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The reason for this is simple; we’re all unique, we all have different curves and two women sized 12 won’t go in and out in exactly the same places. So a corset pattern made in your size won’t be a guaranteed fit. You wouldn’t buy a dress without trying it on would you? Yes I know with Internet shopping a lot of people do now but try and tell me you don’t check the returns policy first!

So hopefully I’ve convinced you, now what to make your mock up from. Use scrap fabric if you’ve got any that’s suitable, thicker non-stretch fabrics are best but you can get away with medium weight cotton. Use a wider stitch and leave extra wide seam allowances incase you need to unpick anything to let it out. Get some lacing tape if you can – continuous thick cotton strip with eyelets already inserted. You can then whizz your sewing machine down the middle back to attach eyelets which makes fitting so much easier. It’s always best but not necessary to sew in some bone casing and slip in some bones near the seams to get a true picture of how the

Studded blue jeans shocked the parental generation in postwar. Europe even more than in the United States, where jeans had been around for a long time as cheap, nondescript trousers, while the idea of inexpensive, robust, washable pants that could be bought in your local drugstore or supermarket was entirely foreign to Europeans. For the young people of a continent shattered by war, these jeans, like other everyday products from the United States, came to symbolize liberty, adventure, and a new start.

The second change of image – from a display of rebellion to a socially acceptable item of designer clothing – began in Europe in the late 1960s. The idea of designer jeans then went back from Europe to the United States in the 1970s. In the 1980s, a European trend centered on the fashion for 501 jeans. Trendsetters of the early 1980s had shrink-to-fit 501 Levi’s imported from the United States, some time before they became the “in” thing again in the 1900s. They were worn with Kiton sports jackets and experience English shoes. Jeans therefore became established in Europe, slowly but surely, as an indispensable part of the leisure look among well-to-do young people.

Womenswear

Ladies have a great big selection of pieces to choose from. In the bottoms department you’ve got leggings, shorts, riding trousers, capri pants and tennis-inspired skirts, while tops include tank tops, hoodies, T-shirts and jersey tops. There are also sporty dress ranges. What’s usually the sportiest feature about them is their fabric. Available in stretchy or slouchy fits the garments are incredibly comfortable.

The key is to select just one piece of sportswear or sports-inspired clothing and throw it together with other styles. For example, you could wear a long tunic with leggings, a tank top with jeans, or a button-up blouse with a sporty skirt. Instead of trainers choose ballerinas or leather pumps that will add the chic element to your outfit. You’d also be surprised at how well sporty clothing goes with jewellery and accessories. Sun hats look great in the summer to top off the look.

Menswear

You could argue that men can pull off the sporty chic look better than women. But that’s probably just a perception that’s come about from the traditional and aged stereotype of a man. Men too have to put in a bit of an

Creating a pair of shorts from a cut-down pair of jeans is a transition that becomes many denim trousers that could be just a few months younger than that of the birth of jeans, such is the uncontrollable urge to take scissors to those denim garments once they have lost their shape. Whether a smart hem is added is down to amateur tailor involved or how long the maker has available, but as many hand-crafted jean shorts are just a last minute decision, the frayed edge is frequently the option taken; indeed it’s a common look that is now included in some purpose-made denim shorts, a call back to the hippy, relaxed look they encompass.

No matter if you are hand-cutting or purchasing new, length is the important choice when considering a pair of denims. And obviously, there are no hard and fast regulations (although there perhaps need to be). The ravers of the Nineties prefer their jean shorts down to the knee, but the bootylicious younger sets are much braver and wear them rather high. Seventies TV viewers will remember the Queen of denim shorts, Dukes of Hazard star, Daisy Duke, whose parents must have known

Nina’s style is absolutely effortless. No matter what she wears it always looks like she didn’t even have to try that hard. She uses minimal accessories with her outfits and natural make up, which also contributes to her ‘effortless’ look. Nina is also known for her casual look, jeans and always, always, always a leather jacket. The good thing about her style is that it’s so easy to incorporate into anyones wardrobe. It’s simple and classy. She works with lots of layers, so it’s comfortable and most of the time, affordable. Nina pairs her outfits with a few expensive accessories such as shoes or earrings.

First, lets start with the Aritizia Wilfred Chevalier Blazer she was wearing. Usually we see Nina wearing her staple black blazers with rolled up sleeves, but this time she rocked a gorgeous electric blue silhouette fashioned blazer. This double crepe unstructured jacket has a beautiful drape that flows and gives off her famous aesthetic ‘style for less’ look. This blazer comes in 3 different colors: claycuit, birch, and celestial. Nina is wearing the celestial blazer. It’s $225.00…not bad, Nina!

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