stripes of unflattery

hey guys what's new?

out here i'm trying to figure out how to pick a project that will be awesome when i wear it.
i know, for instance, that i DON'T look good in dresses that are shaped like this.

aw, so cute!!

i DO look good in dresses like this! they are less adorable on the envelopes, aren't they?

so, anyway, it seems obvious what would happen when i made this one

her prosthetic hand reflects the technology of the time. :(

it's really cool fabric, and the dress is really cute...

skinny stripes in the front...

just not on me.

do you want it? it's yours! i spent like $8 on the fabric, so don't feel bad about asking.

big stripes on the back!

i'm still intrigued by the other view...though OBVS with a different skirt shape (this one? it's in the mail) everyone will tell you it's a super easy pattern and they're not foolin...but you have to add your own pockets (mine have peacock feathers!) and don't do the stupid armhole facings. do one of these things instead!

finally, sorry these pictures are ugh-y. I have worn this thing like 10 times when I was hanging out with reliable photo takers, and totally forgot EVERY TIME. So I had to suck it up and do it myself. Here i am hoping i can click the button and move back in time for the photo. LOLZ.

maybe if i bite my lip it'll work?

send pics, luv! xoxo

1945 housedress

this baby has taken 3 full months so far. I spent a lot of time with Casey's wonderful guide, and with the calculator and measuring tape. math! 

dresses from the 40s are faded, no?

it's cost...$36 for a box of patterns (from the archive! i got SO MANY in that box, but this is the first I've used.)
$ 8 for fabric (had i spent $12, it would have sleeves and a fuller skirt. doh!)
$ 10 for buttons (i will repurpose them, one day)

plus 1000000 hours

that's $54 (thousand) for a housedress. a little pricey, i must say.

SO i'm super proud of this anyway because it was a vintage perforated pattern made four sizes too small sixty years ago, and i made it into something that fits and looks..

well, it goes around me, anyway.  it needs pockets, because um, i am built like a quarterback? maybe some padded underpanties too. (if i bought them, i would buy these, "THE PIPPA". F. t. w. ) so it's not even done. Ach. Let's see how a summer of pilates and running shapes my rear, and if i can build in a pleat to bustle it up.

housedress! 1945! bound buttonholes! wrap dress! collar! shew.

i'm still smiling!

there's a whole lot more vintage magic left in the box. how do you decide when to break out that tissue? i think part of the fun with this one was that it was pre cut, so i didn't feel like i was defacing anything, ya know?