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Trench Dress: Burda Style 6321

The chic nature of the trench dress soared as a trend to watch when in 2018 Meaghan Markle appeared in a blush pink sleeveless trench dress...

  • Sweatshirt Knit Jacket: Butterick 6495
    To actually label this fabric as a sweatshirt knit doesn't do it justice.  This fabric is beautiful, light-weight, incredibly soft and ...
  • Dress Appropriately!
    Is a vague phrase in the era of business casual when everyone is tip-toeing around what it really means. Why the fear to attach a definitio...
  • The Name Behind Kwik Sew Patterns
    Kwik Sew patterns emerged on the scene in 1967 under the name Sew Knit and Stretch. Nearly a decade later, 1974 to be precise, a shorter na...
  • Trench Dress: Burda Style 6321
    The chic nature of the trench dress soared as a trend to watch when in 2018 Meaghan Markle appeared in a blush pink sleeveless trench dress...
  • Documentary Review: Fashion's Dirty Secrets
    BBC's investigative journalist and documentary filmmaker Stacey Dooley explores the impact of fast fashion in the 2018 film Fashion'...