{"id":82275,"date":"2024-03-22T12:46:45","date_gmt":"2024-03-22T16:46:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/?p=82275"},"modified":"2024-03-21T17:40:45","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T21:40:45","slug":"stranded-in-the-city-suitcase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2024\/03\/stranded-in-the-city-suitcase.html","title":{"rendered":"my essential suitcase"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Way back in college I stumbled across a radio program called <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Desert_Island_Discs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Desert Island Discs<\/a>. On it, each week a guest guides the listeners through their essential music, the albums they would take with them if they were going to be stranded on a desert island. As it turns out, that program has been on the air for many years and still exists!<\/p>\n<p>Well here is the clothing version, taken straight from my sketchbook: My Essential Suitcase. The 10 essential patterns I would make for myself if I was stranded someplace with only a suitcase (or, in my case, my beloved backpack). I&#8217;ve also listed some of my fabric preferences in the notes below.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/stranded-in-the-city-suitcase-01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-82276\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/stranded-in-the-city-suitcase-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1240\" height=\"1669\" srcset=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/stranded-in-the-city-suitcase-01-1240x649.jpg 1240w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/stranded-in-the-city-suitcase-01-500x673.jpg 500w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/stranded-in-the-city-suitcase-01-760x1023.jpg 760w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/stranded-in-the-city-suitcase-01-768x1034.jpg 768w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/stranded-in-the-city-suitcase-01-1141x1536.jpg 1141w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1240px) 100vw, 1240px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The details:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/shop\/classic-shirt-sewing-pattern.html\">Classic Shirt<\/a>: for me, crisp white cotton. Could also be a fluid silk, but I&#8217;ll go with the cotton for now.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/shop\/yanaka-jacket-sewing-pattern.html\">Yanaka Jacket<\/a>: navy wool, maybe <a href=\"https:\/\/thefabricsales.com\/collections\/wool-double-face-1\/products\/idl072_b18\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this navy\/black doubleface wool<\/a>? (also available is this <a href=\"https:\/\/thefabricsales.com\/collections\/wool-double-face-1\/products\/dina-camel-wool-double-face-neoprene\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">camel wool\/black neoprene<\/a> that&#8217;s very intriguing&#8230;)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/shop\/cannes-wide-legged-trousers-sewing-pattern.html\">Cannes Trousers<\/a>: navy wool suiting<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/shop\/digital-womens-metro-t-shirt-sewing-pattern.html\">Metro Tee<\/a>: cream cotton jersey, or maybe linen jersey<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/shop\/melville-cardigan-vest-sewing-pattern.html\">Melville Cardigan<\/a>: navy wool jersey, maybe merino if I can find it<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/shop\/garibaldi-a-line-skirt-sewing-pattern.html\">Garibaldi A-Line Skirt<\/a>: two possible versions 1. short version in navy wool suiting or unbleached linen and 2. <a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2023\/02\/bias-garibaldi-slip-skirt-tutorial.html\">long in navy bias-cut silk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/shop\/sintra-halter-dress-top-sewing-pattern.html\">Sintra Halter<\/a>: cream silk<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/shop\/digital-prado-trench-coat-sewing-pattern.html\">Prado Trench Coat<\/a>: beige cotton gabardine<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/shop\/digital-hollywood-trousers-sewing-pattern.html\">Hollywood Trousers<\/a>: dark denim<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/shop\/amarena-dress-sewing-pattern.html\">Amarena Dress<\/a>: beige or cream silk or linen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What would your Essential Suitcase include?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What are your 10 essential sewing patterns? I&#8217;m calling them my Stranded in the City Suitcase, in honor of the long-lasting Desert Island Discs radio program in which the guests pick their essential music for a long stay on a desert island&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":82286,"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":[20880,20877,20757,20756,20866,20798,20852,158,20913,20875,20839],"class_list":["post-82275","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","tag-amarena","tag-cannes","tag-classic-shirt","tag-core-wardrobe","tag-garibaldi","tag-hollywood-trousers","tag-melville","tag-metro-t-shirt","tag-prado","tag-sintra","tag-yanaka"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/stranded-suitcase-feature.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5jZS5-lp1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":82338,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2024\/04\/personal-style-round-up.html","url_meta":{"origin":82275,"position":0},"title":"personal style round-up","author":"Liesl Gibson","date":"April 5, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Liesl has been writing a lot of posts about personal style lately. 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