the original idea, scribbled in a notebook
The super duper basic idea, is that I want to create a self-made wardrobe, and then I want to wear that wardrobe for a year.
I’ve been telling myself for years that I’d add more clothes made by me to my wardrobe. But I’ve never gotten around to it.
I design lace shawls, so I’ve knit piles upon piles of lace, but I can’t wear those. And I design costumes, so I’ve made lots and lots of clothes, just not for me. I think at the moment I have a couple skirts, a sweater or two, and piles of shawls. (I guess if push comes to shove I could drape those shawls into something, but it won’t come to that. Fingers crossed.)
I figure if I’m ever going to have a wardrobe that includes pieces made by me, I need to do it as a project.
And my hope is that by documenting this as a blog, and as a book, that it’ll help you bring a new level of awareness to your wardrobe. If you want to make your own clothes, I hope this project will make the idea of your own self-made wardrobe feel more accessible. And if you don’t want to make your own clothes, (that’s totally cool!) then I hope this project will help you clarify what you want your wardrobe to do for your.
Anyway. That’s the basic idea. One wardrobe, entirely self-made, for one year.
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