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Burda magazine reviews plus#

Cowboy boots and a fringe purse are the OBVIOUS choice to add to this. You grab the first jacket out of your closet, which is gold sequin with a contrasting paisley trim that you bought at the вЂњDallas for K-martвЂќ collection in 1978. You need groceries but you donвЂ™t have time to change your pants because you have to get to Costco before they stop serving those little samples! But you canвЂ™t go out in sweatpants and a t-shirt вЂ“ youвЂ™re a magazine editor! ThatвЂ™s okay, as a style ninja you can transform your pajamas through the magic of вЂњlayeringвЂќ. I especially like the styling suggestions on the left! IвЂ™ll try to get into the mind of a styling editor and walk through how this outfit came into existenceвЂ¦ You roll out of bed at high noon on Sunday in the sweatpants youвЂ™ve been wearing for two days straight while holed up in your loft drinking PBR out of a wine glass. This month, to prove that they have given up on life, Burda chose this: Unfortunately, Burda seemed to interpret grunge and вЂњdumpy garments in sad plaids being worn by even sadder girlsвЂќ.Д®very issue there is a styling feature where they pick one pattern from that issue and style it with garments from past issues. As IвЂ™m a child of the 90вЂ™s, this got me excited. Next up there was a page loudly proclaiming the вЂњBest of GrungeвЂќ. ItвЂ™s your special day, so you get to choose! You can have a giant butt bow, or you can have giant wrist bows. Hey 2014 brides, I hope you like GIANT BOWS. IвЂ™m sure people look forward to the wedding feature, considering you can save a lot of money by sewing your own wedding dress. Speaking of wedding dresses, there was a wedding feature in this issue which I believe they do once a year in the spring. Oh, and did I mention it comes in wedding flavor too?! If IвЂ™m wearing this, IвЂ™m going to need something strongerвЂ¦ better make it fields of poppies. They even describe it as a вЂњfull-length dress in which you would just love to stroll through fields of lavender!вЂќ Gag. This timeвЂ¦ well, take a look at this Disney princess dress! In yellow, with mixed prints. ItвЂ™s one of the themes they do a lot and itвЂ™s not my style, but usually there are at least some good silhouettes when they do it. The March issue started out with an Italian Dolce and Gabbana style shoot. I even like the gold necklace they crimped into the same rose shape.ДЄll right, after all that praise I donвЂ™t think I can hold the snark back any longerвЂ¦ Burda, if you are reading this, turn away. If you are into the Alabama Chanin style knits I could see using this to do a reverse cutout. I canвЂ™t believe IвЂ™m going to talk about one of the craft features without making fun of itвЂ¦ (See how hard IвЂ™m trying!?) But this stylized rose applique is nice. It comes in two flavors with different sleeves and a peplum option.

Burda magazine reviews plus#

This other dress in the plus size feature isnвЂ™t bad either. And perhaps the waist and chest bands in a solid color? A lot of possibilities here. IвЂ™m imagining this one with the shoulder pieces and sleeves in lace, and the rest in the same lace underlined. Between this and the stellar plus size issue I reviewed last week, the plus size ladies are having all the fun. This plus size dress has to be the best dress pattern in the issue. If I ever stumble across that exact fabric in an India bazaar, I promise to make this. I oohed and aaahed over this dress, but I think 95% of the appeal is in the fabric choice. What would you call those flaps coming down from the shoulders? Bust suspenders?

Burda magazine reviews how to#

The double breasted jacket pattern here also has instructions on how to cut bias strips of the fashion fabric and fray them to achieve the effect in the picture. This skirt with princess seams and a bottom flounce is a flattering shape. The leather patches on the elbows also make it a little more interesting. This sweatshirt has an opening along the neck with grosgrain ribbon and snaps that I quite like. Some things IвЂ™ve been seeing in the latest incarnation of the bomber jacket are floral prints, silk fabrics, Asian prints, and all-over embroidery. This fabric does nothing for me though, so hereвЂ™s some alternative inspiration. This cropped blouse is also very вЂњinвЂќ right now, but IвЂ™m not sure how many people above 18 can pull it off.Д«omber jackets are also in style right now, so IвЂ™m glad for this pattern. That means four glorious pages of color diagrams on how stitch pockets, insert a fly front zipper, and attach the waistband. The best part of this issue is that they chose a pair of jeans for the вЂњsewing lesson for beginnersвЂќ feature. However I do greatly prefer weird to boring, and since IвЂ™m afraid hurting BurdaвЂ™s feelings might lead to a regression to the rectangle based patterns of this summer, IвЂ™m going to try and focus on the positive. ItвЂ™s hard for me to review the March 2014 issue of Burda because there is so much crazy WTF in it that itвЂ™s all I can focus on when IвЂ™m flipping through it.