Does it ever happen to any of you that you blog a garment just too soon? Well, I frequently do it, but this was one of my worst offences – my green linen dress.
Every time I wear this dress I take photos of it, and they just don’t work out properly. Finally (finally!) I ran a critical eye over myself, and decided to drop the darts by 3cm and take off that belt. I now have a dress I like, so thought I would reblog it.
This is actually a really nice pattern. It has darts that start at the hips and finish at the bustline (actually, they finish way above the bustline, which was my problem!).
I am wearing a vintage cameo in these photos but it somehow got turned over and I didn’t notice until it was too late. I need a stylist!
Anyway, here’s a pic, so you can see it – it’s rather lovely. It’s has flowers rather than the usual face (I do have one of those as well) and is Victorian. I like the simplicity of this one.
I decided to completely push the boat out on all things vintage and so my shoes are the ones I got married in.
They are Charles Jourdan and are made of the softest suede. They are quite delicate so I don’t wear them much, which is a shame.
To the details: The pattern is McCalls 2869 from 1971. The fabric is an overprinted linen from Potters Textiles, and the shoes are Charles Jourdan (I can’t remember where I bought them).