Couple days ago we've been shopping for a swimming suit for my mum. It's silly to see how quickly the swimming suit season finished! I suppose we live in UK and this year we didn't get much summer, but that's why people go for holiday to different countries, right? Anyway, we finally found one, the perfect one, in Monsoon. I was happy to see my mum happy, she really adores it.
While she been in the fitting rooms I had a closer look for the rest of the collection and surprisingly most of their clothes were blue. You could slightly feel the autumn in their navy's, but not as much as in other stores, with all their oranges, khakis and mustards. There is always slightly different atmosphere in Monsoon, more elegant and sophisticated. Like they are too cool to follow other trends and instead they try to create their own ones. I loved the feeling, but unfortunately their clothes are completely not in my price range. Anyway, it doesn't stop me from getting inspired, right?
Long story short, walking around all this blueness I came across this dress, which made me hold my breath for a short while.
I just love love love everything about it! Love the puffy 3/4 sleeves, and the (dopasowana) waste which widens up into an almost maxi skirt. Love the chiffon which gives it this light and delicate look and love the feeling which it gave me when I imagined myself wearing it. Like a princess waiting in her tower or a melancholic ghost or an angel. Hey, it's funny, because clothes normally don't give me fillings. Or I like them or I don't, but I never felt them so far. In that moment, standing in front of it in my old leggings and oversized cardigan, I felt like this dress just changed my life. All those thoughts made me realise that I still don't really know who I am and what I like and that I'll be discovering it probably forever. And there is nothing wrong with it.
Day later, my work college came over with 2 huge bags of leftover textiles saying that I can have whatever I want. Please tell me dear reader, would you not take it for a sigh that it's time to finally make a use out of my sewing machine? I couldn't. So then I picked up all peach chiffon pieces I could find and decided to make a skirt which I would absolutely love to wear. I had 4 different size squares and rectangles of fabric and decided to go for a handkerchief skirt look with a bit of fairy and princess taste to it. I absolutely adore the magical and mystical and lace and hippie and boho. That makes me think for what reason I own so many modern looking clothes? I must be just brainwashed by all the commercials and sales.
Some inspirations:
I'm now at the point where I just have to add the zipper and it's all done. I'm slightly scared, as I never sew a zipper before and heard that it's rather difficult to do so. We'll see after I would get one. So far it looks like this:
Do you think I should somehow decorate it with lace and other scrap fabrics, or just keep it simple for now and try something more decorative next time?
