27.10.07

Maxi Dress

Don't mind me skiting, but I'm feeling a little bit fabulous in my new dress.























It was inspired by this Lisa Ho dress. Hers is very ethereal; whereas mine is more jungle fever.





















Mine is a cotton print, recommended by Cassandra at Oh Sew Noosa, with a silk carmeuse collar, from Spotlight. Spotlight do have a matching chiffon, which I could use for the scarf, but I think I have spent more than enough money on fabric lately. Originally, I wanted an all-cotton dress (I am trying to wean myself off sewing silks, because I don't really have a silk sort of lifestyle), but I could not find a cotton for the collar that I liked.


Normally, I love pattern drafting, but this time I thought that success would come more quickly if I cut a muslin directly on my body double. As you can see, I have run out of plain fabrics to use for my muslins...this remnant was meant to be a princess costume.

7 comments:

narcissaqtpie said...

Great dress!

Unknown said...

Wow!! How creative is that!!! What a fabulous dress and you look fab in it!!!!

Lashell said...

So nice. I You did a great job of mimicking the original

Meg said...

This looks really great, Katherine. You have done a first class job and I think the pool looks great too. Can't wait to test it for myself.

Kirsty said...

So beautiful!
I love the scarf collar detail

Unknown said...

Katherine,

This one looks great! Very tropical! Very stylish! Perfect for summer cocktails by the pool.

Women Leather Shorts said...

Wow!! How creative is that!