New Year’s Day is a time to reflect on your life over the past year and to dream up a few resolutions as to how to do it better next year… Hmm, well apart from the usual suspects; get fit, keep in better contact with loved friends and family not in my immediate orbit, eat more healthily (not so much chocolate and more salad)… I’ve not got much to wish for, things are good and I feel very optimistic about the coming year.
I suppose if I’m to hope for anything at all for 2010, it is for a calm, restful and peaceful year, and that is reflected in my dress today; calm, restful and peaceful colours, but with sparkly shoes for a tiny bit of pizazz… I made my necklace during my beading fad a few years ago. I’ve worn it only periodically as its kind of showy for my tastes… but I like how its mass of pearl beads are kind of like bubbles in a glass of champagne, sort of celebratory, which seems appropriate for New Year’s Day.
Today the boys of my family are going sailing together and I will walk on the beach, afterwards we are visiting friends for a BBQ.
Details:
Dress; Burda 8071, cream broderie anglaise cheesecloth
Petticoat; Metalicus
Cardi; coffee and white net, my own design
Shoes; Anna, from Marie Claire shoes
Necklace; my own design
I am curious about the fabric: anglaise cheesecloth. Is this the type of cheesecloth that is used for straining food?
Thanks!
I just came across your blog via Wardrobe Refashion, and I love it! A classic sense of style that I aspire to, but since I have three children under 7 and one doesn't sleep through the night yet, I end up with more of the 'I'm lucky if I found a clean shirt to wear with my jeans' look. Heh.
Golden star; yes it is the same fabric used for straining cheese!!! However, being of the embroidered variety I guess its been prettied up for the dressmaking crowd… the cheese bits would get stuck in the embroidery…yuck
We must have similar taste – it is exactly like something I'd make for myself.
Thank you for sharing.
This is beautiful!