I have a fascination with zips and it's completely in a saucy minx way. I love asking my husband to zip up a dress for me. However he is complety impervious to my James Bond fantasy where the zip never really gets done up! One day we might be late for an evening out....
Zips are a great way to change an item, to add zing. I have a cheapie Zara shift dress that I'll wear again come Autumn but it has an insipid cloth zip so I intend to change it for a fierce YKK heavy duty metal zip.
Zips from Calico Laine.
Zips are great! - Bad luck about the James B fantasy!
ReplyDeleteOoh, I love zips too. Any fastenings really. Chunky zips are my favourite, followed closely by loooong zips.
ReplyDeleteOoh, I love zips too. Any fastenings really. Chunky zips are my favourite, followed closely by loooong zips.
ReplyDeletebut what about zips that run over a seam?? like the 1950's style dresses in your banner - the ones that have a full skirt and the zip runs from the below the bum (allowing room to step in)?? i have a fav martin grant dress that i cant wear as I nor the boyf can get the zip across the seam..... any ideas? its such a waste not to wear it....
ReplyDeleteAh that requires a techique called breath in and hold zip end at top and then pull hard. holding the zip togehter gets the teeth sort fo interlocked - so it should run easier.
ReplyDeleteOr hold zip at point just beyond the seam and pull hard. It is all in the wrist action.
If that fails check that the zip hasn't been sewn in too tightly over seam area - causing it to snag. Unpick zip at seam point stretch the zip fabric and re sew quite loose - run it up and down a bit and then it should run ok from then on.
boys always seem to zip up to fast. I want the process to be nice and slow. The heavy zippers are great because you can feel the cold metal on your back.
ReplyDeleteI am in love with the CL zipped shoes at the moment
ReplyDeleteThey are sexy!
I love zippers too, there's something a bit risky about them, especially on the back of a dress
ReplyDeletei completely agree and am totally obsessed with all of the fabulous heels out there that now have zippers. oh and btw, i laughed out loud when you told me that you had to refrain your little boy from continuing to watch my little video. i'm so flattered!
ReplyDeletegreat idea for changing a garnment!
ReplyDeleteDarn insipid zipper!
ReplyDeletei agree with you all, zippers ROCK! i make sure the jackets i get all have them. I also collect stuffed bears, and all their winter clothes zip up too. Id be glad to show off my collection wearing them, just send an email my way, to caninegardener87@aol.com, if you use AOL Instant Messager, use the same name to get hold of me, lol.
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