… and the colour of the year for 2017 is….!!
hehe, it’s kinda silly, but in early January I love looking up what the fashion Colour for the Year is going to be, even if I then forget about it and don’t add any of it to my wardrobe! This year it is Greenery, and serendipitous news, I had bought a length of this lovely summer weight wool pashmina fabric from Spotlight, in a colour that is well, not too far off. I love being inadvertently fashionable!
So I made a little dress. The wool is woven in a twill pattern, and is very light, practically sheer, so I lined fully with a springy yellowy-green polyacetate lining fabric. It was absolutely amazing to discover invisible zips in Spotlight, in exactly the right colour too. This is so rare, especially with more out-there colours like this one!
I used Vogue 1351, which I have previously made up once before, here. This time I followed the pattern to the letter and cut the skirts and bodice front on the bias like you’re supposed to. I let it hang for a few weeks for the bias to drop before hemming… why so long, do I hear you ask? well not for anything in mindfulness to the outcome of this dress, NO! but because like a ravenous wild beast my Zora Queen Comic Con costume has been demanding and devouring every scrap of my creativity to the exclusion of all else. AAAAAAAGH!!
Anyway! It’s finished now! This dress, I mean; not the costume. Although that is too, hip hip hooray. Slowly getting back to normal making. Well, normal for me, anyway 😉
It’s funny; the vibrant colour of this dress might make it seem kinda frivolous and not like a “basic” or a very core wardrobe staple, but it is a very plain dress really, and I actually think it’s going to be an extremely useful mix and match item in my wardrobe. The kind of thing that can either command attention in an outfit thanks to its colour, or also play nicely with other items in an outfit, thanks to its lack of detail. A useful little stayer. The lightweight wool is just the right warmth and breeziness for our current mild and just starting to get cooler autumn days, and I think I’m going to enjoy mixing it up in winter too, with black tights and boots too, and a dark leather jacket or coat. The bright green is going to look great with all my bright and colourful cardigans, and will also add a nice splash of colour to more neutrally neutrals too. I love it and am really excited about its possibilities!
Details
Dress; Vogue 1351, light green wool pashmina on a roll
Cardigan (below); my own design, based upon the Nettie by closet case.patterns, details here, paprika stretch
Shoes: sandals designed and made by me, details here
Location: Pt Walter beach, Attadale. I joined friends at the cafe there this morning for morning tea; it was pure delight!! I love these early autumn days!
What a refreshing colour, and pairs very well with the dress design. I like it very much, and your location *sigh*, we have had a few blue sky Spring days in England, but would love to be able to walk barefoot on a beach!
thank you Philippa! the colour is lovely, isn’t it? and the design is a goodie. I’m sure this one will not be my last 🙂
Pashmina on a roll! Spotty never fails to surprise us does she? Lovely lovely fit, such a gorgeous little frocklet!
there are so often some great gems in Spotlight, you’ve just gotta do a bit of digging to find them!
This color is so lovely. How lucky to find the perfect matching zipper!! I really love how this dress flows. I should look for this pattern now. 🙂
thank you Shirley! the matching zip is so often a very elusive thing!
beautiful, and I love this pattern, (sewn 4 times!) deceptively simple but so lovely. and I wondered who could wear that color Greenery – the answer is you, very lovely on you with your hair color.
This is so beautiful and the shade of green is so pretty. Oh I can’t wait to see how your costume turned out. With the amount of time you’ve spent on it, it must be a dream.
thank you Olivia! my costume is in the previous post 🙂 I’m extremely happy with how it turned out and we had a great time at ComicCon, thank you! 🙂
Love, love, love this… what a beautiful cut and colour. Would be perfect for Northern Hemisphere spring now, too!
thank you so much ffrisfris! Yes, I’d been thinking how well the wool would suit our autumn/winter, but you are right, the colour is quite “springy” 🙂
It is a great colour to add to your wardrobe. I just finished a green spotty batik print dress and I love it but the weather is not quite warm enough here yet. Jo x
This sounds like pure luxury, pashmina! It looks luxurious, too and I am sure the up to date colour will fit into your colourful wardrobe very well without looking arty (is this the correct word?).
Soooo pretty! You look so lovely in this shade of green. 🙂
Such a beautiful color. How nice that you found everything you needed in the right colors – it was meant to be!
it was indeed, thank you Tomasa! 🙂
I swear my Spotlight didn’t have fabric like that, at all. Ever. So sad for me! But wow, it’s absolutely delicious on you, and what a divine colour! Nice pattern for it too 🙂 I can see it going well with all your bright cardis too.
I’ve never seen it in my Spotlight before either, it was a very lucky find! Thank you for those kind words 🙂
It is just lovely. The color is so refreshing.
thank you so much Kay 🙂
Such a sweetly gorgeous dress in that lovely color! Must be divine to wear and love the cardi with it…… and your gorgeous beach setting. 🙂
Ha! I just realized I commented twice!!! Sorry!!! It’s been one of those weeks!!! 😉
thank you so much Lisa! I appreciated both your lovely comments xx 🙂
Love the fit on this dress, and your sense for color. I would not have thought to pair this vibrant shade of green with rust, but it pulls together so nicely especially with your (self-made!) shoes!
thank you Kristin! I’m really thinking this shade of green is going to go with lots of other colours… I’m excited to experiment with it! 🙂
Brilliant dress, love how on trend it is and to find a matching zip OMG.
thank you very much Sharon! 🙂
Beautiful dress! The fabric looks wonderful on the bias. I didn’t realize how well that color plays with others!
thank you so much Pencil Girl! xx 🙂
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