I am starting school this coming week, my daughter starts gymnastics and dance, I'd like to throw in some skiing in our winter plans, and we are also going to be away for a few days in September and 2 weeks in November. With other words, it appears that the fall and winter are going to be rather intense and this will inevitably affect my sewing/crafting.
BTW, speaking of dance...brag time! This is my daugher during her dance class:
With the busy schedule in mind, I decided to make a "rough draft" type of plan of what I really want to make during the cold months. It includes mostly unstructyred fluid pieces since I doubt I'll have time for involved tailoring.
1. I'd like to make a drapey cashmere or cashmere-blend coat based on BWOF 10/2007-101 pattern, sans the fur cuffs and possibly, the collar will be a side neck tie a la a 3.1 Philip Lim coat from his 2007 or 2006 collection. I am thinking either woven or appropriate knit.
2. A sweater coat with simple raglan sleeves and straight lines or possibly inspired by this Marni coat: http://www.yoox.com/item/YOOX/MARNI/dept/women/tskay/3FD17CD7/rr/1/cod10/410637082C/sts/sr_women80
3. A sweater dress. I really like this dress by Jovovich-Hawk and am thinking of doinf something similar.
You cannot tell from the photo, but the turtleneck is so big that it can be used as a hood!4. A jersey dress a la :
a) this Halston (it has a deeper V-neck in the back and the side seams are weighted in order to allow the drape):
or
b) this Bi La Li bubble dress:
5. I have to finish my BWOF jumper I posted earlier this week about.
6. Knock-off a top by a label called Alldressedup. BTW, their collection amazes me. It show draping in a completely new (almost origami-like) light and at the same time very modern and clean. Check it out if you are interested at http://www.alldressedup.com/. The top I want to recreate is this one and it is going to be a challenge but a good one:
6. Knitted accessories:
I am not a knitter but can knit VERY basic stuff like scarfs, ponchos, wraps. I am really fascinated by some designer accessories, such as these:
6. Knitted accessories:
I am not a knitter but can knit VERY basic stuff like scarfs, ponchos, wraps. I am really fascinated by some designer accessories, such as these:
a) Michael Kors Snood (essentially an oversized cable-knit turtleneck knitted in the round):
b)DKNY Infinity scarf (a scarf which two ends are sewn together):
c)See by Chloe Hooded Scarf:
For this one I will need my MIL's help but can definitely do it.
So, I am interested in your imput. What do you think? Have you seen something similar to my inspiration pieces that you could point out or hint at a pattern I can use? Any input will be appreaciated!