OOTD: What I Have Learned From Taking Outfit Pics

I have been taking outfit photos since the beginning of the year.  On the left of the blog is the Flickr stream slideshow of all my outfit photos.

These chronicles have helped me learn a number of things about my appearance.  Below are the top 10 things I've learned: 

• My skirts are really hiked up in the back.

Just the shadow of the hiking shows here.

This is a very cute skirt but there is a significant "dip" from the back.

• Do "they" REALLY look that big to everyone else? Steve says "yes" every time I incredulously ask this question.

• I don't do much with my hair.

• I need trousers.  I've only worn two pair this year.

This pair came from my mom's closet.

These poor Loft chinos are fading I've had them so long.

• I've also narrowed down the work looks I like best.

A sheath dress & waist length cardi make a flattering outfit.

A dress w/ below-knee flared skirt and cardi.

A yellow faux-wrap dress, who woulda thunk it?

• I clearly don't like ornamentation on my clothing.

I did everything I could to cover the bib beading...

• I'm fat (but I already knew that...).  No need for any additional photos to accompany this one ;).

• I can look quite nice with makeup on.

• I haven't dipped into my mother's clothing store, I mean closet, as much as I thought.

• It's ok if I don't have a fully me-made wardrobe. At this juncture in my life, that isn't a realistic option for me. And that's ok.

These photos have been a fun exercise for me.  Now I'm working on getting more comfortable doing something with my hair, other than pulling it back by midafternoon, letting it hang loose, or pipe cleaner sets. And learning to take better photos!! hahaha

My 1 Dress - Muslin 2

Sorry for the delay, but my laptop's motherboard and I finally parted ways. But I got the best geeky birthday gift ever from Steve - a new laptop! He's the greatest bf ever...

By jove, I think I've finally got it! Of course, I did work on this second muslin 2 weeks ago...

I had to incorporate the square shoulder adjustment in a way that didn't disturb the armsyce and add an additional 1" for proper "rack coverage." Hehehe

But I think I've finally got it! There still seemed to be a little bit of extra fabric going on in the side back, but I didn't want to overfit.  There were a lot of pins in this muslin for final fitting. I'm alone at home this weekend so I should be able to get a few hours in to make a practice (non-couture) dress.

More later gator :).

My 1 Dress - Muslin 1 Progress Continued

I’m still working on my first muslin of my 1 dress.  My first muslin – ugh!  But I really want to get this fit right, so I’m not too upset about it.  I mean, 1 dress in the year 2012 is still totally attainable.  It's only the beginning of April! (*smile*). 
Pin fitting the first muslin led to a smooth bodice while the dress was on, but made the armscye just crazy!


There was no way the sleeve would fit into the mess I had just made, so I got out all 4 of the fitting books I have to see what I could do to fix the situation. I settled on the good old pivot and slide technique for the square shoulder adjustment/armscye fix. Here's the result of my handiwork so far. !
My goal is to make a second bodice muslin this week. Wow, I must be growing up, because I would have scrapped this in pure frustration before!