Most people have good dreams and bad dreams. I have both as well. My bad dreams are usually pretty scary. On the contrary, my good dreams usually bring me back to a different time when life was slower, where technology was limited and people appreciated and depended on artisans, craftsmen, and skilled workers to provide them with their daily needs instead of computerized, mass produced products we have accessible today. While they are convenient, they lack the stories, the quality, the beauty of the handmade.
My good dreams are wonderful, colorful, images and stories in my head of silk, velvet, ruffles, ruching, petticoats, Jane Austin, and Marie Antoinette. Then, sometimes, during my dream a chicken pops in and brings me to a world of simple farm life with visions of muslin, burlap, grainsacks, peasant dresses and barnwood. This contrast between this historic couture fashion and rustic living is what Gypsy Poet Fashions is all about!
The other night, like many nights before, I couldn't get a certain theme out of my head. This time it was HATS! All night long, while my son probably had visions of lollypops, I had images of hats floating around in my brain. Hats from all different time periods-mostly from the 20th century-edwardian, victorian, the roaring 20's, the 40's and even the dreadful 80's!
After a sleepless night, I woke determined to design a hat. Well, at the end of the day, I didn't make a hat, but I think this slipcover elicits the feeling of one! It's available for sale at astoriavintagehardware.com.
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