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streetwise jane- up for swap!
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edit: i’ve worn this dress TWICE since i made it… so to the flickr swap pool it goes.
i wanted a loose summer dress to pick hubby up from the airport as it was three hundred and ten degrees here, so i decided to lengthen the jane… the boobs were WAY too big, i cut a 36, so i added darts and did something funky with the straps. i’m thinking of changing the straps to a different color, and adding a tie belt a la my BWOF shirt— OH! most importantly! i added extra width to the center fold, and did pin tucks to (hopefully) make it look less like a nightie.
i was sort of monumentally impressed with myself when i made this up, then when i finally acquired my first BWOF issue and found a similar shirt pattern, my ego became quite deflated. regarding this dress, at least :)
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urban outfitters cotton curtain panel
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me & burdastyle
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Aug 7, 2008, 10.04 AMby LYBU
Yeah. I just love you dresses. This one too :)
Aug 6, 2008, 07.35 AMby Antigone
Oh how I love this dress! It’s so pretty, and so (for lack of a better word) wearable! It is the perfect summer dress!
Aug 5, 2008, 04.35 PMby tresjolie
you are a star, woman!! that dress is fantastic!
thanks for your sweet words on my page:) i did the skirt pre-burdastyle so i’m not THAT fast! i just went to michael levine today to pick up some stuff for that sweet wrappy blouse that you made—the one with the little cap-sleeve tabs. wish me luck! xo
Aug 5, 2008, 02.21 PMby oonaballoona
thank you! i am surprised that people like it… probably because it’s been banned to the back of the closet as hubby deemed it see-thru. that said, i am currently working on a pair of pants so gauzy, they might as well be invisible.
Aug 5, 2008, 01.57 PMby Mirela
That is a gorgeous dress!
Aug 5, 2008, 01.24 PMby Serendipity
Oh, this is great!
Aug 5, 2008, 08.25 AMby CarlaTV
Very pretty and airy! I’m sure your hubby thought so to. Nice work!
Aug 5, 2008, 06.51 AMby smvphotography
love the fabric, love the dress and from what we can see of you you look wonderful in it!
Aug 5, 2008, 06.03 AMby chri_stine
wow, you’re just whipping up one thing after the other!! Very nice summery dress, I’d like one too, but after a week of summer the rain seems to be back to stay in London, so no real need for summer dresses here…..
Aug 5, 2008, 01.42 AMby Polychromatin
Looks very sweet :)
Aug 5, 2008, 12.24 AMby fashion1
aw, you look so adorable in it! it´s beautiful and the fabric is very nice!
Aug 4, 2008, 07.41 PMby MJB14
Another beautiful creation from you. Looks nice and summery – I’m sure your hubby was impressed!!!
Aug 4, 2008, 07.30 PMby MAldrich
I love your creations and the inevitable fireplace mantle evolutions shots. :D This one may be my favorite of yours :D It’s cute and flow-y.