Camouflage

Posted in Books, Sewing

So, my goal with this latest dress is to blend into the shelves when browsing in a library. (It is also a wearable mockup of this pattern, but that’s an added bonus.)

The author stands outside, under a leafy archway. She wears a dress made of blue fabric with books all over with white shoes. She's photographed from the shoulders down, and is holding out the midi-length skirt.

This pattern is the Cecily dress by Sewgirl patterns; it came with a sewing magazine I purchased a few years ago.

Closer shot of the dress. The skirt is gathered at the waist, has a tie belt at the waist, puffy sleeves, and a circular neckline.

The tie belt means I can get it over my head without a zip in the side, which is always a bonus!

Close-up of the tie belt, tied in a bow at the author's waist. The author's fingers hold the bow's loops out to make it more visible.

I substituted the original slim sleeves with these puffy ones from Rosery Apparel’s Daisy dress. These are the view A sleeves; I thought the view B sleeves (with the little ruffle at the bottom) would be a bit fussy.

Close-up of one of the puffed sleeves of the dress. The sleeves have an elastic casing at the hem, which gathers them to look like late-1900s puffed sleeves. Said hem is at the elbow.

The author is photographed frmo shoulders to ankles, still wearing the book dress and under the leafy archway. She holds a big stack of novels in front of her torso, one hand supporting from below and one stabilising from above.

I think the camouflage works fairly well, though I’d need more books to truly test it out. I would also make the neckline more of a round neckline than a boatneck next time. Combined with the puffy sleeves, the neckline area looks similar to that of English 1830s dresses! Not that I mind, but it’s not really what I’m going for.

Anyways, see ya!

Yves

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