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The Sonya Files
An article in Sonya Philip’s monthly series, Wear What You Make, typically kicks off a deep, interesting conversation in the comments.
Sonya ostensibly writes about her handsewn and handknit wardrobe, but the response to her pieces may not be entirely because readers really need guidance on how to dress. (Although of course we all need help, sometimes, to feel inspired about our personal style.)
You know what I think it is? The pictures. Sonya’s pictures are life-giving. They show a woman who has struggled to find her true voice and style, and who has emerged from the struggle, and is sometimes even continuing the struggle, with honesty, self-confidence and self-respect.
Sonya’s pictures impart joy. They’re contagious, as is her message of calm reflection and self-love.
Sonya’s columns are well worth revisiting, or discovering for the first time. Enjoy!
Wear What You Make: The Allure of the Uniform
Wear What You Make: You Be Ewe
Wear What You Make: Try Something New
Wear What You Make: Unfinished Objects
Wear What You Make: First Scarf is the Itchiest
Wear What You Make: Wardrobe as Work in Progress
Wear What You Make: On Being Visible
Wear What You Make: In Praise of the Cropped Sweater
Wear What You Make: When I Am Old
Wear What You Make: On the https://www.moderndailyknitting.com/wear-make-road/Road
Catch up with Sonya, and get in on the conversation, even if it’s only a conversation with yourself.
Sonya is a muse for me. I love her posts, her photos, and her honesty. I have many a personal journal entry sparked by her posts.
I agree completely. She is why I subscribe to your newsletter. Sonja is very inspirational b
I’ve only just discovered her (having been away from Blogland for a long time) and I love her work and her posts!
I love this post–All of Sonya’s wonderful inspiration in one place.I’ve been sewing her patterns for 6 months now and love how it’s freed me to be more creative. Thank you Sonya!
Love Sonya, her attitude, her clothes, her outfits, her patterns.
Everything about her.
Thank you, MDK , for introducing me to her.
Thank you so much for this series of ‘reprises’ and links to content I missed before I started following you guys. It’s such a gift. I’ve been toe-dipping into the #memade waters, and an looking forward to starting to follow Sonya, as I see even from the one pic you’ve posted that she and I probably have a lot in common.
I love Sonia’s infectious smile. I could never pull off her style, but have taken her patterns and made them my own. I’m looking forward to taking a class with her one of these days.
I love Sonya, and she’s one of the reasons – probably the main one – that I am again attempting to sew. (Knitting is SO MUCH EASIER!)
Truly a muse! Her outfits and her words are full of joy and love!
Sonya has motivated me to get back to making my own clothes and to really wear what makes me feel good, not what someone says I should wear. Her wise counsel has led me to deconstruct resort-wear into wearable and to be brave enough to use her patterns as a springboard to making clothes that work for me. Thank you, Ann and Kay, for introducing me to Sonya and her philosophy. She has literally changed how I feel about myself in more ways that merely the clothes on my back.