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Shell-pink pleats, please!

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I have made a little top for Cassie to wear to work.  Or wherever she pleases, of course  :)
This is Vogue 1142, which I made in yellow silk for myself last month.  Cassie admired it so I offered to make one for her.  She enthusiastically accepted.  A daughter loving the clothes I make?? gets me fired up with the zest to sew unselfishly straightaway.
I didn't have anything suitable in my stash so I visited Fabulous Fabrics and bought a piece of lovely shell-pink viscose crepe.  I think the soft delicate colour is a beautiful compliment to her pale peaches-and-cream complexion.  Plus: viscose = wash-and-wear of course, so another ideal addition to her professional working wardrobe!
As in for my first version; I edge-stitched each pleat in place.  The 100% viscose crepe is quite crisp and stiff compared to the thin silk I used previously; and it presses and pleats like a dream.  I think those sharp regular pleats look absolutely wonderful in this more crisp fabric.  I've taken lots of photos of those pleats and that artfully and prettily crinkled neckline because whilst I do love the slight floppiness of my own top I really really love how crisp, sharp and sculptural the pleats look in this fabric.  It looks quite formal and business appropriate.
A little tip for working with this pattern: this time, as soon as I had edge-stitched the outer sets of pleats on each of the front and back I immediately pinned the pleats in place and stay-stitched along the shoulder stitching line.  This makes it much easier to handle the big pieces, and having that stay-stitching makes sewing the shoulders together a bit easier too.
Also; this must be like the easiest pattern in the world to grade for size.  Seriously!
Oh, you might be wondering if Cassie has barely had a single thing to wear since she got her job and I've contributed only one measly skirt to her working wardrobe?? well of course she has not gone without all this time!  She does have one very nice pencil skirt that she has made for herself (un-blogged), and I have made a little woollen pencil skirt for her previously.  Both suitable for the office and she has been rotating between the three skirts.  And since I pledged to wear only my own handmade clothes this year, there is a nice little selection of shop-bought cardigans and random Metalicus items that she has joyfully transferred to her own wardrobe.  At least my RTW clothes are not going to waste  :)

Details:
Top; Vogue 1142, shell-pink viscose, my review of this pattern here
Skirt; Vogue 8363, black wool mix, details here and my review of this pattern here

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