23 Skidoo

On one of the holidays, we were watching a Downton Abbey marathon, and both Doc and I agreed that the ladies' dresses were gorgeous. So I went on Amazon (where they have everything) and found a pattern for a 1923 Tango Dress.

I decided to make View A, since it is the daytime version of the dress, and I rarely go out tango dancing at night. :) The night version just adds a deeper train at the back and some sashes down the back as well.

So I went to Jenny's Fabrics and got a medium weight poplin. It drapes nicely. Satin charmeuse would have been perfect, but sewing with satin requires some finesse. Even though I am a very experienced seamstress, satin is always a challenge.

Very few notions were needed - no zipper, since the column style dresses slip over your head.

Here is the layout. It took 4 yards of fabric - the skirt has an enormous sweep.

Here is the bodice right before I tackled all the whipstitching - there was a lot of hand sewing required.

And here is the finished product. I will wear it later this week, after the rain stops.

And what did I wear for this final rainy day? A brown sweater dress with gold lurex trim, made by Passport.

This gave me the chance to wear my brown suede boots with the gold chain trim.

On top of it all, I wore an animal print long cardigan by Charter Club.

My usual two necklaces also got added to the mix. The shorter one is citrine and the longer one is a costume piece.

And that's all, except for the links:

www.beautybymissl.com, www.clairejustineoxox.com, www.colorandgrace.com, www.notdeadyetstyle.com, www.stylenudge.com, www.pinksole.com, and www.northwestblonde.com

See you all later!!!