tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6258632543894619198.post1282156899091305827..comments2024-03-07T04:57:57.464-08:00Comments on Eugenia's (fabulous) world of fashion: Two tops from Burda Style magazineEugeniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07584571701550775408noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6258632543894619198.post-48080259842948934982011-05-03T10:37:17.920-07:002011-05-03T10:37:17.920-07:00Both tops are super cute. Especially the BWOF top...Both tops are super cute. Especially the BWOF top.Cennettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09109335050044632749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6258632543894619198.post-74047478821488719162011-04-14T07:42:02.486-07:002011-04-14T07:42:02.486-07:00Thanks for taking the time to answer, Eugenia. I w...Thanks for taking the time to answer, Eugenia. I will definitely check out the US sites a bit more closely. I was stung once when I ordered 22 metres of silk for a wedding dress, from the US. It worked out at a fraction of what it would have been here - until I was charged by the delivery company on delivery!!! Not so reasonable!! But I agree, for lovely fabrics it is worth it! Best wishes.Rachel UKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6258632543894619198.post-6310504554386854342011-04-14T06:46:26.818-07:002011-04-14T06:46:26.818-07:00Hi Rachel, thanks for your nice comments. I do bu...Hi Rachel, thanks for your nice comments. I do buy quite a lot of fabrics from US companies - I can't resist the lovely fabrics on offer! The sites that I use calculate the cost of the shipping before I check out - so I know that before I commit. I also, almost always, have to pay customs charges when the package arrives here. I never know how much that is going to be - and I still haven't worked out exactly how they calculate it. Parcelforce deal with the payment - what happens is they send me a letter saying they are holding the package, I then pay on the interenet and they deliver it. They charge a flat fee of £8.00 over and above the customs charges. Personally I am happy to pay for shipping and taxes because I like to be able to buy the nice fabrics on offer in the US.Eugeniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07584571701550775408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6258632543894619198.post-66298744797568157122011-04-14T02:25:21.890-07:002011-04-14T02:25:21.890-07:00Your garments are really great! You look fabulous ...Your garments are really great! You look fabulous in them and they're really well made and finished! I notice you buy alot of fabrics from US companies. How do you find shipping to here in the UK? Do you get clobbered for tax etc? Thanks Eugenia, and keep up the good work!Rachel UKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6258632543894619198.post-57307552984797152542011-04-13T22:36:04.560-07:002011-04-13T22:36:04.560-07:00I love your vacation outfits. You look so wonderf...I love your vacation outfits. You look so wonderful in everything you sew!C.Aliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12953474987965687778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6258632543894619198.post-85496087090540209742011-04-12T13:00:20.306-07:002011-04-12T13:00:20.306-07:00That purple one is brilliant and SEXY, and the Lib...That purple one is brilliant and SEXY, and the Liberty print top is a gorgeous combo with those buttons. Very, very nice work. You look perfect!<br /><br />SherryVAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6258632543894619198.post-25118838523983630372011-04-12T10:23:41.000-07:002011-04-12T10:23:41.000-07:00Holy smokes! That first picture looks like it'...Holy smokes! That first picture looks like it's taken from a resort ad in a magazine. You look HOT!! Both are great tops, but that first one is a real stunner. :)amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12029076436322883513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6258632543894619198.post-24739561498224206142011-04-10T08:46:09.768-07:002011-04-10T08:46:09.768-07:00Beautiful outfits! Love especially the flowered sh...Beautiful outfits! Love especially the flowered shirt, please .... continue to send photos of your vacation so that I die of envy.Sewingadictahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01083124271608615951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6258632543894619198.post-12399145530902718412011-04-09T07:17:56.813-07:002011-04-09T07:17:56.813-07:00I love both tops Eugenia! Two totally different lo...I love both tops Eugenia! Two totally different looks...one "super sexy" and the other very comfortable! (my favorite is the super sexy!)<br /><br />Buttons are a challenge for me too! The last dress I recently made was an expensive button dress! When I finally found what I wanted they were pricey and I had to go to two different stores just to get enough! Bot sooooo worth it.Myrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04359520837946001668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6258632543894619198.post-40018984122790313852011-04-08T18:40:20.795-07:002011-04-08T18:40:20.795-07:00Great tops Eugenia! You look fabulous in them!Great tops Eugenia! You look fabulous in them!Victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15055410123914346485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6258632543894619198.post-53145370675265912192011-04-08T11:58:46.281-07:002011-04-08T11:58:46.281-07:00Fabulous tops! Just perfect for the beach. I am ...Fabulous tops! Just perfect for the beach. I am not too fussy about buttons. I bought bulk bags from Fabric Mart several years ago and generally make do with what's in there.The Slapdash Sewisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11668474749166329852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6258632543894619198.post-68661996357154136102011-04-08T07:27:00.435-07:002011-04-08T07:27:00.435-07:00The first top is so fun that it'd be a shame t...The first top is so fun that it'd be a shame to wear it only over a bikini. Could you slip a slim tank or cami underneath to enable you to wear it casually?