hasn't got a thing to wear

three bags now available at cut + paste! yaaay!

i just fininshed reading uniforms: why we are what we wear, by paul fussell.

i would definately reccomend this book to anyone interested in fashion, costume history, or even your ups man! there was lots of information about military uniforms, but it was broken up by amazing chapters on 'uniforms' for religion, athletes, academia, doctors/nurses, and even a chapter on the concept of denim as a uniform. my only complaint was there were no pictures, which is especially important when learning about textiles. but fussell paints a pretty picture of the uniforms, so you often forget there are no pictures or diagrams.

does anyone else have any favorites for costume history books?

sprout and the bean

i've been busy this past week or so with travel plans, money issues (what else is new!), and a trip to pittsburgh (i'll try and post pics later). in flap news, i sent off three boxes of bags to various shops online for consignment. look for flap bags soon at cut+paste and little paper planes. and you can see them right now at copacetique! janice has taken by far the best pics of my bags i have seen. i've been told on numerous occasions that the fotos on my site don't do the bags justice, and i agree. the details are hardest to capture. i mean, look at this!

(collage by janice)

check back here soon to find out when flap stuff is available elsewhere on the web. i'm super-excited about these opportunities.