Happy new start to the week!!! I'm a little late this morning, but hopefully better late than never :) While I was out walking the dogs this morning, the cardinals were singing so beautifully. For me there's nothing better than seeing a cardinal fly right in front of me and then land and sit for a bit. I am always so taken by their beauty. My week is officially off to a great start! I came across this picture of a Victoria Beckum sweater in the April issue of Vogue magazine. I love anything with a lacing detail and I thought this sweater was especially pretty. Has a rather pretty price too, just a mere $1390.00!!! But with just a little tweaking, it's something we could do in a remake, so it's not totally out of the question. I really like the skirt too. So with that little bit of lacing inspiration, I decided to take a look and see what I could find. There wasn't a lot, but I thought I would go ahead and share what I found. I think I may have to recreate the top below as I thought this was so beautiful. A vintage riding skirt. A great way to cinch in a waistline. I rather like the seaming detail on the skirt as well. We've seen this before, but it is a fun way to add a little volume to the back of a garment and then tame the fullness. If you aren't particularly interested in using the pockets, this makes for an interesting detail and would work well with the center back lacing of the above sweatshirt. The lacing detail gives a white shirt a little more shape and interest. The pants are a little over the top, but I must confess that I really do like them. There would be no kneeling in these pants!!! I think that what I might do is run the lacing to the hem, but tie them so that the tie ends are tied at the thigh rather than the ankle. A little lacing detail on the cuff of a jacket. And finally, add a little rugged detail to a top with the laced leather yoke. As I said, not a lot of inspiration today, but think about it this way, if you have a seam, you can lace it together. Might be fun!!! Hope your week is off to a great start. May a cardinal fly across your path :) Rhonda