Monday, February 14, 2011

Trench coat dress in action


This is the first time it has been cool enough to wear my trench in casual mode. I've teamed it with my striped t-shirt (self-drafted) and my favourite white linen pants.

I'm taking my eldest daughter and her boyfriend to lunch. She is leaving me this week to go to college in Melbourne. This girl has a great future ahead of her, but I'm a little sad.

Anyway she said I looked nice and suggested a photo for my blog. Perhaps this was down to the new laptop I just bought her...?
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20 comments:

  1. Faye LewisFebruary 14, 2011 at 8:09 PM

    Great work, your top stitching is impeccable.

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 14, 2011 at 8:28 PM

    Beautiful outfit - love your trench coat dress! It is sad when they leave, I sometimes see my oldest (almost 19) as the face she had when she was 4!

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  3. LoriFebruary 14, 2011 at 8:56 PM

    Very pretty outfit. I can relate to the sadness, you want them to do such amazing things but your heart is sad to see them go. good luck to her and to you. Lots of sewing will probably make you feel a better :).

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  4. RebeccaFebruary 14, 2011 at 9:02 PM

    Your daughter is right. You do look nice :) Love the pleated sleeve detail on the trench.

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  5. AllisonCFebruary 14, 2011 at 9:13 PM

    You do indeed look nice - no need to buy me a laptop either!

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  6. katherine hFebruary 14, 2011 at 9:32 PM

    That is just French chic spot-on! I hope that you had lunch outside so that lots of passerbys could see how chic you are.

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  7. CarolynFebruary 15, 2011 at 12:37 AM

    Oh, wow, this is just lovely! Very well worth the expensive belt buckle, indeed. It must be very sad when they leave home :( I hope you're not too down over the next few days... go out and buy yourself something nice.

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  8. SewingadictaFebruary 15, 2011 at 3:46 AM

    You look great!! This way of combining casual trench coat is so wonderful and encouraged to show how they all wear our clothes sewn by ourselves. Genial!

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  9. JoanneMFebruary 15, 2011 at 4:37 AM

    You look excellent. I love the stripes underneath. It looks so professional. Our daughters are on their way.........celebrate !

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  10. gwensewsFebruary 15, 2011 at 5:31 AM

    Great coat! It looks fabulous on you. In order to ease the transition of the child leaving home, you simply MUST buy yourself lots of fabric, patterns and sewing books!

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  11. BerniceFebruary 15, 2011 at 12:16 PM

    Great coat - very chic. Looks like a perfect layer as we slowly head into Autumn. Love the stripes.

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  12. Lisette MFebruary 15, 2011 at 1:00 PM

    You do look nice! Great coat/dress!

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  13. CarolFebruary 16, 2011 at 1:55 PM

    THis looks lovely on you. Inspired by yours, I traced the pattern off with a view to making one in a stripe that seemed perfect. Then I chickened out. Maybe this weekend ...

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  14. JacquieFebruary 17, 2011 at 7:40 AM

    Lovely! Very cool outfit, and such great details. I can imagine that your daughter going off to college is a rather momentous and sad experience. Is there an upside - lots of visits to Melbourne?

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  15. sonoemiFebruary 17, 2011 at 10:15 PM

    Beautiful dress!
    Just this trench coat-dress with ruffles at the sleeves that Burberry has in its current collection.

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  16. CennettaFebruary 18, 2011 at 8:46 AM

    Great outfit Gail. It's really special when DD's think so. Congratulations to your DD on her new beginning.
    C

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  17. JeanFebruary 19, 2011 at 8:22 AM

    Love the outfit --- it is very chic! Congratulations to your daughter --- going off to college is a big event. But no worries, she'll be visiting home often!

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  18. AminatFebruary 20, 2011 at 11:32 AM

    Great outfit....and congratulations on your DD. Great one

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  19. CarolynFebruary 22, 2011 at 9:08 PM

    Dear Gail; I just had to reply, thank you for your sweet comment! I was not quite a child bride, married at 22. I am 25 in that picture with my eldest son. When I was a teenager I hated looking young for my age, nowadays I don't mind so much...!

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  20. DianaFebruary 27, 2011 at 11:04 AM

    This looks great on you Gail. Cool! as the kids say.

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