Holiday Dress

So I found this dress for 8 Euro at the weekly market near my house. In Italy vintage is super expensive in stores so if you are lucky enough to find something cool at the open air type markets you can usually find things for 5 to 10 Euro. I really like the fabric of this dress. It screamed holiday party at me so I said ,"okay!"

I was quite lucky with the size. It fits perfectly. I am not a small person so finding things that fit can be a challenge. I am roughly a size 10 with fluctuation!!!

I was really drawn to this fabric. It's totally weird and amoeba like and I love it.

I started by cutting the length of the skirt to around finger tip length. I cut the outside first so that I could cut the lining shorter. I'll use the left-overs to make something soon. I really like the color of the lining and the material. When I ironed it the color came out even better.

I decided to do the same thing as yesterday. I kinda got stuck on the arch idea but I'm bummed I didn't decide to do the opposite arch and have the front longer and the sides shorter...oh-well, next time.

I forgot to take pictures of the cutting and pinning and sewing but I just cut straight up the middle and then rounded up one side and used that cutting as a stencil for the other side. I folded under the edges, pinned, and sewed. After I recut the lining to make sure it wouldn't stick out and folded and ironed under it's edge and sewed. It is somewhat Jetsons-esque but I think it fits with the pattern.

On the Manni and then on me...

I think I need to start using a digital camera with timed photos. These armpit shots are killing me!!