Another sneak peek at what I’ve been working on for the art show. 2 more weeks!!!
Good morning! Can you believe I’m back again already? hee hee.
I have decided to start a blog segment where you can find my top picks from Modcloth’s newest additions. I will throw in my Anthropologie picks, as well, whenever I find something new. To start, I will show my top picks for each catagory: dresses, tops, bottoms and shoes. Then I’ll show a selection of other favorites, showing off the elements that particularily appeal to me or inspire me to make one like it.
Here we go:
Modcloth
Dress:
Raspberry Fudge Dress
I love the combination of loose top and form-fitting skirt. The colors are sophisticated and comfortable, while the simple yet complicated folds and pleats add that needed bit of pizzaz.
Top: Sweet Prophecies Cardigan
There was slim pickings in the tops catagory, so I chose the one that fit me best. Vintage + School girl + Office. Gotta love ruffles and lace running down the front of a cardigan. 🙂
Bottoms: Culotte Factor Romper
Slim pickings in this catagory as well. I am not particularily fond of this romper, but it beat out the poor competition.
Shoes: On A Whim Boot
Yesterday’s shoes were downright ugly, although I thought at first that the Color Odyssey Wedge was very promising. Then I clicked on it and WOW………ugly, plastic, rainbow heels DO NOT mix with pretty blue office shoes. So I had to go with the only shoes added so far today. They are pretty cute, just not spectacular.
Now on to my personal favorites from the first few pages……..
Alex’s Top Picks {for whatever reason}
Delicately Dijon Dress
I love the color, the lace at the neckline, the fact that it’s made entirely from a mustard-hued lace {probably the stretch kind} but doesn’t look tacky, and the nice, simple lines of the dress itself. This would be a pretty easy one to make.
Madame Speaker Dress
The colors are nice, it has simple lines and there are just a few interesting elements to make you look twice.
The Sweeney Mod Romper
I’m not crazy about it being a romper, but I do love the top portion. I wish they sold it as a blouse instead.
Idee Fixe Blouse
I love everything about this one! The muted pink, the ruffled “sleeves”, the lace and the band around the bottom. I could really use this in my wardrobe to pair with my suspender jeans or a sweater vest.
Blue-ming Beauty Dress
I wouldn’t buy this one, because I’d have no place to wear it and I usually opt for straps. But just look how unique and beautiful it is!
Ripple in Still Water Skirt
This skirt is probably my favorite piece out of the bunch. I have been in the mood for pencil skirts with interesting effects ever since I made my Circus Skirt back in June {or was it July?}. This one is so cool! Just wish it had a different base fabric like wool or something more traditional.
Last but not least, I found these cute shoe clips on the sale page. I remember shoe clips from when I was little, but those were ugly gold or ruffly things that I clipped to my sunday shoes. These would be cute on my leather Hushpuppy flats. Very Schoolgirl. I’m sure you’re sick of that phrase by now. 😉
I may have to try these out……….
Dolman
–noun, plural -mans.
1. a woman’s mantle with capelike arm pieces instead of sleeves.
2. a long outer robe worn by Turks.
1. a woman’s mantle with capelike arm pieces instead of sleeves.
2. a long outer robe worn by Turks.
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Origin:
1575–85; syncopated var. of doliman, dolyman
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Excerpt:
“Dolman sleeves, sometimes called batwing sleeves, are sleeves that are cut deep and wide at the shoulder, with armholes extending almost to the waist. The sleeves taper to the wrist, and when the arms are held outward the fabric hangs in a long wing. Unlike set-in sleeves, dolman sleeves are usually cut as one piece with the top of a dress, blouse, jacket, or coat. Full and roomy, the sweeping sleeve had been used for women’s clothing since around 1910 but reached a peak of popularity in the early 1940s. “
Read more: Dolman Sleeves – Fashion, Costume, and Culture: Clothing, Headwear, Body Decorations, and Footwear through the Ages
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These look like something out of the 80’s or 90’s to me, but it says they were actually popular in the 1940’s. Either way, I like them, especially with the cropped look and sweater material. The print is cute, too. 🙂
photo courtesy of delias.com
Here’s a drawing from a 1940’s sewing pattern with dolman sleeves. It seems that we’ve made them a bit more dramatic since then……
And…… Ah-Ha!!!!! When I was looking for the 40’s version of a dolman sleeve, I found THESE……turns out I was right when they reminded me of the 80’s. haha! These are both sewing patterns from that decade.
Yeah, the sleeves on these are a lot more dramatic than on the 40’s version.
And I’m glad to know that I’m not crazy. 😉 At leat not too crazy.