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

 
 
 

The Self-Made Wardrobe Week 12 – the weather couldn’t quite figure out what was up

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24 Oct 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. Week 12 of the Self-Made Wardrobe: the weather couldn’t quite figure out what was up this week, and neither could I. DAY 78 – OCTOBER 17th Blue Kimono Khaki Scarf Black Racerback Tank Top Black Maxi Skirt with a Slit Black Flats with Skull Beads Princess Necklace Various Rings I actually ended up taking off the scarf as soon as I walked out the door – and it was far too hot for the sweater I was originally planning on wearing. DAY 79 – OCTOBER 18th Blue Kimono Khaki Scarf Black Racerback Tank Top Graphic Silk Circle Skirt Sneakers Pocket Watch Necklace Various Rings I ended up going to Rhinebeck at the very last minute, and needed something that would work well with sneakers....
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Hand-Knit Sweater Dress – I highly doubt I’d wear this dress if I hadn’t knit it

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23 Oct 2014
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The minute I decided I was actually going to do the self-made wardrobe project I started rummaging through my yarn and fabric to see what I already had on hand. I came across a huge ball of lace weight yarn in fairly ghastly colors, but it was a beautiful yarn, with a great drape, so I figured I would just overdye* whatever I made with it. *overdying is when you re-dye something (yarn, fabric, clothes, whatever) that’s already been dyed, so it’s a different color than it was originally dyed The results were unexpected, and pretty spectacular. That being said, I would never wear this dress if I hadn’t knit it. Never, ever, ever. I don’t do pink. I don’t do brown. I don’t do tan. I don’t do green. I guess this is the exception that proves the rule… Unfortunately the ball was unlabeled when I pulled it out...
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sweater alterations, zipper installations, and a last minute Rhinebeck trip

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22 Oct 2014
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Each Wednesday I post little snippets about what’s happening, and what I’m working on. You can see all of the Wednesday posts here. I didn’t do a ton of knitting this week, but three important things did happen. Firstly, I added length to the sleeves of my boring black sweater. I did this by cutting off the cuffs, picking up the live stitches of the sleeve, and then grafting the cuff back onto the sleeve. I added 2.5 inches and just need to weave in the ends and re-block the sweater. Secondly, I added the zipper to the sweater I started three years ago. Quite successfully I think. I wore it yesterday, it fits great (yay!), and it really is kind of the perfect transitional weather sweater. Thirdly, I went to Rhinebeck and all I took home were some sheepy photos. A friend and I decided at the very last...
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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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