tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5435738925121167166.post8718802383995709056..comments2024-03-19T14:28:43.361+00:00Comments on Kitschy Coo: Ottobre says 'Party at the Back'Kitschy Coohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14498979148251880818noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5435738925121167166.post-32401292603827878612011-03-06T01:44:45.601+00:002011-03-06T01:44:45.601+00:00I kindof dug the shirt with the ruffles on the bac...I kindof dug the shirt with the ruffles on the back but I was thinking for my three year old which is a totally different story than an older child. Too old to sport the ruffle-bum-anythings, but young enough that borderline-ridiculous is adorable. <br />THAT SAID<br />I have had a few good doses of "wtf,ottobre" over the harem pants that keep showing up in the last few issues. I acknowledge they are showing up a smidge in high fashion. And maybe alright on a baby. But yet, totally durrr oy um er NO on the older kids. <br />The ottobre woman that just came in the mailbox, however? LOVE. lots of it. A few 'ehehe... pass' things but mostly just LOVE.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04966273181741856577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5435738925121167166.post-75103875726446489042011-01-28T19:23:43.971+00:002011-01-28T19:23:43.971+00:00I think most of the issues have some weirdness. Mo...I think most of the issues have some weirdness. Mostly with some of the photo layouts. I've always just assumed it's in their Finnish nature to be a little quirky. No offense to anyone from Finland who reads this, I still think the mag rocks. They do repeat things from previous years but to their credit I traced a lap tee from two different issues convinced it would be identical. Turns out they were very different.Saschahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11764868375350676901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5435738925121167166.post-61270349152378263332011-01-27T21:47:12.552+00:002011-01-27T21:47:12.552+00:00Believe it or not I have been thinking about this ...Believe it or not I have been thinking about this all day! Harem pants....no way, never. Cardigans backwards...never either.Milliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345822230344288078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5435738925121167166.post-14580304852855413192011-01-27T14:23:11.505+00:002011-01-27T14:23:11.505+00:00You do make me laugh! Wearing a cardigan backwards...You do make me laugh! Wearing a cardigan backwards IS most definitely mental!!Sew Scrumptioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16611969878018369440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5435738925121167166.post-59311831039718972912011-01-27T12:08:11.186+00:002011-01-27T12:08:11.186+00:00lol cool little bit of style wearing cardigans bac...lol cool little bit of style wearing <a href="http://www.wolsey.com/mens/knitwear/" title="cardigans" rel="nofollow">cardigans</a> backwards like that!Simon Belfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17987172234296318834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5435738925121167166.post-31585511476198745012011-01-27T11:38:56.320+00:002011-01-27T11:38:56.320+00:00I am of the opinion that they throw a few unusual ...I am of the opinion that they throw a few unusual designs in there to cover up that the rest of the patterns are very similar to what has been in the past.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5435738925121167166.post-23262578549246232662011-01-27T10:18:21.724+00:002011-01-27T10:18:21.724+00:00my daughter has just been given some harem pants -...my daughter has just been given some harem pants - actually they work better on bi-pedal personages than babies because when the baby crawls it's legs slip into the overlarge crotch space and get caught up - resulting in a very angry trapped baby rolling around on the floor!!! <br />FYI xx !!Isobelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09169890146672976100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5435738925121167166.post-57951529097454079072011-01-27T08:54:26.807+00:002011-01-27T08:54:26.807+00:00I thought exactly the same when I was clicking thr...I thought exactly the same when I was clicking through the images on the Ottobre website. I haven't quite decided whether to buy this issue or not - I tend to only buy one or two from each year, and I'm not sure there's anything to hold my interest in this one. Doubtless I'll see one cool pattern from it though, and have to have it.Jo @ A life in listshttp://lifeinlists.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5435738925121167166.post-49019840755247831912011-01-27T00:20:18.595+00:002011-01-27T00:20:18.595+00:00Yeah, I was underwhelmed by that issue - there'...Yeah, I was underwhelmed by that issue - there's a lot I've seen already in previous mags. <br /><br />I hadn't quite clocked the amount of weirdness, though, until you pointed it out, but you're not wrong. <br /><br />Also, too much knit! I'm still scared of/can't find decent jersey, so that rules out about 90% of the girls' clothes. Thankfully the harem pants are in that 90%, though, so that's something...Bronhttp://rhubarbcrumble.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5435738925121167166.post-63306001008024940582011-01-26T23:53:11.633+00:002011-01-26T23:53:11.633+00:00Hmm, might have to go hunt down the latest ottobre...Hmm, might have to go hunt down the latest ottobre. Not liking the ruffles or back to front cardigans, but... looks like it's worth a look:)Louizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05691100508790921779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5435738925121167166.post-1370413021632239582011-01-26T23:39:25.580+00:002011-01-26T23:39:25.580+00:00MC Hammer pants on anyone walking...no way, no how...MC Hammer pants on anyone walking...no way, no how in this house. Ruffles along the back of the shirt...I'm okay with that and wish my 5 year old liked the shirt but she doesn't. The sailor pants...I'm okay with those too and think they need to offer more girly pants with neat design details. Love the fleece hoodie and will be making that for my eldest as soon as I trace the darn thing off. I loved the other pieces that were on that page too. The cardigan with pockets on the back...not so much. <br /><br />I really liked this issue and have a couple of patterns already traced off and one (the raspberry tunic, I think? #12) finished except for the hem. I still haven't sewn anything from the last issue, I liked a few of the patterns but nothing jumped out and begged to be made.Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17538128071032666452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5435738925121167166.post-20072896747865999972011-01-26T23:37:56.950+00:002011-01-26T23:37:56.950+00:00Anyone remember Kris Kross? They wore all their c...Anyone remember Kris Kross? They wore all their clothes backwards. It looked stupid then, and it still does. Or at best you can hope tht strangers think you let your kids dress themselves... in the dark. I agree that the pockets push that look over the edge.<br /><br />I cannot get behind harem pants for anyone who is not a part of a harem (and even then I think it would seem kind of cliched, you know?).indywriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14108023297967433564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5435738925121167166.post-31552175081293877092011-01-26T23:05:34.627+00:002011-01-26T23:05:34.627+00:00Oh I love, love, love the ruffled cardigan. It'...Oh I love, love, love the ruffled cardigan. It's times like this I long for a daughter. Mind you I am the woman who made herself a skirt with enormous bustle (own design). I obviously like a full bottomed look! Not too sure about the harem pants though...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5435738925121167166.post-38864722330773143192011-01-26T23:01:18.762+00:002011-01-26T23:01:18.762+00:00The weird ones are so close to being normal. The b...The weird ones are so close to being normal. The buttons up the back of a little sweater could be super cute. It's the pockets that make it look odd.<br /><br />And the link to the item on ebay? That stuff SELLS like crazy on etsy.auntninnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12474437813560233345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5435738925121167166.post-5345993931455729542011-01-26T22:55:05.910+00:002011-01-26T22:55:05.910+00:00My aunt told me that years ago (like 55 years ago)...My aunt told me that years ago (like 55 years ago) the style was to wear their cardigans backwards like that.Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01771331930699999253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5435738925121167166.post-26146695706116565112011-01-26T22:46:29.512+00:002011-01-26T22:46:29.512+00:00I sense some grasping happening. Perhaps their des...I sense some grasping happening. Perhaps their design team is burning out. I think this is the perfect opportunity for you to submit your application with a nice essay about how assinine the current issue is and how you can make it better. Include lots of examples (like this blog post for starters) and at least one pie chart.Crystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06387604778357366261noreply@blogger.com