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

 
 
 

finishing and starting: edits, spinning, weaving, and style challenges

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26 Jul 2017
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Each Wednesday, I post a snapshot of the projects I’m working on, and where my brain is at. It would seem that this week was the week of finishing and starting things! I finished this round of edits/rewrites of Shawl Geometry Book Three, and started typing them up! Then I finished the spinning project I was working on, and started playing around with a zoom loom! The summer 10×10 wardrobe challenge has wrapped up, and I’m starting planning posts for next week on Who Wears Who! This current round of edits/rewrites on the third Shawl Geometry book feels like it’s been going on for absolutely ever. And I have to say, I’m thrill that this round is over. Compared to the snails pace of rewriting, typing everything up seems like it’s happening lightning speed (even though there is a TON to write up). My quickie spinning project is all plyed...
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more spinning, more rewriting, more personal style

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19 Jul 2017
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Each Wednesday, I post a snapshot of the projects I’m working on, and where my brain is at. I finished the singles for the small spinning project I’m working on. Now they’re resting, and next I’ll just ply them into a simple two-ply yarn. It’s been fantastic to work on a project that’s quick and easy – no big commitment, no over thinking, basically no planning. This spinning project has been the perfect current counter-balance to editing/rewriting the third book Shawl Geometry Series. I know that there is an end to this rewriting/editing project, and I know that I’ll find it eventually, but at the moment it feels very far away. (Though maybe that means it’s closer than it appears? Who knows, I’m just rolling with it.) And over on Who Wears Who… Today is day 8 of the Summer 10×10 Wardrobe Challenge, and I’ve been loving experimenting with a...
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spinning, editing, and a new wardrobe challenge!

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12 Jul 2017
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Each Wednesday, I post a snapshot of the projects I’m working on, and where my brain is at. It has been a week of writing, and editing, and spinning away. The spinning project continues – I’ve always loved how easy it is fit spindle spinning into a couple of minutes here and there throughout the day. The rewriting/editing continues – and continues, and continues, and continues. And I stared a new style blog! If you’ve been around for awhile, and enjoyed following along with The Self-Made Wardrobe Project, I think you’ll really enjoy this project. My aim is to explore a more curious, conscientious, sustainable approach to clothing and style – with that in mind the blog is called Who Wears Who? I’m kicking things off by joining in on the Summer 10×10 Wardrobe Challenge hosted by Caroline of Un-Fancy, and Lee of Style Bee. The basic premise of the...
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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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