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Friday, January 25, 2013

Resolution -Week 3 - Brocade Pants

Hi,

When I saw the brocade trend coming on for Fall, I was really intrigued. It seems tough to pull off, and very unforgiving. But I decided to give it a try as a sewing project.

I picked up the fabric at Mood, in September. It is a cotton mix brocade with some oxblood colors. It is probably one of the easiest fabrics I have ever sewn with: it is stable - no stretching, no puckering, no slipping. A little fraying, for sure, but not terrible.

The pattern was the same one I used for the oxblood pants. Please don't stare too close to the midriff... Between my seam allowances going more towards 5/8" than 1/2" and the holiday overindulgences and laziness and the fabric being s stiff, they turned out a little tight.

Well, let's just call it motivation.

Anyway, they are tough to pull off. I was actually struggling to figure out what to pair them with and I actually like J.Crew's idea of a boxy sweater on top. I was actually thinking a nice a chambray shirt, to really tone everything down. I guess it is because Austin has been blessed with really hot weather. Seriously - high 70s!!! So I am really not thinking about boxy sweaters here.

BTW, Austinites, you are welcome! Feel free to indulge in the hot weather in January while the rest of the country shovels snow thanks to me and my new pair of boots!

So, what do you suggest as a pairing for these pants?

Linking up with Casual Friday today on Two Thirty Five Designs.

Love,

Sam

Monday, January 14, 2013

Add a pop of color!

Hi,

It seems like orange, which was so popular in 2012 will be no longer. That is a shame, since I actually bought two orange flats during my last trip to Brazil. Oh well!

Check out trends on their way out here, so you don't make the same mistake I did.

So I guess I will just enjoy orange a little longer while I can, adding a pop of color to a drab day.

The weather in Austin has been really crazy, alternating between really cold and really hot (for January). I was really surprised when I went running this past Saturday and it was 70 degrees and muggy! UGH! But then Sunday it was back down to 40 and today we have 35!

I must say it is really hard to do any kind of outfit planning in this weather.

Today I am linking up with the Monday Mingle - so go check out a few of great blogs!

Love,

Sam

Friday, December 7, 2012

Emerald - The Color for 2013

Emerald - The Color for 2013 by samantha-grimm featuring knit tops

Hi!

Are you ready for the new color?

Pantone just announced the color of 2013 - Emerald.

I love jewel tones and this one will be great!

Enjoy!

Get the look

Sunday, June 24, 2012

Dealing with the stress of moving...

Hi!

Moving is no fun. And it is even worse that I miss Josh, who is already in Austin. There is packing, shipping, selling, throwing things out, cleaning. Another 12 days of this and then unpacking, more cleaning and organizing.

Most of the stress has come from trying to sell things and having it not go as planned. It is breeding a lot of bad emotions towards Sao Paulo. However, there have been some very kind souls along the way and I am very grateful for them!

Today was rough with leaving work early to wait for someone who was very happy to just to make me wait. After waiting, then driving through rush hour Sao Paulo traffic (in the rain), I decided I needed a DIY break from all this madness. (okay - I will admit that not having that pesky distraction called TV helps me find time for all kinds of DIY breaks)

So, inspired by the pretty collars for Spring and Summer , in particular Louis Vuitton's, as seen here and here, I used a broken necklace and an old shirt that wasn't working anymore.

I am pretty happy with the result. And got two outfits out of it!

Dress: by me
Shirt: Banana Republic
Jeans: Joes
Shoes: Corello (very old)

Let me know what you think!

Love,

Sam

Sunday, June 10, 2012

Night out on the town - Theater

Hi!

Last week, my grandmother was in town and called me (somewhat short notice) saying that we should hang out and go see a play.

I found this great Brazilian production of Fiddler on the Roof for us to go see. If you are in Sao Paulo, I strongly recommend it! Violinista no Telhado

I took this opportunity to try out the fake short hair I saw on Julia Petit's show. The inspiration? My beautiful grandmother!

And here what I look like (can you see the resemblance?)

Jacket: Zara
Pants: Banana Republic
Shirt: Banana Republic
Shoes: Corello
Necklace: BCBG
Hairpins: BCBG

For the outfit, I chose really simple and classic menswear inspired clothes and this jacket with a huge pleated portrait collar.

Let me know what you think!

Love,

Sam

Saturday, June 2, 2012

Cobalt Blue Shoes - Doing it Yourself

Hi,
After the very successful attempt with shoes + spray paint and all the blue accessories becoming the next trend to follow, I decided to go through my pile of clothes to give away and fire away the spray can once more.

I had these great suede shoes, that had some bad stains and I was told they couldn't be fixed. I also picked a purse that was not working.

The I cleaned them ...

And wrapped with tape.

Even the inside of the shoes...

Then started painting.

After the first coat, I realized it would take several more.

But the end result is a pair of bright blue shoes and a nice purse.

Check out the flowing hair!

Jeans - the Gap
T-shirt - Banana Republic
Necklace - Kendra Scott
Shoes - Enzo Angiolini
Purse - unknown

Monday, May 28, 2012

The twenties

Hi!

This outfit was inspired by the great fashions of the 1920's that have been popping up everywhere (and also here). I have always had a crush to this era: the rich fabrics, the prints, the embroideries. It looks feminine and daring!

So I have made this crushed velvet t-shirt. It is very basic and it can be styled in a multitude of ways.

I used an old dress that no longer fitted my style (or body for that matter) and for a pattern, I used regular t-shirt and added some ease.

The good thing about starting from a finished dress is that I was able to keep it simple and use the hem of the dress as the hem of the top, so one less step to do.