The Rad Hatters

 This season, I’ve been making hats out of polar fleece that are based on the adorable cloche hats of the 1920s. I made two – one for me, and one for Anya.

Peppy Miller from the movie The Artist rocks a cloche hat.

I tend to not wear hats very often, but I am really happy with this style because it’s extremely comfortable and warm in our especially snowy weather of late, and they’re not too tight so they don’t squash my hair.

I added flowers and buttons to the side as a decoration, which is very flapper-esque indeed.

The charcoal grey one is mine, and the white one is Anya’s.

I really like the contrasting green stitching on the leaves and flower of Anya’s hat.

These hats are a nice complement to the fox hat I made Anya for Christmas!

Schoolgirl Skirt

When you think of plaid skirts, what do you imagine? Catholic schoolgirl uniform, Scottish kilt, Merida from Pixar's Brave? I was never a huge fan of plaid patterns, but I saw this specific plaid and loved it! It wasn't too big or overpowering, so I knew it would work for a cute little skirt. I also happened to have the perfect pattern to use with it :)

(look at my beautiful face)

This skirt was super simple to make, just a few pieces and a zipper! The waistband took a little longer to make, but it still wasn't too difficult. For this photo, I just styled it with a simple cream sweater, hunter green tights (although they look grey in this photo), and my black leather boots that I wear almost every single day (sorry, but I love them!!). Really, you can wear any neutral color with this skirt, since it's blue, red, and green. 

I think I will be wearing this to school a lot!

Sarah xo

Oscars 2014

The Oscars have just barely started tonight, and it has already been an eventful evening. The Oscars is one of the biggest fashion events of the season, and it never ceases to disappoint. Here are a few of my favorite dresses of the evening



Per usual, Jennifer doesn't fall to dazzle with her classic Dior dress. It's usually a little unusual to see a red dress on the red carpet, but taking a risk is always a good thing. I absolutely love the peplums (I can't resist a good peplum!)



I had never heard of Sarah Paulson before this evening, but now I'll keep an eye out for her! As soon as I saw this dress I knew it was an Elie Saab, and it turns out I was right. In my opinion, you can never go wrong with an Elie Saab dress.



Emma Watson could wear a paper bag and still look adorable, but fortunately, she wore a beautiful Vera Wang dress instead. I love the modest high neck, and the clean and simple lines of the dress. Red lipstick is the perfect final touch!



Naomi Watts looks gorgeous in this classic Calvin Klein gown. I ADORE the capsleeves (of course), and think the statement necklace looks perfect against the clean, white backdrop.



and my favorite dress of the night HAS to go to Lupita Nyong'o.  Relatively new to the awards scene, Lupita has never not looked perfect on the red carpet. This might be my favorite so far, a custom Prada dress that she helped design. Is there anything this woman can't do?!

The awards season is almost over, but this has been a great one for fashion!
Sarah xo