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Posted by offkilterquilter on February 8, 2008, 11:16 am
I for one welcome your comments!! If Hubby had any inclination to sew,
it would make it SO much easier on me!! However, he is done with sewing
other than his mending, which I told him i refused to do since he took
care it quite nicely before we were married (he was in the Navy, so he
had to keep his uniforms in good shape).
I have drafted him for an hour or so this weekend to help me get
accurate measurements so that I can start drafting my own patterns to
take into consideration all my body quirks (slightly potato shaped -
going away as I lose more wight, left shoulder a bit higher than the
right due to upper back scoliosis, etc.). That's about as much as I can
get from him, unless I ask him directly how something looks or what he
HONESTLY thinks about something....he has learned in 10 years that I
actually mean it when I say *honestly* and doesn't hold back, so I know
I'm getting the truth from him.
Larisa
The Wanderer wrote:
> On Thu, 7 Feb 2008 16:17:56 -0800, BEI Design wrote:
>
>
>>The Wanderer wrote:
>>
>>>On Thu, 7 Feb 2008 09:48:36 -0800 (PST), Cheryl wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>I'm wearing some dressy slacks to an evening affair.
>>>>My shoes have 2" heels. How long should I hem the
>>>>slacks?
>>>
>>>If a mere male might offer an opinion,
>>
>>Richard, I know you're responding that way because a recent
>>thread drift. Now, take a deep breath and remove that log
>>from your shoulder. ;-)
>
>
> It wasn't motivated by what you refer to, honest! And yes, I did take the
> smiley on board. It was as someone who's never worn 2" heels, nor cuban for
> that matter, not even on stage. Even as a pantomime dame or the hairy fairy
> in Cinderella, it was a pair of split sole dance boots! :-)
>
> When I see soooo many ladies around who need a best friend to whisper in
> their ear 'That outfit, trousers, top, those colours really aren't for you'
> I am often led to wonder how many men pay real interest and attention in
> their partners' appearance, or how many women ask or value their opinion.
> It's not intended as a sexist remark, and I would please ask others not to
> take it as such, but I genuinely believe a lot of women just don't think
> men have any understanding of fashion and womens' clothing.
>
> I'd like to think I know my wife's body shape, what colours suit her, and
> more importantly what doesn't. She knows my most damning phrase when she's
> clothes hunting is 'Well, it shows you've got a sense of humour!'
>
> I recollect many, many years ago I was in a department store waiting
> outside the changing rooms, and a youngish quite shapely mum came out to
> hubbie and child, with a top that was just too small. It looked pulled and
> unsightly on her, but she was thrilled because she had managed to get into
> the smallest size. Hubbie sort of looked her over and more or less told her
> what she wanted to hear. I longed to go over and say 'That would look a
> million times nicer if you went just one size larger', but I'm certain I
> would have had no thanks at all.
>
> So I offer my comments as a mere male who isn't supposed to understand
> these things......
>
> :-)
>
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