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Long blue hooded dress
This dress is the second item in a set of projects inspired by recent Saint Laurent designs. This particular project was inspired by the jersey maxi dresses from the RTW Spring 2023 show. There were...
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Blue trousers
A while ago I made royal blue satin jogging bottoms on a whim, and then last year I was inspired by the all-blue outfit in the photo below to make a royal blue jumper to go with them. The combination...
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Jumpsuit of uncertainty – Vogue 1645
I had high hopes for this one. I live in jumpsuits these days and this one is practical (pockets, easy to get into, reasonable coverage) while being a very interesting design (wrap front, unusual...
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Vogue 1933
The sun is my enemy. I burn easily and don’t cope well with heat. I used to have a few reliable cotton dresses with collars and good coverage to get me through the hot weather, but I had to retire the...
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Style Arc Toni remake
Style Arc’s Toni dress is one of my all time favourite patterns. This is the fifth time I’ve made it which is praise indeed as I very rarely repeat a pattern. And this version is also almost a fabric...
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The Assembly Line Hoodie Dress
I’m often guilty of making fancy dresses that I do not have the lifestyle for. I love the look of a dress, but they aren’t the most practical in my line of work. I wore my new white dress to the...
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The Assembly Line V Neck Jumpsuit
This is the V Neck Jumpsuit pattern from The Assembly Line. I was looking for a jumpsuit pattern that would be a warm weather alternative to my beloved Closet Core Blanca jumpsuits. This is not a new...
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The Assembly Line Maxi Jumpsuit
This is the Maxi Jumpsuit from The Assembly Line. When I first saw it I was immediately drawn to the combination of coverage and drama in the design. This is not one of your practical jumpsuits for...
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The Assembly Line Hoodie Poncho
I never thought I’d sew a waterproof. I find it difficult to find ones I like in RTW, but there weren’t any patterns that called to me either, at least not enough to be worth wrestling with waterproof...
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A departure from plains
People often talk about the number of wears an individual garment gets as a way to measure its value – cost per wear – or its sustainability; we should aspire to 30 wears per garment. My ikat dressing...
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Vintage Vogue 1500 Christian Aujard jumpsuit
Here are two of my sewing favourites combined: vintage Vogue designer patterns and jumpsuits. The pattern is Vogue 1500 by Christian Aujard and dates from around 1976 [Vintage Pattern Wiki entry]....
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Simplicity 9700…ish
I made this jumpsuit as a wearable toile for an attempt to reproduce a look from Saint Laurent’s Spring 2024 show, below. The original is orderable from ysl.com for a quite astonishing £3885. For a...
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