Saturday, April 14, 2012

midnight velvet







 So how do I avoid working on important uni assignments? Procrastination in the form of sewing! I came home from the Ellery sale yesterday and all I could think about were peplums, so rather than forking out a few hundred dollars I'd rather keep in my pocket I thought I'd try my hand at replicating one of the tops there. I was going to do a toile, but they always seem like a waste of time and fabric... I found this beautiful midnight blue cotton velvet in my collection, it's got a very small pile and feels lush and thick, exactly what I needed to hold fairly stiff gathering.
It's a pretty basic design, two sideless bust pieces with darts running down the front and a peplum. I left the hem raw to get a good fraying effect, similar to the Ellery ones, and added an invisible zip and a couple of hook & eye clasps down the centre back.
I'm looking forward to giving this piece a work out soon, probably will be wearing it with a bra though, just in case I twist the wrong way and flash some poor unsuspecting citizen.

Wearing with: Country Road jeans, H&M cuff, vintage bracelet and watch, necklace from Vietnam

4 comments:

  1. oh my! Would you consider making these to sell? I would totally snap one up in a heart beat, especially if it was in this fabric!

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    1. That's all I had left of that fabric unfortunately, but if I find some more I might whip a few up to sell. I'll let you know! X

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  2. You have a lovely blog with so many inspiring posts! Thanks for sharing, would you like to follow each other?

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