http://iveyabitz.com/blog Life stories wearing Ivey Abitz. Real people, real clothing, real living. Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:04:55 -0500 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:04:55 -0500 http://iveyabitz.com/blog/elizabethinmo.html by Elizabeth from Missouri: Chasing toddlers on a daily basis and want to be comfortable? No problem. Just don a beautiful Baedeker Dress (sans sash) and you can roll around on the floor with the lil' hobgoblins all day long. (BONUS FEATURE: the decorative buttons on the dress keep the kids busy for an extra 20-30 minutes as they try and figure out how to unbutton them...hehehe). And, when hubby arrives home unexpectedly with a fist-full of freshly picked irises (your favorite!) you can quickly snatch that sash off of the floor, tie it around your waist, and look as though you dressed up nice... just for him! (Something tells me that if my husband sees me looking this nice all the time, he may bring me flowers every single day!) Thu, 05 Jun 2008 21:25:39 -0400 http://iveyabitz.com/blog/elizabethinmo.html by Elizabeth from Missouri: When Cynthia Ivey Abitz first suggested to me I try an item in the silk spun taffeta, it brought a large smile to my face. I think the last time I had worn taffeta was as a little girl: a poofy skirted dress that always impelled me to twirl around and around pretending I was a ballerina. (Of course, I am sure that taffeta was polyester...need I say more?) Not ready to try this "grown up" version of taffeta (as I had put my dancing days behind me), I quickly abandoned the idea of using it as a fabric in my new Wearable Art collection. But then my eyes beheld a beautiful sight one day and I realized that I just HAD to have something in that incredible fabric! (that "beautiful sight" being, of course, page 20 of the Ivey Abitz Winter 07 Look Book). And, after a few clicks of the keyboard and a couple weeks of waiting... that beautiful Baedeker was all mine! This time there was no delay...no time to admire the elegant box and simple bow...just a flurry of paper as I tore into that tissue looking for my Baedeker. And there she was. Looking so dainty (and tiny!) with her vintage black glass buttons from Prague expertly sewn on the shimmering fabric...breathtaking! Tue, 27 May 2008 13:36:59 -0400 http://iveyabitz.com/blog/elizabethinmo.html by Elizabeth from Missouri: The first piece of wearable art I purchased was the Baedeker dress in a beautiful Deep Ocean blue hemstitch jacquard linen. I just love the color -- it brings back fond memories of walking on the beach when I lived on the coast of Maine -- and the fabric has an incredible drape with an oh-so-subtle sheen. Beautiful. Being the practical woman that I am, I was a bit hesitant at purchasing something that could only be worn by itself and couldn't really be combined with other items (as a blouse or Sophia Frock could). But something about the design really clicked with me...so, after doing some creative things with the budget (and nudging into the next month's allowance) I took the plunge and bought it. Then, I immediately panicked! I had never purchased a dress that cost that much money before. But, after doing some quick calculations, I realized that all of my "great deals" that I had purchased over the past two years totaled up to an amount that could have purchased several Baedeker dresses...ouch! Wed, 21 May 2008 09:59:32 -0400 http://iveyabitz.com/blog/elizabethinmo.html By Elizabeth in Missouri: ...I long for a sophisticated wardrobe where all of the articles play well together. And while I get giddy at the thought of large walk-in closets filled to the brim with beautiful clothing, that minimalistic closet from my childhood still appeals to me. (As does the notion of doing less laundry) Fortunately, Ivey Abitz has come to my wardrobe rescue. I can choose designs in the fabrics and colors that work well for me so I can mix-and-match to my heart's content. And to make it even more perfect, all of the fabrics are natural... Sat, 17 May 2008 14:20:39 -0400 http://iveyabitz.com/blog/elizabethinmo.html Elizabeth in Missouri writes about discovering Ivey Abitz clothing in early motherhood: I will admit that chasing kids around in stiletto-heeled shoes and a pencil skirt is not only impracticable, but downright dangerous. But who says that motherhood must be unglamorous? Tue, 13 May 2008 19:59:51 -0400 http://iveyabitz.com/blog/eleniinflorida.html from eleni in florida ----- how many people can say that they have personal advice from the actual designer of their clothing!? i love the entire concept of what Ivey Abitz, the company, does, and they do it so very well. doesn't it just make you feel so very special knowing that you can get this kind of assistance and advice? i mean....we are talking hollywood treatment here! Wed, 09 Apr 2008 19:25:50 -0400 http://iveyabitz.com/blog/eleniinflorida.html From Eleni in Florida, entry 10 ----- i have always had an unusual (sometimes downright weird) unique style and taste. eclectic. that's a good word. since i was a kid, i remember my clothes were important to me in defining who i was. i even went to catholic school and quit because of the uniforms they made us wear every day... Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:38:47 -0400 http://iveyabitz.com/blog/eleniinflorida.html From Eleni in Florida, entry 9 --- it is getting to be that time of year in florida that i dread. because i know in a month it's going to get hot. then it will be scorching. then....right around july and august, just when you think it can't get any hotter - and this gets me every year - it does get just that much hotter. yes, you can fry an egg on the sidewalk. you could burn one on the highway, if there wasn't so much traffic on u.s. 19, a major highway thru this state. it's like a highway going right down the middle of shopping centers and strip malls for hundreds of miles... Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:21:46 -0400 http://iveyabitz.com/blog/eleniinflorida.html From Eleni in Florida, entry 8 ----- now have i mentioned the eleanor? how many times? i love, love, love (how many times have i said that?) my eleanor shirts! they are so perfectly simple and practical, in fact i may actually have one for every day of the week. but who's counting? there are so many fabric choices that all of the clothing pieces look completely different! where do you stop? how can you stop?... Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:21:48 -0400 http://iveyabitz.com/blog/eleniinflorida.html ...but my dilemma, and what got me thinking of how to wear the sophia different ways, was the fact that i happened to want to tuck the eleanor in and tie it in back but then i had the problem of what to do with the tie to the sophia camisole. i love the fact that the strings on this are very long (i can wrap it around twice if i want), but i didn't want to do that this time either so i started experimenting with the wrap... 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