(as a fellow blogger, just click here  to download and use this month's screensaver or to print yourself a copy) August always feels li...

Last summer I bought some luscious fabrics from Liberty of London . And since then, have thought and mused about what to make. Finally, afte...

Finally (...it's only July 18th after all) the July screensaver has arrived! (click here to download a copy) With this denim trimmed vi...

One reaches up and plucks a fig for breakfast or a midday snack. Vacationing in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence has been so lovely.

Labeled simply, as "Man's Morning Gown, 1825."   Created from a cloth pieced together from hundreds of diamond shaped cotton f...

Elsa Scaparelli Bug necklace (Brooklyn image) If you are in New York – you simply can’t miss the pair of costume exhibitions at the Costume ...

(click here to download the June screensaver ) Still high on my wonderful visit to NYC.  10th Avenue viewed from the Highline  - wow!  The g...

I wanted to let everyone know, that over at my other blog, the new, pure denim one , I've just posted these cozy, cropped, rather smug, ...

Gone with the Wind is and will always be a most favorite fashion inspiration. Tattered or dripping in gold, either way, the clothes play a ...

The Making time column of the Guardian has featured my denim slipper tutorial.  Do skip over, as there are many wonderful and original tuto...

Dear Friends, I'm traveling.  First stop Portland, then last night I left Portland (can't help but mention it is one of my most favo...

Just click here to download this month’s screensaver Here we are, already the second of May, and everyone is sliding into the spirit to tho...

hmm ... a blue rose ... click here

dear friends, a fun dream, that started as a little seed is about to bloom. I can’t wait to share it with you … in just a few days. ...

(The big pile of denim scraps above allows one to pick and choose a favorite shade to patch jeans.) Mending denim is one of the more satisfy...

This photo, of the “Alice in Wonderland” project in my book, “Denim Revolution,” captures the magical, upside down images of the beloved ch...

We all have favorite desserts. When I start musing about cheesecakes, I can taste them with my eyes. New York varieties are thick and rich m...

In my family, Connie takes the most beautiful pictures.  She just sent me this one of little Panda enjoying a wink of sunshine in Seattle.  ...

(fellow bloggers - click here to download the April wallpaper) Oh my, it is already April 4th and only today I am finally ready to upload th...

IF you are in Paris and love fashion then don’t miss the Yves Saint Laurent retrospective at the Petit Palais. Open until August 29th I was...