...finished with a heavy cold, I managed to put my hanky down long enough to take the photos.
I put my dress on in honour of the last day. The dirndl is a new shape for me - initially when I read the Sew U dresses book I had thought I would not be making a dirndl dress as it just wasn't a shapee that immediately appealed to me, but look how my opinion has changed! There was something about the fabric (a charity shop find) that suggested to me it needed a dress with a waist. I have been pleasantly surprised by wearing it and how comfortable I felt in it. No need to be tugging at it to rearrange or trying to suck in my stomach! And I love having the in seam pockets. I know they can affect the line of the skirt but I really like having somewhere to stash small pieces of lego or my car key on the school pick up. 
I wore it in the end with dark brown leggings as my tights collection is somewhat sad and lacking. (Soon to be rectified I hope) I had felt I needed to save this dress for a special occasion - to wear out to drink tea at a stately home, or for a sedate party with a little jiving perhaps, or to a summer fete? But due to a sad dearth of such occasions (and the end of summer) I just wore it for everyday life and it was good.
I love your dress with the leggings and cardigan, it looks great! Hope you feel better soon x
ReplyDeleteWhat a way you have with charity shop finds! It looks great (glad you went for it despite lack of garden parties)
ReplyDeletelove the dress! it looks really fab, bet you looked totally glamourous on the school-run! and teamed with brown leggings and that lovely cardy, you look very autumnal. XX
ReplyDeleteHooray! We finally get to see the drindl on. :) I think it's a wonderfully flattering shape -- feminine but it lets us move. Hope you're on the mend!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the lovely comments. The dress is much more versatile to wear than I initially thought. X
ReplyDeleteSorry to read you've been sick, I hope your are well on the road to recovery. The dress looks fantastic! I was thinking similar thoughts before about that shape of dress, I was scared I'd look like a little girl going to a party, but your has made me change my mind. It gives a really put together look. I with you on the cardigans front. I too need more than one self-stitched cardi if March is going to warm AND fun!
ReplyDeleteShabitat was great, picked up loads of secondhand bits for my kitchen. It's a slow burner, there's still heaps we need that I refuse to go to Ikea or Wilkinsons for! Shame we don't live closer making a meetup/charity shop expedition possible!
All the best
Zoe xxx
It looks great with leggings! And the cardigan is just right too - which taught me a colour lesson.
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