Mapping My Body with Sewing Patterns
“The clothing I produce may be simple, but it belongs to me and my body in a way nothing else can.”
Haley E D Houseman is a freelance writer and illustrator She deals in the modern mystical, as well as art, fashion, and the natural world. While she splits her time between New York and Boston, you can always keep up with her on twitter @hedhouseman.
More in this series
The Woman Scared of Her Own Kimono
I feel unworthy to wear the uniform of my inheritance.
Jan 10, 2017
My Suits Helped Me Try on Another Life, But I Don’t Need Them Anymore
Sometimes I still think about my suits and the life I could have had. Now I work for myself, and my standard uniform is jeans and a T-shirt.
Apr 12, 2018
“A Modern, Up-to-Date Young Woman”: Shopping, Fashion, and the Rules of My Girlhood
All the fashion rules I learned as a girl were informed by the view that women’s bodies are never okay as they are—they always need fixing.
Jul 26, 2018