DIY FASHION OR OLD
CLOTHES? What’s your favorite fashion style so far for 2019 , and do you look
for style inspiration from the older
dresses and things that you’ve loved and feel comfortable in, but don’t feel
much like wearing anymore?
Hello everyone! I'd just like to say that I’ve sometimes found
myself in a situation where I saved my fashion style through and using older,
store bought clothing that’s pretty but worn out quickly, as the basis for
pattern pieces for my personal brand of retro fashion. My aim in doing this was to
save as much as I could, not just in dollars, but in hundreds of hours spent
scouring through the malls, and this objective has certainly been good for my
pocket. applying the following principle: vintage clothing implies that
clothing is old but has been well kept, whereas the term ‘retro’ applied to
clothing means that its new but it has
been styled to bring back a certain style or look from former times when it was
in style. Since commercial treaties have changed, and certain categories of
clothing are no longer available in the stores, I’ve been winging it
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I must
admit that I had learned to sew when I was a schoolgirl, and as a young adult,
I used to sew some of my clothes. However, like many persons out there, I got
lazy. The sheen of sewing wore off, I was tired of staying up nights when I had
to wake up early to get to work next morning, and anyway, at one time, it was
easy to get someone else to sew for me. Otherwise, ready-made clothing was
fashionable, cheap and fun to wear.
Eventually,
however, things changed and I realized that I needed to do things differently,
hence I decided to take the sewing course. At first, it was slow going, but
now, I find that I've really got into the swing of things.
EARLY BEGINNINGS OF MY
DIY LADIES FASHION PROJECT
Some time in the
summer of 2018 I bought a cute dress in what was then one of the favoutite
fashion trends. It was a body constyle in a variation of , a geometric floral
print. It had a nice heart-shaped inset, in plain black, studded with gold
points that reached from the hem to the upper bodice.
Although
I didn't start off as robust as I'd have liked, I stuck to it, and eventually I
got into a regular schedule.
This
means that I'd have a special day, usually Friday, to do my cutting, and then I
spend Saturday sewing all day.
LATER DEVELOPMENTS
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lornafraserja.com: patterned
navy Ankara blouse & Navy Skirt[/caption]
Eventually
I began to make tops as well. I'd make print tops and pair them with linen
skirts. This proved to be very economical and suitable for wearing to
work. I liked designing with Ankara fabric because it was summer,
(two years or so ago) and the garments were very cool and
comfortable. Some of them went to church, as this crisp navy number
at left.
Here,
the simple but elegant top is of Ankara fabric, but for the skirt, I used
linen, which gives the straight skirt more body, and therefore, a better fit.
NEW WORK
I
now schedule myself so that I do my designing in between my blogging, one or
two hours on Thursday and Fridays, then sew on Saturdays. Listed below
are some of my favorites.
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lornafraserja.com: Ankara
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Ankara themed skirt and Top
This
was the first style that I designed when I began to feel more confident. The
top is beige of medium weight cotton. The weight of the
blouse fabric was a nice foil to the trim, which was the same
fabric as that of the skirt. It was which was fairly pliable,
and therefore, took well to the semi-bias cut and longer hemline. Here I am,
responding to compliments from my fans.
Ankara themed tops and skirts
You
can see that the top of this design is somewhat similar to the Ankara theme
above. Yes, as you can well imagine, it was cut from the same pattern. However,
differences in the pattern of the fabric, as well as its different color and
weight, made it appear different, I think. anyway, I took care to leave a
decent interval in between showing it off!
.I've
already confessed my fondness for Ankara fabric, so I wasn't really put out
when it seemed that at some stage, almost the only fabrics available were
either Ankara and linens. Indeed, the similarity of the fabrics made this project
easy for me; I could use the same patterns multiple times, and fitting was
easy. The floral Ankara top seen below was super-easy. It's cut like an A line
dress, except that it stops at the hips. for the skirt, I made an applique,
using two of the flowers cut from the fabric.
lornafraserja.com: floral
Ankara top with brown skirt
SIX BENEFITS OF BULK
PURCHASING FOR MY DIY LADIES FASHION
I
need to say here, that I I took advantage of fabric sales that regularly
occur after major holidays such as Christmas and Easter, as well as in the
middle of summer, before the back-to-school frenzy. benefits of this approach
were
- I was able to buy fabric and
stockpile it until I was ready for using it.
- I was able was able to indulge my
fondness for wearing Ankara to the limit
- I was able to sew the fabrics I
liked best first
- I gained a lot of confidence from
taking this approach
- I saved a lot of money overall
- I felt superbly happy when wearing
the finished garments, because they looked professional, and got a lot of
'Likes' from my friends.
OTHER DESIGNS
While I did indulge
my fondness for Ankara, I was able to create fashionable outfits from other
types of fabric that I'd purchased and stockpiled during the different sales
that were staged by the fabric stores. These included lightweight cottons as
well as polyester blends, seen below.
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