Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Embellishments, Embellishments


Have you seen the "English Laundry" line of shirts lately? That beautiful embroidery seems to be anywhere and anywhere. Creative and stunning, it catches the eye and there seems to be no qualms about the price tag.

This is "embellishment". These days, wearable art is full of trims, buttons, lace and about anything else you can add to a garment, making it as unique as the person wearing it. Spendy, perhaps, but oh so "1 of a kind", and it just plain "feels good" when you wear it. So, take a look in the closet, see what "plain Jane" item is hanging there, and imagine what a "garment makeover" might look like. I added a picture of a plain denim jacket that I added some machine embroidered lace to and iron on dots, I found at Walmart. It went from plain to fabulous and has gotten alot of compliments.

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