Everything Old is New Again - I love collars

Every day I am going to make something and post it on my blog.....Renotta

The Fool's Gold piece was actually under water in our creek. I creeked down to the creek to photograph it. I could just picture myself and my camera going into the water. Tomorrow I plan to stay high and dry.
Fool's Gold Feb 19
Pearls, stones, chains & pyrite (Fool's Gold).



Hi R and other friends

I love the combining of different elements in this piece.

We have been designing and embracing eclectic combinations with great success - an interesting piece can make a real statement, especially when the outfit is simple in design.

Actually when you look back at women's fashion, other decades have done this eg the 1920's. I went to a fabulous Great Gatsby 60th recently - loved the jewelry and beautiful fashion. We all looked wonderful.

'Everything old is new again' is a fine motto for Cogs (Crazy Old Gals) with the creative spirit renewing our engagement in life, now that we have time to ourselves.



Is this the jacket?
Sample Jacket with collar (1978) on Rosemary Bush (He He!)

Created at the Niddy Noddy, your weaving studio, where I learnt how to weave and create loom shaped garments. Life got in the way for me on that path where single parenting left little time for creativity. I needed to support myself and the children so went back teaching. I did however, have a little cottage silkscreening business called Gumnut Prints. More later.


Getting back to collars - I love them! They flatter the Babyboomer woman with their camouflage / framing features. Carla Zampati has done some lovely collars of late as has Country Road where pleating and gathering add extra interest.

Join us and become a COG. It would be great to hear your ideas.


Love Clara







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