Years ago while in high school I was recruited to study engineering. My parents wouldn't let me go all the way to Boston. Now I am a clothing engineer. I am always cold, always inventing some way to stay warm. Sometimes I hate bulky winter sweaters. I hate wearing too many layers.
Never have I been so happy as when the shrug became popular. The shrug was a statement. It was acknowledgment that fashion has casualties. Why must women be forced to be cold to look good? Formal evening dinners expect spaghetti straps, ankles in equinus balanced upon a thin platform, stick heals and skinny straps.
My engineering really began with my hat making. I began salvaging old sweaters to make them. Then I realized that my arms were the same length as my legs. I could make leggins and leg warmers out of my old wool sweaters. If you are thrifty and nifty with a needle you can save a few bucks and target only the areas you need to stay warm.
Here are a few ideas below: (see their photos ) www.facebook.com/album.php (Click on individual photos to see their caption and to enlarge them.)
