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"I come from a long, long line of sewers. My grammy still makes all her own pants and blazers from Pendleton wool. After spending her twenties fashioning pleather jumpsuits and embroidered polyester bellbottoms, my now-mom had a daughter (yours truly) for whom she made a slew of costumes, dresses, et cetera. My sewing skills are rudimentary, earned one summer in high school when I worked as an intern in Music Theatre of Wichita&amp;#39;s costume department. I made a ton of sashes for &amp;quot;Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.&amp;quot; And yes, I am officially a dork.\nBut several weeks ago, I earned a new perspective on this age-old craft from\u00A0 Milla Jovovich and Carmen Hawk, style icons/designers of Jovovich-Hawk, whom everyone from Barneys to celebs to the CFDA are basically eating up these days. &amp;quot;If you can&amp;#39;t find something out there that you like,&amp;quot;\u00A0 Carmen told me, &amp;quot;just make it yourself.&amp;quot; Turns out that years ago, Carmen bought a sewing machine and figured out how to use it without any training, eventually making a few tunics that her friends worshipped. And voila -- a designer was born. I love that idea -- that at best, fashion a crafty, creative expression of art.\nI can&amp;#39;t draw or really sew, and I&amp;#39;m awful with math and proportions and scale, but I&amp;#39;ve made my own scarves for several years now (by cutting up old blouses -- will show you how next week, when I find my digital camera). The question: should I spend the rest of my vacation using my mom&amp;#39;s machine to try to stitch together my dream dress? It&amp;#39;s a floor-length, long-sleeved, pretty-necklined black frock, Morticia-inspired, but quirkier. I&amp;#39;ve been craving one for years, and have found similar ones only via vintage Guy Laroche. I&amp;#39;ve got $40, not $4000. What to do? Should I try myself? Any advice?"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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