Stay in Touch
Get sneak previews of special offers & upcoming events delivered to your inbox.
Sign in
03-26-2022 09:39 PM
Enufstuff: I had the same espadrilles! Loved them.
I easily envision your outfits!
I used to sew skirts, simple shift dresses, and loved to sew dolman sleeves on tops. Very easy for me.
There are three similar sleeve descriptions: Dolman, raglan, and another one I don't recall. All easy sewing for me.
Loved to sew boat neck types of tops, too. Straight across, more or less.
03-26-2022 09:43 PM
p.s. Skirts, too. Simple styles of skirts were easy for me to sew.
Also, I just don't know how I managed to do all of that sewing with work and school/college, etc.
Now-a-days, there doesn't seem to be any time to even write a long letter, which I also used to do. Two, three, four page letters to distant friends/relatives.
And, they wrote back to me, too. Maybe one or two pages from them, which I truly appreciated and now appreciate even more.
03-26-2022 10:32 PM
@Icegoddess wrote:Isn't that much like the old Preppie look from years ago?
@Icegoddess I remember that from years ago. I feel like I'm Rip Van Winkle and I just woke up.
03-26-2022 10:33 PM
@stellabystarlight wrote:I still remember wearing your buttoned cardigan backwards with the buttons at the back.
I read that that trend from the 50s & 60s is coming back.
------------------------------------------------------------------
They need to let it die.
03-26-2022 10:34 PM
03-26-2022 11:13 PM
@jonbon wrote:
@riley1 wrote:If someone wants to wear this look that is for them to decide. Doesn't bother me at all.
Exactly. Why would I not be "OK with it"?
@jonbon - I guess. I'd never seen it until recently. Cardigans tied around shoulders yes; in fact I've done that. But long sleeved T-shirts that don't open in front? Looks sloppy to me. And when they show the look from the back? Why would you spoil the look of a pretty top or dress? That's why I was wondering how many people would be OK wearing it!
03-26-2022 11:55 PM
@ROMARY When I sewed for myself, I made some of the things you mentioned. Sleeveless boatnecks and shift dresses were so easy.
I also made a trapese dress, are you old enough to remember those? It was very short. I mostly made clothes with set in sleeves. Another type of sleeve is a cap sleeve or batwing. Might one of those be what you were thinking of?
I made a lot of dresses for my three girls, when they were little. I also made lined jackets, capes and coats. One time I even made a navy blue lined Nehru jacket for my husband.
03-27-2022 12:08 AM
@ROMARY When my brother was away at college and I was
home with my babies, we wrote letters to each other. We would
get into all kinds of philosophical things. Sometimes I'd write 7-8
pages and I'd send him some goodies that I baked.
This was during that Vietnam war era.
Suppose they gave a war and nobody came.
Make love not war.
We said that then.
Who would ever have thought that this many years later, we would see such a horrific war live on TV in 2022?
"Where have all the flowers gone? When will they ever learn?"
Peter, Paul & Mary
03-27-2022 12:25 PM
EnufStuff: Yes! I guess it's 'batwing' sleeves that I was thinking about.
Although, I don't recall sewing large batwing sleeves. Mostly dolman and raglan, which I believe is less wide/big.
It's so nice to reminisce...............
Thank you. Have a nice Sunday and week ahead. Everyone.
03-27-2022 04:18 PM
p.s. EnufStuff:
I must add that my favorite skirt patterns were 'hollywood waist' types.
No actual waistband. Just smooth at the waist area, and easier for me to sew, as I wasn't a 'seamstress' by any means.
I miss those days, spending time browsing through patterns and fabrics. Very relaxing.
Get sneak previews of special offers & upcoming events delivered to your inbox.
*You're signing up to receive QVC promotional email.
Find recent orders, do a return or exchange, create a Wish List & more.
Privacy StatementGeneral Terms of Use
QVC is not responsible for the availability, content, security, policies, or practices of the above referenced third-party linked sites nor liable for statements, claims, opinions, or representations contained therein. QVC's Privacy Statement does not apply to these third-party web sites.
© 1995-2024 QVC, Inc. All rights reserved. | QVC, Q and the Q logo are registered service marks of ER Marks, Inc. 888-345-5788