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

 
 
 

puppy proofing my self-made wardrobe

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17 Dec 2014
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Each Wednesday, I post little snippets about what’s happening, and what I’m working on. Most of this week was focused on finishing up my first “Archer” button up shirt. It’s now finished – except for the buttons & button holes. I’m hoping to pick up some buttons tomorrow and actually finish it over the weekend. This is step one in puppy proofing my self-made wardrobe. My dad got a new puppy a couple months ago, and as it turns out my Graphic Silk Circle Skirt (with it’s handkerchief hem), and my Deconstructed Sweater (with it’s extra long sleeves, giant cowl, and dangling threads) are just too tempting for a 4 month old puppy, so when I went to visit for Thanks giving, my sleeves & hems spent a lot of time in the puppy’s mouth. Luckily nothing ripped, but I’d rather not tempt fate. So step one to puppy proofing...
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“I figure if I’m not freezing cold, who cares.” – The Self-Made Wardrobe Week 19

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12 Dec 2014
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The Self-Made Wardrobe is a project where I only wear garments I’ve made. It’s sort of a year long experiment in getting dressed without clothing labels. DAY 127 – DECEMBER 5th Boring Black Sweater Basic Black Tank Top Khaki Scarf Pirate Skirt Various Rings I’ve found, with this self-made wardrobe project, that I sort of have a wardrobe love/hate cycle. First I love my wardrobe, then I get sick of my wardrobe, I’m highly motivated to make more clothing, I finish something new, and I love my wardrobe again. What I love about finishing & adding a new piece of clothing to my wardrobe is how much it expands the potential of my whole wardrobe and how one piece can help me see all of my clothing in a new way. DAY 128 – DECEMBER 6th Deconstructed Sweater Boring Black Sweater Basic Black Tank Top Graphic Silk Circle Skirt Black...
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this week, I’m knitting a sweater completely out of order

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10 Dec 2014
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Each Wednesday, I post little snippets about what’s happening, and what I’m working on. This week I focused my knitting time on my super simple raglan pullover. And what should have been a straightforward sweater, turned into a not-so-straightforward project. Because, I’m knitting this thing completely out of order. I started at the neck, planning a basic top down raglan sweater. I knit the neckline, the yoke, the waist decreases and got to the waist. Then I tried it on, and hated how the neckline looked. So I put the sweater on hold until I decided what to do. Eventually, I decided to cut the entire yoke off. So I cut off the yoke, and wound that yarn back into a ball. I put those stitches on waste yarn, and worked through the hip increases. The body was done. (Maybe. I might decide it’s not actually done.) Then I put...
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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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