Part 2 of my interview with Georgene of The Sewing Divas is posted here. A big thank you to Georgene for giving her valuable time and space to this interview. One thing I want to clarify -- Georgene quotes me as saying that I loathe some junior fashion producers for what I see as their institutionalized objectification of young women, while marketing themselves as sustainable fashion. The quote is correct, but I was referring specifically to one company, and if you e-mail me I'm happy to tell you which one.
We also talked about other things that were cut from the interview, such as sewing education in the schools. I know Georgene had far more material than she could use -- there's a lot to talk about in sewing and fashion today. And I have a lot of opinions! I really appreciate the time and space she gave me, and I hope it's of interest to some of her readers. And her blog is wonderful, so bookmark it and get to know Georgene and her blog partner Mary Beth.
Meanwhile, speaking of fashion, I'm coveting these Peruvian Connection dresses and thinking about how to create some version of them, since they're out of my price range:
That's it for now. It's been an exhausting week and it's not quite done yet.
Okay - I take that back. Some of the COTTON dresses are more reasonable. That silk one is gorgeous, but yeah, pricey.
Posted by: Heather | July 10, 2009 at 07:35 AM
Peruvian Connection is a wonderful store - they are based on a rural farm very near where I live. I even purchased a sweater from them when they were still local in the late '80s. There sweaters are expensive but irresistable, but some of the dresses are just as nice and a bit more reasonably priced. Glad you found them!
Posted by: Heather | July 10, 2009 at 07:32 AM