Dresses

This is a special project I made at school last winter. It’s a draped dress made out of two different silk fabrics in the same shade of navy blue (a matt shantung and a voile), both from my stash. I…

This is the last outfit I designed and sewed, my first summer outfit of the year. It’s made up of a cognac brown leather jacket and an army green playsuit. I drafted and sewed this outfit as a year-end project…

I’ve got to admit first of all that I have never loved maxi dress. I have got only one summer maxi dress in my wardrobe, that I bought on impulse some years ago and I only started wearing and appreciating…

I sewed this dress up for Antonella’s wedding, a friend of mine who got married last Saturday. This final version came out after a long series of indecisions and mistakes, hence it’s not exactly perfect. Anyway I like it very…

I’m used to dressing in layers in autumn. For instance, I often use short dresses under a long cardigan. I basically prefer loose sleeveless dresses with a flowing cut that I can also wear without a sweater, if the weather…

The wedding season got started also this year with the arrival of spring. This is the dress I sewed and wore for a wedding at the end of May. It’s a Peony Dress by Colette Patterns made with a plumetis…

Here I am to post a new sewing project finally! 🙂 I’ve thought about what to sew with this black and white vichy wool for months. I bought it on Supercut.it in September and since then I’ve thought about it.…

In the middle of November Tilly and the Buttons launched the #SewingFrancoise contest, her brand new pattern. I liked the sixties model and it would have been a new challenge… I had never sewed a dress with raglan sleeves and…

I had been thinking for some time about how to make an Anna Dress by By Hand London. I liked the bodice very much and I wanted to keep it as it is, but I would have liked to try…