I’ve been working on a 1940’s skirt to match the blouse I recently made. I decided to use the skirt from this Hollywood 1521 pattern:
I had to shorten it about two inches to fall where it does in the picture (just below my knee). I made it out of a wonderful purple cotton fabric that has a bit of stretch to it.
Here it is with the blouse:
And here’s a fun shot:
The best part (besides having a lovely purple skirt to match my blouse) is that I think I have enough of the purple fabric left to make the matching jacket from the pattern. Which of course, will lead to making a new blouse (like the one in the pattern). The possibilities are endless! Check out more pictures at my blog.
Yes! Make the jacket! That material sounds awesomely versatile!
Your clothes are so lovely! And I love the colour combos. Purple is such a nice colour and the floral goes wonderfully. The jacket would look fantastic with the skirt and blouse.
hey where'd you get those shoes? too cute!
Thanks! I got the shoes at M&Co…a chain department store in the UK. Oddly enough, I am allergic to the heavy metals they use to tan leather so I can only wear manmade shoes!!
That is a great 40's outfit! Good job on it. I like those shoes too!