When you're ready to dive into something a bit more complicated, there is a free 1950's dress pattern here: You can find a lot of free skirt tutorials online. If you want to learn to sew, my best advice is to find a friend of relative with a machine that you can borrow (and maybe get a short lesson from) and dive in! Sew a simple pillow one day, just to get used to the machine settings and then try a skirt or blouse without buttons or sleeves. Burda also has a ton of free (and dirt cheap) patterns that you can print at home. In the states, our fabric stores put them on sale all the time, not sure about the UK though. Thanks for the comment on my blog! If you're looking for more modern vintage patterns, butterick has re-released a TON of amazing vintage patterns from the 40's-60's and Vogue always has stunningly gorgeous vintage patterns. It already had buttons and a seam down the front so I ripped the seam open, added my zipper and replaced the buttons so it still looks like it buttons down. I love your hair!! You're right about zip front dresses! One of my very first vintage purchases was a 1940's dress that I (*gasp*) altered with an invisible zipper down the front so I could easily breastfeed. I'm in love with victory rolls at the moment but they are rather dressy. I guess if I make one in black or brown it would be more casual. So elegant! This one I made myself and I will make more.
And it was such a rainy grey day I just needed a flower in my hair.Īnd I adoooooooore snoods. Just a little pompadour, twisted back and pushed forward side parts and the back is rolled up - which would look neater if I'd had a rat.
Any tips? This updo is so quick it counts for me as casual but it does look rather glam I think. I am always on the lookout for dressed down casual vintage styles.
The hair is the really exciting part for me at the moment. My darling son always wanting the spotlight and in the middle I had bashed my elbow walking backwards and really hit the famous funny bone. I don't know if my outtakes amuse you but they sure amuse me :-) The black cardigan is from South, it's a bit short in the body and also short sleeved (I am wearing a H&M breastfeeding top underneath) but I love love love the frilly ruffles and the bow attached to it! It's from LoveLabel, the fake leather belt I have added, it's 2nd hand via Ebay. But it makes it IDEAL for discreet breastfeeding and that's why I still got it in the first place. I think the lovely shoulder detail makes the blue dress very vintage reminiscent but that huge zip down the front obviously destroys the look. Dressed up in a little black cardigan and 2 different skirts and dressed down in a polkadotted number
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