Spring must really be in the air for me to think about a print, and not just any ol’ print but a floral one yowsa! Not that I don’t love florals; I do, but in moderation and in general preferably on other people… 🙂
This is an old dress now, that I first made back here, and I’ve worn it here on the blog before. In fact I was clad in this very same outfit for my favourite day during self-stitched September last year and the dress was a year old then. It’s stood up pretty well, I reckon… this is my darling Mum’s favourite dress of my creation, and I’ve alway loved how the sleeve cuff/ties worked out and thought they were a particularly serendipitous detail.
So of course I do repeat outfits, sure. As we all do… And especially if I have found a fab combo that really works for me, or in this case a dress that needs nothing further to make it perfect for … well, anything! Even though this is kinda “pretty” I’m not precious about any of my dresses and don’t take particular care with them. When I took this to Melbourne I rolled it into a ball and stuffed it in the corner of the suitcase – no ironing!- … today I’ve walked the dog, done the office work, had lunch with a friend, and am now curled up on the couch… when I wash it tomorrow it will get tossed in the machine on a normal wash cycle… You can do whatever you want with a zipless wrap dress in an easy-care fabric, you see, and it will loyally forgive you all your neglect and continue to look as fabudabulous as ever…
Digressing for a minute; the phrase “easy-care”. Music to the ears, no? Think about it, easy care. Says it all. Now, if I wasn’t such a snob about linen, silk, wool and cotton and didn’t keep on stubbornly giving preference to all these delicious and decidedly LESS easy-care fabrics, my life would be oh-so-much easier, methinks… sigh.
I made a pink stretch-y petticoat to go underneath, for a bit of extra warmth, that you can’t see in the above picture but is at right. Thank you Bessie, for agreeing to model a petticoat for the internet; something I am waaay too shy for!
Details:
Dress; Vogue 7748, but modified quite a lot, floral polyester chiffon, more details here
Petticoat (underneath, and modelled at right by Bessie); pink stretchy stuff, my own design
Tights; Kolotex
Shoes; Django and Juliette, from Zomp shoes
Ohh I love it! And those shoes! gorgeous.
(and thanks for your sweet comment today too. xo)
I treat all my clothes as if they were easy care too! If something can't survive the washing machine, I really don't need to own it, lol!
The dress is beautiful and it looks lovely on you 🙂
nice dress! i go weak for floral prints! i must admit though that i am in awe of that peticoat or chemise and how the way its skirt part hangs! lovely!
As always, looking fabulous!
Thanks too, for the nice comments you always leave on my blog.
The print, the dress, and you are all wearing well:) This post does bet the question though….are you easy care? – lol
The dress looks really lovely on you. A great shape. I love easy to care clothes but don't much like wearing synthetics!
debbiex
After all the gray and brown you've been wearing, this is fresh and new looking even if it is a couple years old!
well you know I love floral prints so this dress looks fab, lovely in front of the greenery.
Nice dress!
And to answer to your comment on my blog: I think those double pockets would be very functional and my boyfriend would definately be one for comfort over style. However, he claims he never puts his hands in the pockets of the jacket he has, and I do think welt pockets are a bit too much of a hassle for a detail which will never be used…
Great dress…
Very pretty indeed! I think the print is lovely on you. I don't tend to gravitate towards florals either, although I do like them they just don't seem to be 'me', I suppose it is a matter of finding the 'right' one!
And of course Bessie is doing a great job of the modeling, but you do better. The dress is lovely. I love garments that fit well, look great, and can be cleaned easily …
Very pretty! I don't wear many florals either, but this one looks great. I am a huge fan of easy care. When I make less-easy-care garments, they tend to hang in the closet. 🙂
This is very unlike your usual style but everything you wear looks great . I wear lots of florals but I think I am a bit frumpy and would love to somehow change my style but still feel comfortable.
Personally I love floral prints (I think it is the 'English country garden' in me). Your fabric is beautiful and I think this dress looks lovely on you!
Spring has come and gone again in Sydney town. Love the floral print, but have shied away from prints in recent years. I love them on others but usually feel frumpy in them.
It's good to put together confort and durability.
But, who is Bessie?
Kisses.
I absolutely adore this dress, I think it looks especially outstanding on you because it is quite different from your "usual" style, but it still has your hallmarks of elegance and beautiful details.
I also love how you've turned what could have been a quite "mumsy" fabric in the wrong hands (i.e. mine probably!) into a stylish and modern dress through your careful choice of pattern – and of course your pattern modification/customisation. Gorgeous.