mardi 8 janvier 2013

First dress of 2013

That self drafted loose top just won't go away and now I have a new feature for it with...


... THE ENCASED ELASTIC!!!

Lol I'm so happy with this little detail, I used to wear belts with this kind of dresses but the skirt  would go up while I walked and the belted part would be super hot and rather uncomfortable in summer whereas my elastic keeps everything in place and it's like I'm not even feeling it's there :)
The fabric is quilting cotton given to me by my mama for Christmas, it's a much darker shade of purple in reality and I adore its irregular lines print. I put a slit and orange button at the back because I wanted to and that's that.


 

8 commentaires:

  1. Love the contrast of the button - very stylish feature on a great dress!

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  2. Cute little dress! Perfect for looking lovely with minimal effort. I just love a dress when temperatures are warm.

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  3. Lovely dress. I like your idea of the encased elastic. I too have problems with dresses that require belts (I can't get away without one on those loose styles), and this might be just the solution for them!

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  4. That is very cute and looks perfect for hot weather, loose and still stylish!

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  5. Looks great on you. I love purple. I agree with you on elastic being cooler and generally more serviceable than a belt, I've put a few lines of shirring elastic in several tunic tops to give some waist definition and negate the need for a belt - it also means you don't need to muck around with getting the gathers just right under the belt because the elastic takes care of it.

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  6. Thank you girls, tigergirl I love your shirring solution because that's even lighter than my big elastic and you can play with the number of shirred rows to give your waist definition.

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  7. Ooh I love the style of this dress, relaxed and cute! :)

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