tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post4114010100073639392..comments2023-12-22T15:36:34.148+00:00Comments on Hestia's Larder: Hestia ....attempts another fashion blogUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post-41413591382892996092012-10-08T09:36:11.813+01:002012-10-08T09:36:11.813+01:00fabulous ...love that first one too love wartime f...fabulous ...love that first one too love wartime farm.....and an excellent idea it does change your attitude when you make an effort..... am finding it hard to get out of pjs since work load has dramatically declined so decided I would put more thought into my wardrobe in attempt to make things look/feel better...it was huge success but unfortunately I only kept it up for one day....time to get back in the closet??xYoung at Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07585882466695145340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post-22632834203517647912012-10-07T09:35:46.163+01:002012-10-07T09:35:46.163+01:00Thank you :-DThank you :-DAlison Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06565962059926865121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post-23928128652441532912012-10-07T09:35:22.709+01:002012-10-07T09:35:22.709+01:00Your mother was clearly a well-dressed woman whom ...Your mother was clearly a well-dressed woman whom our own dear Duchess of Cambridge is modelling herself upon :-D<br /><br />It's a super-smart frock - ideal for launching ships and opening supermarkets :-DAlison Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06565962059926865121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post-73204143630386182662012-10-07T09:33:58.872+01:002012-10-07T09:33:58.872+01:00We have excellent taste, Bonnie! *clinks champagn...We have excellent taste, Bonnie! *clinks champagne flute against Bonnie's*<br /><br />Ali x Alison Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06565962059926865121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post-90945129598702379302012-10-07T09:33:18.139+01:002012-10-07T09:33:18.139+01:00oooh shall check out that blog link! Thanks Dash!...oooh shall check out that blog link! Thanks Dash!Alison Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06565962059926865121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post-65973994196098285152012-10-07T09:32:41.374+01:002012-10-07T09:32:41.374+01:00I don't own a tartan anything. I think that i...I don't own a tartan anything. I think that it's a sort of knee jerk reaction to being forced into tartan skirts and tunics as a child. But as an adult I admit to having a hankering for a long slim-fitting tartan to be worn with heels :-D<br /><br />I may just go to the charity shop this week to see what they've got!Alison Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06565962059926865121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post-5367841684455040262012-10-07T09:31:12.466+01:002012-10-07T09:31:12.466+01:00Hope you get something that you like. Definitely ...Hope you get something that you like. Definitely check out Fever though - I think you'd look lovely in lots of their frocks.Alison Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06565962059926865121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post-2810125607991758812012-10-06T11:02:00.698+01:002012-10-06T11:02:00.698+01:00Austin Reed may still manufacture in the UK, after...Austin Reed may still manufacture in the UK, after all it is a very British company, this is rather obvious but does it not tell you where it was made on the label?<br /><br />Incidentally I though immediately of you when I saw this: http://dustjacketattic.blogspot.fr/<br /><br />XXXDashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05329090600374787029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post-16286889943655286662012-10-06T00:20:03.612+01:002012-10-06T00:20:03.612+01:00Lovely dresses! Very English Lady look. Thank you...Lovely dresses! Very English Lady look. Thank you for sharing them with us!grkangahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00801260375478798016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post-81698970576102847242012-10-05T21:41:45.817+01:002012-10-05T21:41:45.817+01:00Nice dresses. I'm not going to say any more b...Nice dresses. I'm not going to say any more because I know bugger-all about fashion except that I'm sure my late Mum wore something almost identical to that last beigy-brown Viyella thing in the 60sTwisted Scottish Bastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06825025524038296192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post-71312671378286603692012-10-05T21:29:26.120+01:002012-10-05T21:29:26.120+01:00I'm rather smitten with Darcy! I'm taken w...I'm rather smitten with Darcy! I'm taken with wearing thicker weight dresses at the moment and will definitely take a look at Viyella. I seem to think my local M&Co stocks Viyella actually so many thanks for the tip off x Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02697215444278539066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post-55529692719812767632012-10-05T17:40:21.162+01:002012-10-05T17:40:21.162+01:00Ali -
