This is the DVF smock that forced me onto the treadmill! Target is to fit into it on 4 November when I'm attending a charity Melbourne Cup luncheon. I'm not usually a "lady who lunches" but I get a kick out encouraging some of my snobbier friends to raise money for people they would normally would not want anything to do with.
I also went to Newtown and wondered all the way down King Street to Bollywood Trims in the Indian Quarter. The fellow I spoke to on the phone assured me they had Chanel style trims. Yes Memsahib we have whatever trims you are looking for. No such luck, but if you are looking for bling, 589 King Street is the place to be. Hidden among the hideous were some abolutely beautiful embellishments. I may go back for the formal dress. I ended up going to Spotlight and buying the standard trim that I was trying to avoid using on the Chanel jacket.
My next projects are to: to finish a long dress I've been making for Rachel (very quick and dirty!); start my Chanel jacket and work on the pattern and muslin for Rachel's formal dress. A chance meeting through a mutual friend has led me to an old Jewish pattern maker and tailor who is willing to help me with pattern for formal dress. I hope that he may be interested in teaching me some tailoring techniques too. My father-in-law also was a tailor, but unfortunately he died in 1986 and had not interest in passing on his skills to me.
PS...I'm doing 1 hour of exercise a day now and feel so much better for it.
Isn't there satisfaction in tidy seams! And I know what you mean about feeling better after exercise. I didn't do a stitch last week and felt like a BIG blob!
ReplyDeleteThat dress looks beautiful, the fabric is lovely. Isn't it great when something looks as good inside as out!
ReplyDeleteGood for you!! Exercise is something I get very little of these days. My foot is on the mend though so very soon I should be able to walk or whatever.
ReplyDeleteYour dress is made incredibly well!! I love finished insides!
The blouse looks very pretty!
That's a terrific dress. Love the print and I imagine it looks great on you.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful dress - you'll have to post a pic when you wear it. The fabric is great. SO pretty.
ReplyDeleteI like the collar of the blue shirt!
LOVE the fabric on the DVF smock. I admire your sewing list and I am thinking I should do the same........
ReplyDeleteBeautiful DVF-style dress.
ReplyDeleteLove that dress --- great print and of course the finishing is just perfect!
ReplyDeleteJust want to get back to you regarding the neckline of your blouse. When I sewed mine, I noticed that it didn't fit perfectly --- I had to ease the band and, despite all of my easing, still ended up with a tiny pleat at center back. From your photo, it is possible that the band is upside down, but the best way to tell is to try it on and see how it fits. On my dress form, the band looked a bit wide, but fit fine on my body. I hope this helps!
ReplyDeletebeautiful dress. and u did a great job. i think di's blouse is fine. a wide neckline is pretty cool way to show off the shoulder and looks sexy :)
ReplyDeleteyour DVF smock is just beautiful. I love the fabric and I imagine that it is beautiful to wear. I have been looking at the pattern you used for Dianne's top...I think the neck is supposed to be wide like that at the top. I am wondering whether to make it for myself. Will Dianne send you a picture of her wearing it?
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