I made this cotton denim/chambray dress using Vogue 1152 about two and a half years ago. It first appeared on the blog, along with my review of this pattern here, and it has always been a favourite player in my wardrobe. The fabric is hard-wearing and casually comfortable, crinkles naturally and charmingly. Comfort dressing, yes!It's appeared here on the blog a whole tonne of times already, in daily outfit photos, in the me-made months. In this year I've pledged to wear exclusively my own handmade clothes bar the shoes, these are some of the ways in which I can mix and match the dress.
Actually, up until now rtw tights or maybe gloves have slipped into the equation... but not this time! Whoo hoo! I have linked to the construction posts of everything else I am wearing here.
At left; committing the double denim crime... I'm wearing the dress layered over with a chambray shirt made of the same fabric, my scrumply Pattern Magic charcoal grey, spiral leggings and ankle boots. Below right; what's this? double denim again! Worn with my denim-look tights, green knitted hoodie and knotted blue scarf. Incidentally, who ever said blue and green should never be seen?? I wear blue and green together all the time!
Below left; yes, well, I do love the layered look :) Here, a longline lace skirt does petticoat duty underneath the skirt, and a classic navy blue silk blazer pulls it all together smartly. Raspberry pink sandals add a touch of cheerful colour.
Below right; for a more casual ensemble, this little jean jacket hoodie gives a more laidback sporty vibe to the dress. It might not have appeared on my blog every often, but this little jacket is a favourite of mine already!
Below left; I do like to wear dresses over jeans sometimes, how they become transformed into a tunic. The colour of these ivory flared jeans picks up and accentuates the four rows of ivory piping on the bodice of the dress. Below right; blue-and-green together again! The dress is actually quite low-cut, so if I am going out where actual people might see me I will often stop to grab a scarf to throw on over the decolletage. Adds some interesting colour, and saves blushes! In this case I'm wearing two scarves twisted together to get a bit more colour happening... turquoise silk chiffon, and cobalt blue knotted jersey scarves. Green and cobalt ballet flats echo the same colours.
