. Admittedly there may be some laziness around...Yeah. Admittedly there may be some laziness around these parts too... LOLCliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552253628640209694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132533809320962451.post-69028038727461611522014-05-30T14:49:39.423-04:002014-05-30T14:49:39.423-04:00Dresses certainly are a sewing temptation, aren...Dresses certainly are a sewing temptation, aren't they? And there is something of a wow factor. I think most of us are susceptible to the lure of a pretty pattern.Cliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552253628640209694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132533809320962451.post-53497121303912157312014-05-30T14:47:32.749-04:002014-05-30T14:47:32.749-04:00The weather was awesome! We were so lucky!The weather was awesome! We were so lucky!Cliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552253628640209694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132533809320962451.post-20149185095851534792014-05-30T12:45:17.179-04:002014-05-30T12:45:17.179-04:00I almost always opt for plain-ish slacks/trousers/...I almost always opt for plain-ish slacks/trousers/pants under an interesting blouse or tunic. This is because I am far too lazy to shave my legs on a regular basis. Since I live in a climate where pantyhose is classified as a torture device much of the year, I only wear them in deepest winter. To spare the eyes of the innocent, I cover my gams with fabric most days. Have found myself making more skirts and dresses lately -- you really do get far better airflow under a skirt than up a pant leg! Were I to show up for a sewing meet, it would be more difficult to wear Not Me-made garments than Me-mades. So ... I'd pack all co-ordinates and reversibles, to use smaller luggage.Cliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552253628640209694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132533809320962451.post-63254296060874684952014-05-30T12:04:19.838-04:002014-05-30T12:04:19.838-04:00I'm not a huge fan of trousers, in life. I am...I'm not a huge fan of trousers, in life. I am lazy: In the winter I wear wool pencil skirts with sweaters, and in the summer I toss on full-skirted dresses or skirts with lighter cardigans. Just about everything in my closet goes together, and getting dressed is pretty easy. <br /><br /><br />You know what, though? I'm bored. I'm bored with the florals and the gathers and the six-dart bodices. I'm bored with the invisible zippers. I'm tired of tabling my more interesting patterns because I can't figure out how to line them. I suppose it's a trade-off, like anything. I do wonder if I was attracted to the sewing community because of my love of dresses, or if at one point I stopped sewing dresses because I love them, and started sewing them because of pattern availability and stash constraints.Cliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552253628640209694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132533809320962451.post-396843086189042512014-05-30T11:16:13.884-04:002014-05-30T11:16:13.884-04:00Hello! I wore my latest make. I spend most of wint...Hello! I wore my latest make. I spend most of winter in separates and most of summer in dresses. Wasn't that weather fantastic!Cliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552253628640209694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132533809320962451.post-63301584775907478512014-05-30T10:57:09.173-04:002014-05-30T10:57:09.173-04:00I have to admit that my other potential outfits we...I have to admit that my other potential outfits were mostly too warm for the day since they involved jackets. So, part of my decision absolutely was about the weather.Cliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552253628640209694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132533809320962451.post-29213506309623208092014-05-30T10:54:23.358-04:002014-05-30T10:54:23.358-04:00Oooh - shorts! That's a fun summer project!
T...Oooh - shorts! That's a fun summer project!<br /><br />That is one of the benefits of dresses - no matching required!Cliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552253628640209694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132533809320962451.post-23699064850420806702014-05-30T10:52:20.054-04:002014-05-30T10:52:20.054-04:00That actually is a pretty compelling theory - peop...That actually is a pretty compelling theory - people sew and wear what gets the most positive feedback. Trousers and basics get fewer comments than a dress, jacket or coat. Lucky for me, I don't sew basics ;-)Cliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552253628640209694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132533809320962451.post-17884316775648292302014-05-30T09:24:38.017-04:002014-05-30T09:24:38.017-04:00I prefer dresses because they're a brainless l...I prefer dresses because they're a brainless look-good solution. I don't have to hem and haw about coordinates. I just throw on a dress and I'm good to go. I find I only reach for trousers/jeans when it's too chilly for a dress or I'm too lazy to wear tights. And not having managed a meet-up yet, I dunno... but I'd probably submit to being dictated to by the weather. :)Cliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552253628640209694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132533809320962451.post-84260869009430342132014-05-29T23:52:39.916-04:002014-05-29T23:52:39.916-04:00I usually wear dresses anyway so wearing them to a...I usually wear dresses anyway so wearing them to a meet-up seems natural to me, especially in the warmer months. To me they are low maintenance - it's an outfit all in one! All I own in the trousers department are jeans and I guess I feel my RTW ones are enough for now. However, your post has made me want to sew up some shorts in time for MPB Day. ;)Cliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552253628640209694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2132533809320962451.post-83504318423571146802014-05-29T23:02:07.266-04:002014-05-29T23:02:07.266-04:00I don't like trousers, and usually wear a dres...I don't like trousers, and usually wear a dress or skirt when I have the option, but make trousers because I need to wear them to work, I post about them, and look at them on PR and on blogs. I've noticed though, that when people make wardrobe basics, such as classic trousers, in neutral colours, there is very little interest - few comments etc. A pretty dress or a wow coat ( or bright colours in trousers maybe?) gets lots of interest. Bloggers tend to post more often about things in which their readers show interest , so maybe it follows that bloggers meeting other bloggers wear what has been the most popular sort of clothing on their blogs?Cliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552253628640209694noreply@blogger.com