Vintage Advance 2249 - Forties Afternoon Dress

I have completely fallen in love with this dress. It's so elegant!

There was no instructions with the unprinted pattern, but it wasn't too difficult to figure it out. I used a sweet pink floral cotton print that I found on clearance at Joanns and lined it with muslin. There is a left side zipper opening that has an invisible zipper and the back ties define a shape so that it doesn't look like a twenties dress. Six pink buttons and pale pink rick rack finished the look.

First the bow, then the front collar and darts detail. Lastly, the back keyhole opening.

WIFD Day Six - Saturday

I had six+ hours of driving and some classroom time, so I wanted cute but sturdy enough for the environment I anticipated. To accomplish that, I chose to wear my tall boots with jeans, purple hooded sweater and brown/tan tee.

WIFD Day Five - Friday

For Friday I wore my new khaki skirt and vintage style blouse. I borrowed my sisters sandals for the pictures and *had to have* my denim jacket 'cause it was cold. I changed to jeans later in the day because I didn't want to get my skirt dirty and I had some cleaning to do.

WIFD Day Five - Thursday

I wore my cotton tiered skirt today with a brown sleeveless shirt and a pintucked blouse over it. It was quite chilly this morning, so I wore my denim jacket for awhile. I switched back and forth between my brown flats and brown leather flip flops as I went outside to hang laundry several times. Sewing for both my sister and I and catching up on emails took up the greater part of the rest of my day.

WIFD Day Four - Wednesday

No pictures of my outfit today. I wore the denim skirt from Sunday, the brown shoes from yesterday and my staple denim jacket with a brown pintucked Christopher and Banks blouse. I was running errands with my mother, so I needed an outfit that was practical for hurrying around.

When I put my blouse on it was too big. I've lost a lot of weight since last summer, so I have few clothes that actually fit me correctly. Since my sewing machine was already out, I decided to deal with it immediately. I french-seamed the sides lickety-split, ran the iron over them and put it back on. Now it fits exactly how I want it to. *happy*

WIFD Day Three - Tuesday

Skirt: Ecru flowers on tan skirt that I made. I could rarely wear it because the office was so cold!
Shirt: Pintucked magenta blouse that I found for a super deal! I folded the sleeves up so that they wouldn't constrict me.
Accessories: Brown Naturalizer flats that are super comfortable, straw hat that was a gift from my sister and my favorite simple earrings (though you can't see them!).

I sewed most the day away on a new blouse design of mine! Perfect day, no?!

~Kyna

When one can't decide which project to sew next, one should just start a crochet project instead!

*smile*



At least, that's what this one did.



I altered a basic flower pattern and then crocheted them together before adding a border. My mom thinks it almost looks like a grandmother's flower garden pattern. I still haven't decided what to call it though. Perhaps Roses on the Rock Wall? This will take pondering.

~Kyna

WIFD - Day Two - Monday

Today I wore a brown floral skirt that I made a few years ago (I don't wear it very often) and an almost salmon pink twinset from Eddie Bauer. My pink sandals were a spur-of-the-moment purchase from Talbots.com because I wanted some more flat sandals for this summer.

WIFD - Day One - Sunday

After much thinking about it, I decided to join the Week in Feminine Dress that the Sense and Sensiblity ladies do for each season of the year. I don't wear skirts/dresses daily, nor do I think that you *have to* wear them to be feminine, but I've wanted to start wearing them more often again. I figured this would help kick-off unpacking my spring wardrobe for the season, too!

Without any more ado, here is my first outfit for the week:

My ever favorite *almost* gray-blue denim skirt with a white on white floral blouse; both made by yours truly. White "eggshell" heeled sandals for fancy events. I'm wearing earrings that match the pearl necklace and in my hand I'm holding my denim jacket that I needed during the chill of the morning.

P.S. You won't see my face in any of the pictures per my parents wishes.
P.S.#2 I really like unusual camera angles and my sister obliged me. ;)