Tag: MMM 19

MMM 19 – Week 5 + Round-up

Last three days of the 2019 Me Made May!

May 29: graduation dress, isis tailcoat.

May 30: new graduation pantsuit

May 31: convocation with a bow without the bow.

 

The month has taught me a couple of things about my wardrobe and I’ve made some choices. There were a few pieces of clothing that were front and center on the rack and I really did not want to pick those. So I’ve decided to let those go to greener pastures (i.e. someone else’s closet). These include the octopus shorts, the ivy culottes, this graduation dress and the blazer. Goodbye to those!

Other things I’ve learnt is that I have a lot of self-made clothes. The fact that it was even possible to wear something different virtually every day – when there were basically no warm days so all shorts were out –  is almost disconcerting. It’s not going to stop me from making more things though. There is the giant hoard to get through…

In any case, MMM 19 was a success for me. I managed to wear a lot of non-pants and managed to cull some of the things I apparently don’t want to wear. I hope to do it again next year.

MMM 19 – Week 4

Week four had the slight issue of me staying over at a friend on Saturday, as such, I wore much the same on the Sunday too. Still, I’m not unhappy with the things I wore.

May 22: Duck skirt, grey scale sweater, scarf. The duck skirt still needs to have the waistband adjusted since it goes off kilter now. I still like the grey scale sweater although the arms are a little long – which is more than fine to me.

May 23: plaid sparkle suit, cat waterfall top. I love wearing the plaid sparkle suit. The cat waterfall top worked quite well with it, so this was a nice one.

May 24: horsehair dress. Oh lordy, that horsehair hem was terrible. I clearly failed to adequately encase the scratchy ends which kept poking through their binding. At the end of the day, I put some tape over it to keep it from being such a pita. This is definitely something that needs to be fixed.

May 25: sparkle plaid pants, larpish top, circle scarf and Harry Potter sweater. I liked this combination, stripes and plaid with some birds. I went to Dara Ó Briain in Carré in Amsterdam in the evening. It was so awesome!

May 26: sparkle plaid pants, striped shirt, circle scarf and leather sweater. This combi is very comfortable, but I don’t think it’s very flattering together. I’m finally feeling a little limited in my handmade wardrobe after trying to not re-use

May 27: Mondriaan dress, black edged top. I still really like the Mondriaan dress, it’s pretty and has deep pockets.

May 28: some graduation dress. This day was cold and I was feeling a little blue, so I wore: blue shoes, a blue legging, blue dress, blue Christmas deer-rex sweater and a blue/white scarf. This dress is quite nice.

I got to four non-pants this week! Yay me! Only a few more days to go.

MMM 19 – Week 3

Week two ended with a full suit, what will week three bring..

May 15: A graduation dress, an old infinity scarf and the plaid jacket. While I got a number of compliments on the dress, I don’t like it very much. It’s currently too tight across the chest, which is not something I experience generally.

May 16: Grey elasticated pants (pre-blog?), flamingo sweater and another infinity scarf. I like the flamingoes, it is slightly too cold for the current weather but I really enjoy wearing it. To get some better use out of it, the neckline should have been slightly smaller, but it doesn’t bother me too much. The pants will only ever get one day of wear at a time since my legs need to recover from the fabric for some reason.

May 17: The double duty dress with the plaid jacket. This combination is nice and I enjoy wearing it. This dress is still wonderful and one of the best things I’ve made.

May 18: Jeans, dragon shirt and leaf sweater. I went to a ‘klimbos’ today – a trail high through the trees where you’re strapped into a climbing girdle and balance your way along a series of obstacles and zip lines. As such, I wasn’t going to wear a dress and was very happy with my pants. The day was awesome.

May 19: Sunday was a pyjama day, I wore sweatpants with the striped dress over the top. This dress doesn’t have pockets and therefore doesn’t fulfil one of the most important parts of an outfit: to keep stuff in. There isn’t enough wrong with it to actually throw it out yet, I think.

May 20: red pantsuit, some infinity scarf and the reworked riding jacket. I felt so pretty wearing this combination. I really love the riding jacket and should wear it way more often. The pantsuit is also super flattering (at least to my eyes) and apart from the shoulder hooks quite comfortable. I need to wear this more!

