I am just at the tail end of a trip to the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia. (I came up for a couple of weeks to help out a close friend who is recovering from surgery. We spent a few days in Brisbane last week, him in the hospital and me at a hotel. I arranged to work from my company’s Brisbane office until he was discharged a couple of days after the operation, then I drove him back home to Sunshine Coast. He is recovering well; had his post-op appointment today and has a clean bill of health.)
Anyway, it occurred to me this morning that I had packed quite a few me-mades, and have been wearing something me-made every day on this trip so far. The list includes:
- A pair of the Pietra pants, Closet Core Patterns. I made the wide leg cropped view in black twill.
- A pair of Pietra shorts, Closet Core Patterns. I used the same black twill for the shorts as I did for the pants.
- A pair of Lander pants, True Bias. I made the full-length version in a cream twill, with a button fly that uses light brown buttons harvested from an old blazer.
- A set of Carolyn pajamas, Closet Core Patterns. I call them my punk rock summer pjs – short sleeves/short pants version, made with blue leopard print double gauze on a cream background with hot pink piping. Fuck yeah. These are my favorite pajamas of all time. They are incredibly comfortable and keep me cool in summer and cozy in the spring/fall. I only want to wear double gauze for my pjs now.
- The Sienna maker jacket, Closet Core Patterns. I made the cropped version using a thick cotton fabric with kind of a loose weave, the color of split pea soup.
The RTW items that I packed:
- A dress from Banana Republic. I wore this once during this trip, to the office in Brisbane.
- A skirt upcycled from a dress that I bought a million years ago from a Calvin Klein outlet store in Northern California, pre-pandemic. I wore this twice to the office last week.
- Three tops, worn both to the office and while working remotely from my friend’s house; also worn on the weekend.
- Various and sundry bras, undies, and socks.
- A swimsuit.
- A Patagonia Better Sweater jacket.
- Exercise clothes.
- A hat.
I thought about including pictures of myself wearing each of the me-mades for this post, but honestly I’ve had a pretty full-on day at work and I just can’t face the idea of putting each thing on / taking it off and snapping a photo of myself wearing it. I feel exhausted just thinking about it. I’m sure I’ll do better as the blog goes along. Besides, except for the pj’s, I made each of the me-mades during the COVID-19 pandemic, after I had put on a bit of weight. Since then I’ve lost most of my pandemic weight gain and the pants are all too baggy on me now. I really need to alter everything to fit better, but I haven’t prioritized alterations. I’ve had a lot going on during the past, oh, nearly one year. I refuse to beat myself up about it. 😀
Okay, one photo: A progress shot of the punk rock summer pj’s from July 2022. They were done except for the buttons and buttonholes, which I did later.
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