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Toolbox Heroes: Tailor’s Beeswax
The trick to easy hand sewing
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The Colette Holiday Gift Guide is here!
Plus some other special goodies.
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Let’s Discuss Mademoiselle Chanel
Firstly, I want to thank all of you who have been following along with the Colette Book Club. It has been really fun to read and discuss sewing related books with all of you. I love that as sewists, our obsession always finds a way to reach beyond the sewing room and creep into other …
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A Peek into Taylor’s sewing planner
Tactile items and products have always been a big deal in my life. It’s probably the graphic designer in me, but I love being able to handle something with texture and substance, all while still looking appealing. Making hand-written lists is so much more effective for me than making lists in a program on the …
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Introducing The Colette Sewing Planner!
Organize and prioritize your sewing queue for a unique me-made wardrobe
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Let’s Discuss The Measure of a Man
“I know a lot of people who dress up with great misery. A lot of self-doubt. A lot of voices from the past. They dress a certain way to protect themselves against those denigrating voices. So part of what I like to do is to help people and give them the power and the language, …
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The Measure of a Man
Just three weeks until we discuss this memoir that explores, tailoring, tradition, and family.
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Toolbox Hero: The Tracing Wheel
Learn how these strange little tools will save your sewing!
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The Measure of a Man
Follow along as we read about menswear, tailoring, and family.
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Let’s Talk About The End of Fashion
Did this book change your perception of modern fashion?
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The End of Fashion: Are You Reading Along?
Just three weeks until we discuss The End of Fashion
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Let’s Read The End of Fashion!
Book 5 of the Colette Book Club
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Let’s talk about The Lady and the Unicorn!
Book 4 of the Colette Book Club
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Book Club Reminder
In just one week, we’ll discuss The Lady and the Unicorn
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The Lady and the Unicorn
Explore the imagined lives of the people behind the tapestry
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Let’s Talk about The Asylum
Welcome back to the Colette Book Club!
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Colette Bookclub: Reminder
Just three weeks before we discuss The Asylum
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Let’s Lighten Things Up
This month we’re reading Asylum: True Tales of Madness from a Life in Fashion by Simon Doonan
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Let’s Talk about Overdressed
Welcome back to the Colette Book Club!
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Colette Book Club Reminder
Just three weeks until we discuss Overdressed: The Shockingly High Cost of Cheap Fashion.
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Let’s Talk about Fast Fashion
The next book in the Colette Book Club is Overdressed: The Shockingly High Cost of Cheap Fashion by Elizabeth L. Cline. For the last 15 years, Americans have enjoyed an almost unabated and unprecedented free fall in the average price of clothing. We pay less for clothes, when measured as a share of our income, …