May 21: fur poncho, sweater with leather, sport skort and new plaid pants. Tuesday is my day off, and I wasn’t feeling like getting dressed at all. So I spent most of the day in a onesie and my fake fur poncho. I was working on finishing the super bright plaid pants, which I then wore together with the leather sweater to go to the supermarket. At night, there was skating in the sport skort that I’ll shortly blog about since I keep forgetting. I’ve been wearing it for weeks now, so I guess it’s finished.

I managed to get to three non-pants this week again! I’ve also been keeping all the things I’ve already worn in my bedroom such that I know which things are still left unworn and potential clothes for the remaining week and a bit. Is it bad that there are still a number of clothes left?!

MMM 19 – Week 2

Week 2 of Me Made May 2019, will I manage three non-pants?!

May 8: plaid skirt with double zippers, recent scarf and black sweater. I’ve worn these items before in May, but not in this combination. I liked this one.

May 9: grey pants, grey top, recent scarf and eighties sweater. This combination was very comfortable, but I saw a picture of myself later in the day and I looked a little like a hobo, so I’m going to nix the pairing, but I like all the items.

May 10: new skyline skirt, cut-out top and birdy scarf. I was pleasantly surprised by how nice the skirt was to wear. I liked the pairing with the cut-out top although it wasn’t as warm as I’d hoped (and/or the day was just too cold).

May 11: plaid pants and grey-edged top. I liked these two together. I also like them separately. They are both quite comfortable.

May 12: sport skort, recent scarf, Francis sweater and grey-edged top. We had a roller derby game today. I took part in two parts, I played a game and I was part of the officiating crew for another game. The venue was partially outside, so for officiating we were instructed to wear warm clothes of which the top needed to be black. Since I’m quite sensitive to cold, I wore an undershirt, shirt, longsleeve shirt, the Francis sweater and the grey-edged top. I’m apparently an ice cube incarnate since I still managed to be cold after wearing all of that.. During play, I only wore a sleeveless top, leggings and skort and that was plenty warm. Apparently using your body does help somewhat, who would have thought!

May 13: dad’s party dress and bolero. While this dress is pretty, it doesn’t have any pockets, thus making it nearly impossible to carry around things. I had a day off work and therefore could wear a fanny pack to carry around mobile phone, keys and wallet. The bolero was needed because it was still quite cold out.

May 14: full suit (part 1, 2 and 3). There wasn’t a special occasion, so why wear a full suit? Because I can!

All in all wore some things I haven’t worn in a while, so go me! I managed the goal of at least three no-pants, so again go me! I’m doing quite well this year.

MMM 19 – Week 1

This year’s MMM started with suddenly remembering that it was May and thinking up my pledge. Then I needed to make sure that the first day followed the pledge of wearing multiple me-mades since I wasn’t in the mood for no-pants. The next few days also went well, so fingers crossed for the remainder of May!

May 1: I wore some shortened bought jeans with the bicycle shirt, the jacket of the three-piece suit and one of my recent infinity scarves.
Decision: Keep it all, it’s very comfortable.

May 2: One of the winter graduation dresses with the bolero of my dad’s retirement party.
I really liked this combination! The bolero nicely breaks up the dress and I finally figured out how to wear it.

May 3: Another winter graduation dress, with a bought scarf.
This dress is still nice to wear, I enjoy it.

I play roller derby on Tuesdays and Fridays and tend to wear sport skorts. On Friday, I wore a new sport skort that I think I haven’t blogged about yet (mainly because the waistband hasn’t been finished, but I’m wearing it anyway). Then on Saturday morning, I did some home exercise and wore it again.

May 4: Swordfish pants – fixed the falling zipper with a little ring, ochre sweater, recent scarf and striped shirt. Super comfortable, keeping it all.

May 5: Plaid pants, animal shirt, red sweater and an old scarf. I really like this combination, wear it all the time.

May 6: Other plaid pants, owl shirt and grey sweater. The owl shirt is a little too long for this sweater but tucking it in solved that issue.

May 7: Double zipper skirt (before blog?) and the same bolero as on May 2. I was also wearing a shirt underneath but ended up wearing a sweater over the top as it was too cold. However, the combination does work. In the evening, I wore the zippered sport skort for derby practice.

So week one is finished. So far, I’ve mainly chosen easy things that I wear regularly although I’ve branched out with the non-pants. We’ll see what week 2 brings!