Well, I never had a sister, but I do have a brother. A talented guy who is the designer of Nina Kraviz's albums artwork (how COOL is that, I´m so so proud of him I had to share this!)
Well, and I never had a Sister mini quite like this too. The pattern is by Vanessa Pouzet and it is traffic stopping. Plus, I want that hair.
Don´t be fooled if you think this is just a plain skirt: there are 8 darts in total (4 exterior fabric, 4 lining) and really worked curves on the waist that go down to the hips to accomplish that fitted effect.
As I'm trying to build a well fitted and balanced wardrobe, I'm trying to get out of my comfort zone and sew things I normally wouldn't buy, but by adapting them to my personal style, so i feel compelled to use them.
I found some suiting fabric I thought would be suitable for this, because jacquard like that in the picture is really hard to find here in Portugal, unless you go to a tapestry and decoration fabric store, but I wasn´t sure about the weight and finished effect of it, so decided to start light. Besides, I don´t want to go walking down the street and hear "Hey, i have a chair with that fabric !".
First considerations: the pattern is easy to assemble and there is no
cutting, you just join the sheets of paper as they are (meaning you
have printed them 100%). The hardest part for me was to get all my darts
exactly the same; as you now, I´m a steam power fan and my iron is
always on when I´m sewing. This is definitely a pressure point and
should not be rushed.
There is interfacing required for the waist line and along the zipper. I used a medium weight one to go along with the fabric, but either the fabric is too light for this or the zipper is too heavy, because I got a wavy effect along that line. Darts don´t look exactly the same either (though I measured and they were apparently equal!) so I got some pointing effect.
The zipper is separable and though in pictures it may seam like it will open, it doesn´t. I already test drived both of the skirts and it remains closed so no embarrassing moments expected, and you can use it backwards as well!
Don´t be fooled if you think this is just a plain skirt: there are 8 darts in total (4 exterior fabric, 4 lining) and really worked curves on the waist that go down to the hips to accomplish that fitted effect.
As I'm trying to build a well fitted and balanced wardrobe, I'm trying to get out of my comfort zone and sew things I normally wouldn't buy, but by adapting them to my personal style, so i feel compelled to use them.
I found some suiting fabric I thought would be suitable for this, because jacquard like that in the picture is really hard to find here in Portugal, unless you go to a tapestry and decoration fabric store, but I wasn´t sure about the weight and finished effect of it, so decided to start light. Besides, I don´t want to go walking down the street and hear "Hey, i have a chair with that fabric !".
There is interfacing required for the waist line and along the zipper. I used a medium weight one to go along with the fabric, but either the fabric is too light for this or the zipper is too heavy, because I got a wavy effect along that line. Darts don´t look exactly the same either (though I measured and they were apparently equal!) so I got some pointing effect.
The zipper is separable and though in pictures it may seam like it will open, it doesn´t. I already test drived both of the skirts and it remains closed so no embarrassing moments expected, and you can use it backwards as well!
On a more personal note, my husband would like to thank Vanessa Pouzet for that ingenious zipper feature: easy on, easy out. Men.
It seams I only talked about faults here, but don´t be mistaken: the construction faults were my own, darts are no easy business, and I don´t expect perfection but wearability. If I saw it in a store, would I buy it, even with those little fitting issues? Hell yeah.
It seams I only talked about faults here, but don´t be mistaken: the construction faults were my own, darts are no easy business, and I don´t expect perfection but wearability. If I saw it in a store, would I buy it, even with those little fitting issues? Hell yeah.
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