21 April 2011

Dressing An Easter Basket

Pierrepont Hicks Madras Tie


Corbin MTM Canvas Trouser


It helps to have a theme. Gives you a place to start and no one needs to know. Easter is about warm days and the lure of Summer. Waxed cotton gets the heave ho and bright cotton madras dances in the sun. The green gingham is my grass in the basket while madras serves as Paas and the canvas trousers are Peeps. Does anyone know how to dye an egg madras?
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15 comments:

  1. Anonymous21 April, 2011 09:43

    Ed might find this as intolerable as the cowboy outfit.

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  2. Easy and Elegant Life21 April, 2011 10:42

    Martha Stewart did a bleeding madras egg during the last gasp of the 80's. Then she suggested that we grow our own grass for the Easter basket. I could only take so much.

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  3. Unknown21 April, 2011 10:48

    http://www.skiptomylou.org/2011/04/06/silk-tie-dyed-eggs-tutorial/

    You asked :)

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  4. Brohammas21 April, 2011 11:14

    First off, Peeps are the candy corn of Easter and neither "candy" should be endured; or worn.
    Secondly, I learned earlier on this blog that madras is in fact a material not a pattern so shouldn't the question be "how do I upholster an egg madras?"

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  5. Greg21 April, 2011 11:33

    Nice outfit. I too am planning on wearing a madras tie for Easter.

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  6. brohammas21 April, 2011 11:35

    Also, what exactly would hatch from a madras egg? A turkey perhaps?

    Thank you ladies and gentlemen, I'll be here all week!

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  7. Patsy21 April, 2011 11:55

    Don't know about madras dye, but decoupage would work.

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  8. Unclelooney21 April, 2011 12:41

    I just looked at An Affordable Wardrobe. Guiseppe found some Madras eggs with Andover Shop tags at a Goodwill in Southie. :)

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  9. Dallas21 April, 2011 14:36

    the theme for Easter is the redemption of sin through the resurrection.

    and ogling sundresses while drinking shiners on a patio.

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  10. Unclelooney21 April, 2011 15:25

    It snowed here yesterday-quite hard.

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  11. Admirable Ploddy21 April, 2011 17:00

    Trad,

    Those turnups look horrible: far too small; I don't suppose you'd want to go to 2 inches on khakis but 1 inch (as it looks) is exiguous.

    Otherwise all good.

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  12. David M.21 April, 2011 21:37

    I dunno, I think it's too early for madras. It's a summer fabric. I'll be wearing a silk bow tie on Easter.

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  13. Anonymous22 April, 2011 08:40

    Silk Regimental
    I like it - A LOT.

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  14. Unknown25 April, 2011 08:54

    Great easter style! I also went with a madras tie, but with seersucker pants and dirty bucks. Usually it reaches around 70 degrees in my area but it was a blistering 90 degrees in my part of the southeast. I'm sure NYC weather was perfect.

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  15. GSV JR26 April, 2011 09:53

    I wore cutoff BDUs and a white undershirt all day. No shoes either. Great day for a born again heathen.

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