....so this is turning into drivel about fabrications. I'd meant to post a few makeuppy reviews, but my camera has been hiccupping all week and I ended up discarding every fuzzy picture it took. D: It's now at the camera wizards and hopefully will be back to its usual beeping at my cunningly angled face servitude soon.
So here's this week's (phone-snapped) roundup of me-made outfits instead, pick up right where we left off:
Monday May 5th: rustic oatmeal cardigan
Oh the awkward outfits that ensue when you drag a driveller into the countryside on a bank holiday Monday... to complete the ensemble, imagine with a navy duffle coat, wellies and a mulish expression.
cardigan: Indigo Banded Cardigan by Cecily Glowik Macdonald, in Rowan Kid Classic shades Dashing and Peat
shop-bought: Uniqlo flannel shirt, Markus Lupfer sequinned skirt, Falke Pure Matt opaques
Tuesday, May 6th: vintage lace sweater + murky linen skirt
To celebrate my return to civilisation, the first entirely me-made outfit! :D And a return to the uniform.
sweater: Lady's Evening Jumper (1940s) reprinted in A Stitch in Time Vol. 2 with slimmer sleeves, in Fyberspates Scrumptious Lace (merino/silk) in Water
skirt: Sewaholic Hollyburn, with widened waistband, in Nani Iro Nuance-Muji Southwark linen
Wednesday, May 7th: brocade skirt
Winter is coming. Again. I don't know why I bother ever putting tights away. This brocade skirt is one of my very first makes, from early last year (note vaguely drunken buttons and undulating hem) and I used actual upholstery fabric from a bin of remnants, hence the stiffness. Erm, I mean, architectural volume. Also functions as permanent arse-cushion, so win.
pattern: Megan Nielsen Kelly skirt, in brocade upholstery fabric
shop-bought: Uniqlo silk shirt, charity-shop/thrifted cardigan, Falke tights, as before
Thursday, May 8th: girliest knit ever
'nuff said? XD You can't tell in this drab lighting, but the white silk/mohair I used for the frills is shot through with legit GLITTAH. Calls for a rustling red silk skirt, natch.
blouse: Rosa by Kim Hargreaves, in Rowan 4ply Soft wool Tea Rose and Kidsilk Night Starlight
shop-bought: Whistles silk skirt (about 6 y.o.)
Friday, May 9th: two-toned honeycomb pullover
Oh look, it's a previously blogged make. I still have problems styling this pullover (I realise my 'styling' consists of pairing a sweater with a skirt ALL THE TIME, shush) and have realised the main problem is the hem (both the detailing, and the length); in future I should reserve this length for cardigans and you should administer smacks should I post covetously about other hem-detailed patterns.
sweater: Petit-Four Pullover by Heather Zopetti, in (recycled) Rowan navy Extra Fine Merino DK and Fine Lace (alpaca/merino) Vintage accents.
shop-bought: Markus Lupfer skirt and Falke tights, as above
Saturday, May 10th: girly Liberty blouse
The project-in-progress from last week, finished! The sleeves are now sitting kind of oddly, but such are the wages of freehanding afterthought pleats :P
blouse: Sewaholic Alma, in Liberty Wiltshire S Tana Lawn
shop-bought: 7FAMK jeans, Russell&Bromley raffia wedges
You stultified, yet? :D
I found it helpful, anyway :P It took putting this post together to make me realise that I haven't worn a dress all week. Which is surprising, because I love dresses -- one-pieces, as the Japanese call them -- which usually form the brainless bedrock of my wardrobe. Not that my top&skirt combos are particularly intellectually taxing :P But a one-piece cuts even that amount of thinking time in half.
So, mid-project realisation: more dresses. And, the British spring being what it is, preferably in heavier weights and wool blends in solid dark colours.