Stephanie and I visited the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising museum in Downtown Los Angeles today. They were showing Disney's Alice in Wonderland design exhibition. Several people came in costume as they were holding a competition. It was fun to see how people off the street interpreted the movie's costumes. There were some really great costumes and some not so great. Inside the museum they had a display of student's interpretations of the Alice in Wonderland theme. Unfortunately I wasn't allowed to take photos, but one student made the most wonderful dress for the Queen of Hearts. It was stunning. They also had many costumes from the movie on display.
After visiting the museum and having a lovely lunch at Marie Callendars, we were off to visit Mood. I still haven't forgotten that I'm supposed to be on a fabric fast, so I only got one piece of fabric. It's been a long time since I've been to Mood, so I thought I'd treat myself with this piece of cotton/lycra jersey. I thought it'd make a nice t-shirt for the summer. Mood is much more pricey than shopping downtown, but I make myself feel better by telling myself that the fabric is from Italy.
One thing you might not know is that Mood Los Angeles has a store dog like the New York store does. He is a little chihuahua named Oscar. Too bad they didn't name him anything cute like Swatch, which is the name of the dog that lives in the New York store. The chihuahua was so tiny my cat could have eaten it for lunch.
On another note, yesterday I celebrated my 100th blog friend. I just wanted to thank everyone of you who visit my blog. I'm thrilled that some of you make my Sewing Saga a regular stop during your day. I have lots of exciting things I want to start creating. Sewing for myself will be included, but I want to get more creative in what I sew, so stay tuned!
I hope you'll include me as one of your blog friends. I look forward to visiting your blog each day and get really excited when I see a new post! You've been a real inspiration to me Sherril!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the 100th blog friend. I too enjoy your blog and all your posts. Thanks for sharing with all of us.
ReplyDeleteMy cat does the same thing! The minute the fabric comes out, he flops down on it. And he could eat a chihuahua for lunch, too. Actually, he is so big and fat, he could probably eat a couple of chihuahuas! Glad you had such a fantastic adventure.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE that fabric from Mood - I saw that on their website and was thinking of picking it up! Thanks for your comment on my blog... I will try to post some pics of the bodice alterations from my dress later on this week...
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your 100th and now 101st follower. Blogging rocks. I love coming to your blog and following the queen of fearless fitting.
ReplyDeleteI watched Alice this weekend the costumes are amazing. How fun you got to see them up close. Love the new print you bought. Look forward to your new creations. Your kitty has very pretty green eyes.
ReplyDeleteNew to the "follwing" thing but since I'm getting back to sewing and blogging, I figured I'd jump in. So I'm your #103 fan. You can be my #13!!
ReplyDeleteNew to the "follwing" thing but since I'm getting back to sewing and blogging, I figured I'd jump in. So I'm your #103 fan. You can be my #13!!
ReplyDeleteWhere are you? I have missed your posts. Hope all is well.
ReplyDelete