<br /><br />The fabric of the second shirt is just stunning. Is it a retro Liberty print? The colors and print make me think 1970's (in the best of ways!).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6258632543894619198.post-74005956109616860772011-04-08T02:43:27.329-07:002011-04-08T02:43:27.329-07:00Lovely tops! You'll enjoy wearing those for a ...Lovely tops! You'll enjoy wearing those for a long time to come.gwensewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809115166600229262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6258632543894619198.post-30329131089564825262011-04-07T21:39:05.041-07:002011-04-07T21:39:05.041-07:00Both tops are superb! I have to say I love the kn...Both tops are superb! I have to say I love the knit top! That is one of my favorite colors. You really look great in it too! Buttons are so limited where I live. But this is one area where I haven't ordered online...yet!MushyWearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11298153126878457192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6258632543894619198.post-10809713974949017942011-04-07T19:33:34.258-07:002011-04-07T19:33:34.258-07:00Well, I love the knit top - perfect for South Beac...Well, I love the knit top - perfect for South Beach society:) I also love the fabric on your jacket/shirt - fantastic - and lovely buttons!Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13197442485237029218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6258632543894619198.post-47734094345969222172011-04-07T17:00:22.783-07:002011-04-07T17:00:22.783-07:00Both tops are gorgeous - great fabrics too! - and ...Both tops are gorgeous - great fabrics too! - and you really made me see that shirt pattern in a whole new light!AllisonChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07431369603470575306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6258632543894619198.post-13697548335294367352011-04-07T16:49:09.458-07:002011-04-07T16:49:09.458-07:00Both tops are so very pretty and love the Liberty ...Both tops are so very pretty and love the Liberty fabric.Ann Made Studiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02736679240367173915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6258632543894619198.post-73394517670555583322011-04-07T16:07:44.945-07:002011-04-07T16:07:44.945-07:00Those tops are beautiful! You look like a model i...Those tops are beautiful! You look like a model in the first picture :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6258632543894619198.post-45462684311195214612011-04-07T14:31:43.207-07:002011-04-07T14:31:43.207-07:00Both tops are STUNNING!!!!!Both tops are STUNNING!!!!!JoanneMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07218217151372072602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6258632543894619198.post-43007848651088098612011-04-07T14:02:26.483-07:002011-04-07T14:02:26.483-07:00Both tops are beautiful Eugenia especially on that...Both tops are beautiful Eugenia especially on that white sandy beach.Faye Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02781186043996633965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6258632543894619198.post-77435631503828062452011-04-07T11:36:57.497-07:002011-04-07T11:36:57.497-07:00Both tops are fabulous. The first one is so perfe...Both tops are fabulous. The first one is so perfect for the beach or any summer activity. Great job.Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04229406683301436266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6258632543894619198.post-27714957161660808412011-04-07T10:53:11.211-07:002011-04-07T10:53:11.211-07:00Buttons are so important! And I live in Vermont, w...Buttons are so important! And I live in Vermont, which has 3 fabric stores. In the whole state. Two are Jo-Ann's and one is a wildly expensive specialty that wants $15/yard for solid cotton. I shop online a lot, haha!<br />PS I am using that trick montanachic!Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11323601543162809961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6258632543894619198.post-61564766912921952562011-04-07T09:36:15.776-07:002011-04-07T09:36:15.776-07:00I love both those blouses! I have the Burda with ...I love both those blouses! I have the Burda with the 2nd one in it and was toying with idea of making that one. Cool...McValhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00285808958951068897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6258632543894619198.post-28818198708946697682011-04-07T08:44:40.958-07:002011-04-07T08:44:40.958-07:00both tops look great, and in the first photo, with...both tops look great, and in the first photo, with your pose, you look like you are an advertisment for very chic guests at a a luxury resort, or maybe one of those fashion magazine spreads where they tell you how to make it through the weekend looking fabulous with 5 easy pieces,<br />(ha). <br />as for buttons, on really important garments, like coats or a suit, I do ponder many button choices, luckily here in SF we have a couple of shops with a wall of buttons to choose from.Beth (SunnyGal Studio)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08891740887743925587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6258632543894619198.post-33230297996148695882011-04-07T08:34:25.955-07:002011-04-07T08:34:25.955-07:00Eugenia, you have two terrific new tops. You defin...Eugenia, you have two terrific new tops. You definitely look cool and seductive in the first one. The second one is my favorite. You might have struggled with the buttons, but the ones you bought are perfect. I think buttons are a challenge for most of us.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08501837896957263739noreply@blogger.com