pink Yoga Girl

Hello!

So I don’t often wear hot pink but I am really feeling this one!  I’ve been traditionally told I should NOT wear this colour, like EVER; and what’s more I’ve always agreed, and yet… somehow… here I am.  I find myself just really enjoying everything about this dress.  It just feels so fun and cheerful youthful and unashamedly kitsch; all awesome things that we could do with more of in our lives, in my opinion  🙂

I made this dress a few months ago, and while it’s been a very cold winter for us here in Perth this year I have actually managed to wear it a handful of times already!

It is a Nerida Hansen print; Yoga Girl, the lilac colour way, and the pattern I adapted is also a Nerida Hansen one, the Smock Dress pattern…

Yes, it doesn’t look much like the pattern, so please allow me to explain:

• the bodice is actually the same, just cut longer…
• the skirt is cut correspondingly shorter; ie voila, it’s now a drop-waisted dress … these both due to a paucity of fabric
• I left off the sleeve cuffs and just hemmed the sleeves as is
• I cut a V-neckline and finished it with a bias cut strip; I did start out with the higher, rounded neckline of the pattern but it didn’t look so nice; thus the re-shape…
• I added slanted welt pockets into the front

Simples!!

So yes, this is a very short and sweet blog post, but sometimes that is all that is necessary.  If you’re reading this then I hope you’re having a great weekend!