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March 22, 2007
Nouveau Dress
Here is my latest dress. Can you believe it's been like two whole weeks since I've made one?? OMG. ZOMG, even. Well that is all going to change tonight. This dress is on deck in a plum Japanese fabric Taryn brought me.
It looks better with the sweet little cummerbund I got at Forever 21, though it is very comfy sans belt. Sadly, you miss all the pleats that I slaved over (ok not exactly slaved, but you get the idea). I heard a bunch of blog-fuss over F21 and decided I needed to see for myself. I was not disappointed! Cute stuff, way cheap. I have gotten more compliments on my $3 flower pin than on most of my other clothes combined (ok not exactly, but you get the idea). I did, however, at 28, feel at least 10 years too old. Whatever! Make way, you little chickadees!
Simplicity is having this contest where you sew up one of their new special patterns and enter a photo to win a trip to Paris. Now, I certainly don't think this one is going to win any awards, but I like this pattern sufficiently well to make it again and do some contest enterin'! Or just get some fancy yellow shoes and get J to photograph me in some fantastic spot that is not in the city in which I currently reside. If you didn't notice before, I really really want to move. Today, at least, it finally felt like spring in the ol' Twin Cities. I even wore a dress! Instead of waterproof boots and other warm things!
All I have to say about that is: finally.
Posted by loyd0008 at March 22, 2007 05:06 PM
Comments
Hello Villain - Your blog has been my inspiration to get myself motivated (in spite of the terrible weather this winter) to finish renovating my sewing room. Your dresses are all wonderful, and far better than anything anthropologie has to offer... and they probably don't cost $300 a pop either :)
This one is by far my favorite. I love the fabric : the pattern reminds me of a William Morris print (http://morris.artpassions.net/). Keep up the brilliant work!
Posted by: BarbieDoll at March 22, 2007 09:19 PM
You're definitely right about the William Morris! I should have said Arts and Crafts instead of nouveau. And I'm glad to hear that you are working on the sewing room! I can't wait until I move and make myself a real craft room (and office, of course honey!) so I don't have to cut patterns on the carpet anymore.
Posted by: villain at March 22, 2007 09:25 PM
I don't know if this shade would work, but check out these ($65) at Anthropologie http://www.anthropologie.com/jump.jsp?itemID=13703&itemType=PRODUCT&iSubCat=1164&iMainCat=840
Posted by: lsas at March 23, 2007 06:23 PM
Ooo! Very pretty...Not priced badly for Anthropologie... too bad there is no budget for shoes right now! Somehow there still manages to be one for fabric. Shhh!
Posted by: villain at March 25, 2007 10:49 PM
Super super cute!
Posted by: ellie at March 27, 2007 11:39 PM
extreme beauty!!!
thks for to be!
Posted by: ycekyll at August 8, 2008 09:05 AM