Welcome! I'm Holly Chayes.

This online space has been around in one form or another since 2010, it focuses on making, creativity and living a curious life, plus a lot of clothing.

Some of the projects I've worked on in the past 10+ years include...

Talking About Clothes with Holly Chayes

An interview podcast that's all about clothing (and also, not *really* about clothing at all). Find all the details and listen to conversations about comfort, style, change and shopping here. Or search for Talking About Clothes with Holly Chayes wherever you listen to podcasts.

Who Wears Who?

A personal style coaching and content practice devoted to helping you own and wear your clothes intentionally, instead of being worn by them. Discover your own style guidance, and learn more about the practice of intentional style at WhoWearsWho.com

The Self-Made Wardrobe Project

Predecessor to Who Wears Who, a year-long challenge in 2014/2015 where I only wore clothes I made. That year would have been a lot easier if the clothes had magically made themselves. Learn more about The Self-Made Wardrobe Project and explore the archives here.

The Shawl Geometry Book Series

Enough shawl shapes to keep you knitting for a lifetime. A multi-year exploration of math, shape and space in knitting, where I documented traditional shawl shaping, and iterated on those traditions to create new recipes of shawl shaping. Ultimately this lead to 75+ shapes, and 400+ pages of common and uncommon shawl shaping instructions. This project was inspired by a dozen individual shawl designs, each encapsulating a love of geometric lace design. You can find The Shawl Geometry Series here.

 

Thank you for being here with me. –Holly

 
 
 

To Read Over Coffee

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13 Jun 2015
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A collection of links from the past few weeks that I think are interesting/amusing/educational/insightful enough to read/watch/listen & think about over a cup of coffee. Making I’m obsessed with SewUnravelled’s version of the “Sydney Jacket” by Tessuti Fabrics! I’m broiling now, but definitely want to make this pattern for next fall. Stitch Prism is handmade jewelry/aeriums/potions/art by Kelly Anne Mifflin – just look at the embroidered art! Clothing & Fashion It’s pretty easy to dismiss fashion models & what they do. But what does a model actually do? “What does a model do?” from Coletterie. John Oliver on fast & cheap fashion is hilarious. But I think you could have already guessed that. Speaking of fast fashion, a new movie “The True Cost,” looks amazing & I definitely want to see it! “Beacon’s Closet, Buffalo Exchange, and the Big Business of Selling Your Old Clothes” on racked.com, is a fascinating read...
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flip flops, the unofficial start to summer – The Self-Made Wardrobe Week 45

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12 Jun 2015
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The Self-Made Wardrobe is a project where I only wear garments I’ve made. It’s a year long experiment in getting dressed without clothing labels – it’s a year about noticing patterns, trying things, and observing what happens. Day 309 – Friday, June 5th archer button up shirt // black tank top // jeans pocket watch necklace // bracelets // rings // black flats Day 310 – Saturday, June 6th 2nd archer button up shirt // black tank top // black maxi skirt robot watch necklace // rings // black flats Day 311 – Sunday, June 7th black tank top // cascading flowers skirt pocket watch necklace // rings Day 312 – Monday, June 8th 2nd archer button up // black tank top // black maxi skirt bicycle necklace // rings// black flats Day 313 – Tuesday, June 9th archer button up shirt // black tank top // jeans pocket watch...
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back to spindle spinning

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10 Jun 2015
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Each Wednesday, I take stock of the projects I’m working on. What I’m Working On… : the only crafting project I really worked on this week was a little bit of spinning. : Saturday I spend the afternoon spindle spinning a sample of alpaca/wool fiber, and as a little bit of an experiment I documented the progress through the afternoon over on Instagram – it was fun photographing the incremental progress, and was a good reminder to stop & take photos of what I’m making as it’s in the process of getting made, so I’m going to try doing more of that in the future – if you’re on Instagram, come say hi! : then I spindle plied the sample last night, and now it’s resting until I get around to skeining the yarn. No related posts.
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About – Holly Chayes

I’m Holly, a style and wardrobe consultant.
In short, I fix broken wardrobes.

In long(er), I work with you to bring your clothing into alignment with who you are, and who you feel you are meant to be.

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