Except that it didn't fit. The sleeves were an awkward bracelet length that just didn't work and my tummy peaked out unless I stood absolutely still. So it lived a sad life in the refashion pile until I found this tutorial and voila!
Introducing the "Paris is always a good idea" dress! Inspired by Paris and Audrey fabulousness.Fabric: T-shirt: gift, ties: leftovers, skirt: leftovers
Pattern: self drafted via this tutorial
Notions: none!
Time to complete: 1 day
First worn: May 2011
Wear again? yups, but as I made this a couple weeks ago during a freak cold spell, it'll probs be retired until fall
Total Cost: $0
Things I'd do differently: Because my bust is so much bigger than my waist, the waist of this skirt is pretty big (hence the ties!). However, the waistband sags a lot in the back, which you can see because of the contrasting ties. So I think I'd add some loops to the back put the ties through. And I forgot to put pockets in! There wasn't enough plaid fabric left anyways but that's ok.
I've been losing weight lately and instead of giving up on my fav shirts for work I've been putting darts in where I could, sometimes even just doing a moon shape dart on the sides (this helps also create a more hourglass figure too.
ReplyDeleteSo cute! I love Paris and hope to be able to go someday! What a sweet gift and I love how you've used it for a super fabulous dress!
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