Since I’ve spent quite a lot of time at the beach lately I got the idea that it would be nice to have something pretty to wear when you’re having a break from swimming and play with a frisbee for example. or when you yourself has finished swimming but your kid haven’t and you walk around at the water edge. Or you can put it this way: An invented need is also a need 
So hubby and I went to a fabric store and I bought the red polka dot fabric. The blue fabric, the ric-rac and the buttons I already had. The buttons are from the Salvation Army and probably from the 70s.
My inspiration was play suits and beach wear from the 1940s, as you can probably see, but I used patterns I had made myself. It turned out a little big, but my main concern with this dress was not to show of my figure, but to make something comfortable, so that’s okay. And pretty.
Posing in the sun on my balcony
There are more pictures over at my blog.
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Evis – who has written 6 posts on WeSewRetro.com.
A doctor of history, with fashion and clothing as speciality, obsessed with sewing. I make everything from medieval to modern, but most of my sewing is inspired by the 1940s. I have a rarely updated web site with some of my costumes and dresses: http://web.comhem.se/~u31138198/main.html
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You look so cute!
Thank you
Adorable dress! I love the buttons. Did you use a pattern or make your own?
I made my own – or rather modified a dress pattern that I made for a black wool dress that I wore to my dad’s funeral (that dress had much less cleavage and no bows).
<3 !!! What a great idea! This is just adorable; Great Job!
This is so cute! Love the anchor buttons, too!
Super cute! Brilliant idea