I have an unhealthy obsession with insane, psychadelic-print type (spandex!) fabric like this, but so far I've limited myself to two dresses made out of this fabric. This dress is basically rectangles pieced together. The bust is gathered, and the skirt has a bubble hem.
I made this dress by attaching a skirt based on the Marie pattern from BurdaStyle to a few rectangles of fabric shaped with darts. I never really have an occasion to wear this dress, but it's good for layering.
A dress like this calls for a cheesy pose like this...it's quite poofy and shiny. It's hard to see from the photo, but it's made of iridescent silk dupioni, and I did some decorative contrast stitching along some of the seams. I didn't hem it; instead I just left the selvage. Just one more dress I never have the occasion to wear...
I based this jacket on the Hikaru patttern from BurdaStyle. I made it from a huge old herringbone sportscoat (found in the $1/pound pile at a thrift store). The coat was falling apart, but I loved the fabric, so I tore it apart and tried to keep some of the structure of the coat, like the curve in the peplum and the old buttons on the sleeves. I added some contrasting pieces from a corduroy button-down, a hood, and liner made of seafoam green toile (strange but fantastic fabric).
That's it for now, but more to come soon when we get around to taking pictures!
Amy
