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<\/p>\n Whew! Anyway, I have lots of fun inspiration and reading for you this weekend!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Pinterest Picks<\/strong><\/p>\n I showed this portable picnic case to S, and she really wants to make one next week during spring break. I think we may try it! Guess I’d better starting watching for discarded vintage briefcases and paint-by-number canvases.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Such a sweet Library Dress! Marlene<\/a> used the pintuck tutorial<\/a> from Ashley and Emily (of Frances Suzanne<\/a>) to add texture to the waistband. Aren’t the colors great?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n And speaking of colors, this palette is so peaceful and calm. I adore the simplicity of this gingham-inspired patchwork.<\/p>\n What is it about little girls and capes that’s so utterly irresistible? I think it might be the layers. In any case, this herringbone cape with bias-bound trim could inspire a lovely version of the Forest Path Cape<\/a> for spring, couldn’t it? The tonal Puppet Show<\/a>-style shorts underneath are awfully sweet, too.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Today on the Lisette blog<\/a> we’ll be finishing up our moto jackets. This outfit looks great, contrasting a tough leather moto with a sweet dress. Did you participate in the sew-along? If so, I hope you’ll post photos to the Lisette Flickr group<\/a>!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Links<\/strong><\/p>\n 1.<\/strong> I have a quirky confession to make: I un-follow every food-oriented Pinterest board that pops up in my feed (except for ice cream<\/a>). I guess I just don’t like to look at photos of food. All the same, I’m completely fascinated by this video profiling the secrets of a food photographer<\/a>.<\/p>\n 2.<\/strong> It’s embarrassing to admit how very, very true this video is: Chloe Sevigny’s Guide to Being a New Yorker<\/a>. I particularly love the part when she navigates around the giant slush puddle while swearing that she hates L.A. I wonder if we’ll get Todd back from his trip to San Diego this week or whether he’ll decide to stay until the weather here improves?<\/p>\n 3<\/strong>. The crazy world of high-end children’s clothing<\/a>.<\/p>\n 4.<\/strong> The intriguing story of a historic collection of Callot Soeurs<\/a> dresses. And don’t miss this paragraph toward the end of the piece. I’ve been contemplating this topic and will try to put my thoughts into writing soon:<\/p>\n ” Clothing is different from most other kinds of objects in museums. Garments never lose the imprint of the body that was once inside them; indeed, the chemical reactions between the materials of the garments and the wearer\u2019s body are ongoing. Perspiration, even from a long-ago dance in a Tuscan garden, may continue a hundred years later to oxidize metallic thread, to alter the molecular structure of a fabric.”<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a05<\/strong>. My favorite trend forecaster, Li Edelkoort<\/a>, recently published a manifesto on the death of fashion<\/a>. And she made a lot of very valid points! It will be interesting to see whether her predictions prove to be correct in the years to come, that’s for sure.<\/p>\n I hope you have a great and safe weekend, filled with warm weather and maybe even a little sewing time!<\/p>\n (Follow me on Pinterest<\/a> and on my personal Instagram account<\/a> or the Oliver + S Instagram account<\/a>.)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A quick recap of what Liesl has been reading, thinking about, and looking at on Pinterest this week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":44044,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20687],"tags":[4],"class_list":["post-43872","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","tag-links"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/mar-27-d.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5jZS5-bpC","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":8908,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2013\/11\/ask-me-the-easy-questions.html","url_meta":{"origin":43872,"position":0},"title":"ask me: the easy questions","author":"Liesl Gibson","date":"November 15, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Here's the first in our series of Ask Me posts. 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