At the beginning of the Summer, I purged some of the clothes in my closet. That purge included ridding some clothes I hand made in the past like this dress, high-low skirt, shirt dress (Archer pattern modification) and this floral skirt (I kept the top). They were made four years ago and worn many times, so the fabric was starting to fall apart. The floral skirt was nice, but the organza insert felt too sexy for me to wear in my daily life as a mom. As sad as I was to part with my creation, it also gave me an opportunity to make new summer clothes!
Since I made this parka, I wanted to incorporate more of khaki color in my closet. I have a lot of white and black as basic neutral colors but just black and white felt boring. As I always do, I browse through Pinterest to collect pretty images of the dresses to pin down what I want to make. I pin those in my “Fashion” board.
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Here is the end result! I think it looks like the closest to #4 above. I might be able to wear it in the fall as well with a black turtle neck inside. The fabric is from Nippori Tomato, second floor knit section. It’s a medium weight jersey with a bit of velvet like feel in the right side of the fabric. It’s soft and comfortable!
The pattern was borrowed from my recent client work. I lengthened the skirt length by 5cm and added big patch pockets on both sides. I love the pockets and use them often to hold key when I am running out of the door.
最近自分用に作ったカーキ色のラップワンピースです。
クローゼットの中には入れるハンガーの数を決めていて、それにかからないものは出来るだけ人にあげたり、リサイクルショップに持って行ったり、状態が悪い場合は処分して、服だらけにならないように気を付けています。
断捨離についての本読むの好きなので笑
今年の夏も、着ていないものを随分処分しました。
その中には自分で数年前に手作りしたものもあって、別れるのが少し辛かったのですが、
やっぱり生地が駆使されて薄くなっていたり、丈が短く感じて長いこと着ていなかったりのものばかり。
なので心を鬼にしてさよならしました。
クローゼットのスペースが空いた分、新しいドレスを作りました。
カーキ色のシンプルラップ(カシュクール)ドレス。
ポケットもつけました。
出掛けにささっと鍵とか駐輪券とかを放り込んでおけるので便利です。
{worn with Dolce Vita sandals}
Justine says
I love it on you! I spent hours in Tomato when I visited Tokyo. I loved it.
Chie says
Thank you Justine! Tomato is my favorite store in Nippori. I can always find some kind of bargain there.
eimear says
its beautiful, so simple, and a classic
Chie says
Thank you! It’s simple and comfortable to wear so I find myself reaching for it from my closet at least once a week now.