All Photographs are self portraits taken by
myself.
One of my favorite sewing pattern-makers is a discontinued Simplicity brand called
Build by Wendy. Her patterns were one of the first patterns that I ever worked with. I have the whole collection and this summer I was going back and remaking a lot of her patterns. I made this jacket from her 4109 pattern, which several variations to the design. I made mine with a standing collar, and I decided to leave out the buttons and make it into a throw over coat. I also took in the size a little bit to make it slightly better form fitting.
I also made the shirt that I'm wearing. It's just a basic button down made from my leftover
prom dress fabric. I love the texture of this fabric - you may not be able to tell through the photos, but the gold dots are slightly raised giving a really fun texture!
Outfit:
Hat: Red Clover Boutique
Pants: Forever21
More projects and a few new sewing tutorials are coming up soon!
Lovely, as per usual. Question for you: how do you get the focus to work well on your self-portraits? That's something I've never managed to crack...
ReplyDeleteLove the jacket - and your styling, as always, is wonderful. The mural makes an intriguing backdrop. Did your mom paint it?
ReplyDeleteThank you Charade! I know, isn't it a great mural?! No, my mom didn't paint this, but she has painted murals in the past! This is one on an outside wall in a near my hometown in Indiana.
DeleteThat jacket is gorgeous! Loving this outfit! :D
ReplyDeleteI've only ever made really bad sweatpants and an ugly dress, haha. My mom is the one who is good at sewing.
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Thank you so much for your sweet words about my jacket! Haha well, I think everyone has those beginning sewing pieces. Mine were not so pretty either! I wouldn't feel too discouraged from sewing :)
DeleteCute look! The jacket is especially great!
ReplyDeleteThank you!!
DeleteThe jacket looks really well made, as with all of your projects ; )
ReplyDeleteAw thank you Fleur!
DeleteReally liking the jacket.
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Thank you! :)
DeleteThe jacket is awesome, nice work! Definitely an everyday fall piece. Also envious that you can carry off that floppy hat so well!
ReplyDeleteIt's such a bummer the Built by Wendy patterns were discontinued, mainly because I only have a couple. :( She has such a wonderful sense of design!
Thank you Emily! Exactly what I was thinking, fall is a great season for jackets :) And I agree, it was a complete bummer! Usually you can still find them on ebay though, which is great!
DeleteIt is unreal how talented you are!
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Aw thank you Rachel for your sweet words!
DeleteBoth beautiful pieces! I love the flipped out notched collar on your jacket. And it goes so well stylistically with that gorgeous top too. It's so hard to tailor with a fine chiffon like that. Your work is exceptional :)
ReplyDeleteWow, thank you Carolyn!! That means a lot coming from a great seamstress like yourself! :)
DeleteBeautiful jacket. Absolutely perfect for fall - although I'm not sure how much 'fall' Savannah gets, I've only been there in spring. I think the hat is the perfect color to wear with it, too - there's very much a Diane Keaton + 70's thing happening here and I love it.
ReplyDeleteThanks Katie!! Yes, Savannah doesn't get a fall at all. We get a little bit of a spring, but that's only in the "winter" months. Usually it's a mix between summer and spring. haha. That's why I'm going to be selling this jacket in my etsy shop later on :)
DeleteAnd goodness, thank you for the Diane Keaton compliment! I'm obsessed with Annie Hall so that means a lot!
Obsessed with this! So cool!
ReplyDeleteAppreciate!
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