It has happened to the best of us: The shopping disaster day. We drag ourself from shop to shop, searching for that perfect dress and go home empty-handed and frustrated. But what if I told you that ...

For a while it looked as if home sewing was going the way of butter churning. It seldom saved money over cheap, imported clothing, and its dowdy image was a turnoff for young career women. Then came ...

Calling all budding fashion designers: Are you a fashion designer by heart, who obviously has talent, but lack knowledge of pattern-making and sewing? Created by Rucht D ‘Oleo, a veteran within the ...

DEAR HARRIETTE: I missed the column with the original question about the prom dress from a mom in Fresno, Calif., but I saw a comment today (from D.C. in Memphis). What memories those few paragraphs ...