Went out to my bookclub Christmas dinner last night and ta-dah, this is what I wore. My hair only looks this nice because it was styled by my hairdresser, I am sadly incapable of achieving this look on my own.…
Tag: dress
Classic and cool
I think of this dress as my “indestructible” dress, as no matter how roughly it gets treated it washes up as fresh looking as the day it was made, about three or four years ago. It must be the polyester…
“Duro” dress
I made this dress from Simplicity 3745 view C (no bow), out of spotted swiss cotton voile with a crotcheted lace trim. I was inspired by the “Duro” dress that was touted in Vogue magazine as being flattering to all…
Dress with weird bodice…
I made this dress for last winter from Burda 7897 from a dark olive green bamboo/cotton mix fabric from Fabulous Fabrics. It was a pretty good basic dress that I wore a lot, but the bodice was a bit weird…
Achieving a perfect fit (thanks to Bessie)
I decided last night to wear this dress today, long before I remembered it was Remembrance Day. Seemed fortuitous when I saw the RSL poppies being sold on the streets. This dress is derived from McCalls 4453 view C, which…
A spy is amongst us…
Hey ho, it’s Saturday. We didn’t get to go to the art exhibition last night but that’s OK. Around at my brother’s yesterday afternoon they had set up karaoke for my niece’s birthday party, and we mucked around on that…
Space Age nun
When I saw this heavy, slightly shiny fabric at Fabulous Fabrics I immediately visualised this dress. I pictured something severe and unusual. When it was finished and I first put it on and looked at myself I immediately thought, “Futuristic…
Turquoise, chocolate and cream
I went out for breakfast with the Monday morning gals in Bicton at a lovely new cafe this morning so wanted to go for something smartish in my apparel. I started planning this outfit with my beautiful Italian sandals bought…
