Captain’s log: Self Stitched September, Day 18; finding my no-double-up rule for this month tough…
Yes, I know this is self-imposed and I don’t have to, but I’m stubborn that way and will see it through. Heaven knows, I have enough clothes. It’s just making oneself wear some of the lurkers; garments that have been shoved back to languish in the far rear corner of the wardrobe…
There is actually nothing wrong with this dress. It doesn’t deserve to be a lurker. In fact the fabric is Gorgeous, capital intended. In the close-up below can be seen the detail; sequins, silk embroidery, velvet/chenille ribbon threaded through, tiny cylindrical wooden beading… the design is exquisite. The fabric was a remnant from my favourite shop; Fabulous Fabrics. The problem is in the pattern. I just felt frumpy whenever I put it on. This morning I decided it was the combination of the high collar with the general shapelessness of the dress that made me feel that way, so I did a bit of pinning and refitting and resewed the side seams to make it more form-fitting (Marilyn-esque? even though I hesitate to bring a mental image of such a bombshell to the reader’s mind when my more ordinary silhouette is there for comparison…!) But now I feel far less “mother-of-the-bride”, and will hopefully wear this dress a lot more, like it deserves…
This evening we are going to the ballet, so I required a dress that would pass muster for this classy event. When I went out during the day I just left off the stole and popped my trench coat on over… The stole is simply a length of fake, fluffy fur that I just narrow zig-zagged along the cut edges… it is the perfectly warm and slightly glamourous evening wrap.
And yesterday saw my son Sam off at the airport for his big trip, he is off to France! Exciting for him, but I will admit to a slightly choked-up moment at the departure gate… and I’m missing him already! Funny, on the way home from the airport in the car I glanced at the car clock and a thought popped into my head; must get home, Sam will be coming home from school soon! then realised immediately. Oh.
Details:
Dress; Vogue 2538, sequinned and beaded silk
Stole; strip of fluffy stuff, edges narrow zig-zagged
Shoes; akiel, op shop
