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I didn’t like most of this line but this dress just jumped out at me. Simple but a little different and I can see it looking different depending on your accessories.
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So I have TWO fashion related photos from my trip. I would have loved to have gone to more stores but I think I would have just been disappointed if I found something I liked because I didn’t have the cash to spend on super expensive clothes. Yes, there are certain pieces that are investments and worth splurging on but I mostly bought chocolate and Swiss wine (went to Switzerland too.)
First my really bad photo of some Louis Vuitton shoes that I snuck. They flipped out on my mom for taking a photo of their display of toys from the 50’s related to space travel so I can’t imagine what they would have done if they had noticed me taking a photo of shoes.
There was a dress I really wanted to take a picture of but there were WAY too many sales clerks around that one. And then a black jacket that had a ruffled collar that I didn’t think I could get a good photo of because it was black on black and I was using my iphone…
This next display is not Louis Vuitton though I can’t remember what the store was. I thought it was funny:
Don’t worry, the photo of the undies will be on the plastic mannequin.
Materials:
So the liner in underwear always annoys me to no end. It always seems to stretch out more and bunch and ruin a perfectly wonderful pair of underwear. If the goal is to keep jeans from rubbing your nether regions though I can see the benefit of adding an extra layer so I used a double layer of t-shirt fabric for the whole underwear.
I took a pair of underwear I liked and traced them without the bottom seam. No need to add any extra to the sides of the pattern. I then took a t-shirt and cut out the underwear from my pattern with two layers. Sew on elastic to the leg opening using a zig zag stitch because it needs to stretch and determine the length for the waist. Pretty simple really. I’ll do a full tutorial or post the pattern if anyone is interested.
These are low-rise thong (shhhh…. sometimes thongs are better than having undies with more fabric riding up) but it would also be pretty easy with string bikini. Recycles a t-shirt, I think my elastic was organic or at least unbleached and you can’t beat the price either!
I did a reverse applique on this pair which was sandwiched with a back layer. Ironically, the floral fabric is from an old pair of Victoria’s Secret underwear.
Some other great blog posts on making your own underwear:
I may branch out and get some more elegant elastic here:
Well it’s better than a photo from a few months ago this time. I’m so happy with my new palm tree and I brought in one of my granny’s chairs from the garage not expecting it to look so good. I’m loving the whole new arrangement though.
Earrings: Liz Claiborne silver oval hoops – Christmas gift
(probably about $18)
Necklace: Kmart clearance $1.50
Cardigan: Ann Taylor – gift
(Mom bought for me while we were in Vegas at the Outlet mall so $10? I think my teal one was the $30 Cardigan)
Dress: No idea, swapped some makeup for it so mostly free.
Scarf: vintage (either my mom’s or granny’s, not sure)
Flip Flops: Kohl’s clearance $2 or under last summer
(they’re bronze and I probably should have worn dressier shoes)
I really like this dress and there are a few things you can’t tell about it in this photo:
In an effort to get the slippery scarf to stay in one place I actually tied it around the button cardigan which I don’t know that I would do again. It worked really well in regard to keeping the scarf in place and centered but I felt like it has the potential to wear out the cardigan faster or lose the button or misshape the button hole.
Anyone have any scarf belt tricks? I’m thinking about buying some more fun fabrics and making more if I can get that figured out a bit better.
And I’m starting to wonder if I know the price of most of my clothes off of the top of my head like some odd sort of visual memory recall… scary…
FYI – I live in what used to be my grandmother’s house hence the sort of oddness about chairs from the garage and not knowing who the scarf belonged to. I did actually find it here. It took me three months I think to get to the point that I could move in and I’ve been slowly cleaning everything out ever since (my mom is a packrat and stopped helping after I moved in because she doesn’t want to part with any of it.)
Sorry I haven’t been around. I’ll explain at another time. I may not be around much for awhile longer but I’m not abandoning this blog and I wanted to go ahead and get this image online.
I wanted to start posting more outfits that I’ve worn so here’s the first. It’s pretty simple but I like it and the pieces are versatile (and cheap):
Wearing:
Corduroy Jacket – “So…” brand found at Goodwill $5
Grey short-sleeved turtleneck – “Love Lola” brand Dillard’s $11
Jeans – AE hipster $39
Black square toe ballet flats – “Mossimo” Target $20
I may not always know the costs on the outfits but on this one I do.
Let me know what you think. 🙂
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