Zoom in on the T shirt hem - I can see this LONGER (for us mid age and over!) with the Charles Chang Lima Black Bow Lace out of any of the Slinky or Cotton/Lycra Knits - could be fun! Ane you thought that jacket was too small??? Maybe not! Observation: the photographer must have been on the floor shooting up! Though her legs are surely long - the viewpoint of this picture is surely contrived to make skinny look even skinnier...
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I really like this one! In fact, I'm going to do it from the Italian Wool I have at www.londas-sewing.com that is purple and teal - doing the neckline ruffle and peplum ruffle of the reverse side of the garment. Not sure about the belt...
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Note that ruffled blouse underneath... The ruffling iappears to be a heavy velvet tube - shirred down the center and applied down front, around neck, at cuffs, and on pocket - almost a Chanel look. I like this one!
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Now this one I like! I say intriguing blouses - all very feminine over and over again in the fall issue of In Style Magazine. This one in silk - could be a wardrobe basic - hopefully with proper undergarments!
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Unsuspected, non-traditional interpretations of fabric and style - what I see over and over in the fashion magazines right now. Wool in a tailored jacket - with lots of feminine details. Band with upper fuffle at waist, then a gathered - probably single layer peplum to the jacket - same theme repeated at the very long sleeves - and a large, ruffled collar - all with the sheer, tiered skirt of silk chiffon. Caption said: "traditional jacket has loosened up, pairinig as easily with jeans as skirts, or whatever you like."
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How's this for a combination? I really don't like it - nor would I do it myself - though look closely at the skirt construction - strips of what is surely silk charmeuse stitched to a sheer underlayer - edges undoubtedly left to fray - or perhaps bias so limited fraying...
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Flowers - roses seen everywhere - the feminine influence
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Fashionable? ?? Not me!
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