Tartarus and Sonshine should be proud! I lo...Ali -<br /><br />Tartarus and Sonshine should be proud! I loved all of these dresses! Excellent taste! (LOL Whatever agrees with my taste is excellent taste! ;-) )<br /><br />Blessings,<br />Bonnie Bonnie Cehovethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05831784448910137562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post-1808720983540386562012-10-05T16:50:40.699+01:002012-10-05T16:50:40.699+01:00V v lovely and such a change from boring old jeans...V v lovely and such a change from boring old jeans - I bet you look glorious in them. Btw I think Wartime Farm is rather a good look to go for, although I'd've liked to have seen some tartan. Do you have one? XxxMrs. Exeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15228765866473642505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post-41975472924459034702012-10-05T16:31:19.832+01:002012-10-05T16:31:19.832+01:00oooh you should get some nice woolly wintery ones ...oooh you should get some nice woolly wintery ones with sleeves. Thick tights are also a must! God Bless Donna Karan and opaque tights!!!<br /><br />Ali x Alison Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06565962059926865121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post-20474569640687580142012-10-05T15:08:57.839+01:002012-10-05T15:08:57.839+01:00i LOVE the cheetah! it looks sexy but not slutty! ...i LOVE the cheetah! it looks sexy but not slutty! i generally wear the hell out of dresses in the summer but don't think of them as a winter thing. perhaps i ought to revisit the question! i'm sure you look fabulous!the polish chickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09929281676865641560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post-19410038770391153302012-10-05T14:37:24.285+01:002012-10-05T14:37:24.285+01:00It's an excellent eating frock. I have sloote...It's an excellent eating frock. I have slootered food all down it and given it a quick wipe and it looks FINE. Also, underbust seam most fogiving :-DAlison Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06565962059926865121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post-29038284321884374022012-10-05T14:36:31.375+01:002012-10-05T14:36:31.375+01:00Was vainly hoping that they were all still British...Was vainly hoping that they were all still British!Alison Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06565962059926865121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post-31631634049150802002012-10-05T14:11:58.383+01:002012-10-05T14:11:58.383+01:00I like Darcy especially the name- sounds very Edwa...I like Darcy especially the name- sounds very Edwardian country lady.Though I have to say Id probably get more wear out of Cheetah as it meets my most important criteria for dress purchase: Is it a good eating dress?The answer is yes due to the under bust seam.<br />I have a feeling that Darcy might be a little unforgiving in the eating stakes.<br />Hadn't heard of fever before though!Northern Snippethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07207173438875166390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post-5430570915030017402012-10-05T13:52:07.012+01:002012-10-05T13:52:07.012+01:00Viyella used to have mills and factories all over ...Viyella used to have mills and factories all over the UK the most important one's being Derbyshire/Nottingham way, I think they got taken over by Austin Reeds a few years back, so no idea where they manufacture now, probably China like everything else!<br />XDashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05329090600374787029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post-70386422179777900552012-10-05T11:26:41.428+01:002012-10-05T11:26:41.428+01:00Get a nice pair of leggings to wear under a frock ...Get a nice pair of leggings to wear under a frock - or even thick ribbed tights and you can sit on the floor with Big Boy and if anyone says that they can see up your skirt - just let 'em - thick tights are just as good as leggings!<br /><br />Ali x Alison Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06565962059926865121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post-91608592781070894342012-10-05T11:23:53.314+01:002012-10-05T11:23:53.314+01:00Have to admit, you are tempting me to try a few dr...Have to admit, you are tempting me to try a few dresses! Only problem is, I spend a fair amount of time sitting on the floor bum-shuffling around with m'nipper - dresses aren't very good for that...Inner Whispershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04577110987784585986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post-75281849262117352792012-10-05T11:22:43.595+01:002012-10-05T11:22:43.595+01:00Hi Dash! I LOVE that idea of the fashion spread a...Hi Dash! I LOVE that idea of the fashion spread at the wartime farm!!!! All land girls, tractors and tweeds! Where does Viyella make their clothes now - are they made in the UK, Dash?<br /><br />Ali x Alison Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06565962059926865121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post-22780311501744619722012-10-05T11:21:35.113+01:002012-10-05T11:21:35.113+01:00Maybe. It might let people see what a slog it is ...Maybe. It might let people see what a slog it is for me to attempt to wear or even WRITE anything fashionable ;-D<br /><br />Ali x Alison Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06565962059926865121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post-17069809009918058192012-10-05T11:20:57.753+01:002012-10-05T11:20:57.753+01:00Go and get one. I'm not sure that I'll lo...Go and get one. I'm not sure that I'll look beautiful all winter, but I'll look smarter fer SHOOR!Alison Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06565962059926865121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776380217462070463.post-33098826976224665162012-10-05T11:20:22.793+01:002012-10-05T11:20:22.793+01:00Go and dig it out. You know you want to :-DGo and dig it out. You know you want to :-DAlison Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06565962059926865121noreply@blogger.com