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| Dress it down with a sweater. |
Here's the lesson ladies...just make your skirt the tiniest bit more snug than you think you should, pair it with a pretty blouse, cinch your waist with a great belt, and add just a bit more colour to your lips than you normally would and va-va-voom!
You will feel like a 60's bombshell that just stepped off the Mad Men set. (I know I don't have the curves of a real '60's bombshell, but I still feel good in this skirt~)
It's surprising what you can do with a metre of $2.00 fabric from the bargain bin isn't it?!?!
It's just some kind of wool gabardine but I love the line of taupey brown line in it, it makes it so much more wearable with other colours.
I used this pattern from Vogue but like I said above, a pencil skirt is a pencil skirt, any pattern will probably look almost exactly the same as this one.
You can see some other pieces I made from this pattern here and here.
What's your favourite style of skirt? Leave a comment below!
stunning! love the fabric too, can't believe it was so cheap!
ReplyDeleteThis turned out great! Out of curiousity did you create a lining for the skirt, or was the fabric thick enough that you didn't need it?
ReplyDeleteFabulous addition to the wardrobe, for sure! Very versatile. =)
ReplyDeleteSo gorgeous. Definitely a piece you'll probably get a lot of use out of :)
ReplyDeleteWow! It is like magic! I love how it looks with that blouse! Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThat skirt is magic on you, absolutely love it. I love the skirt that came before this one in history, super full, hitting right below the knee.... Oh why was I not born in the 50's?
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