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Another jumpsuit, 40s meets 60s

By Mermaids Purse on July 27, 2016

Forties gown plus 60s palazzo pants.

Another jumpsuit….This time I used the bodice from Vogue 273, which I completed earlier this year, and the pant pieces from Vogue 6435, which has been the basis of all my jumpsuits so far.

As I am now hooked on jumpsuits, I have been looking at creating more variations on the bodice, so after I sewed up Vogue 273, I knew it would work well together.

Jumpsuit one, styled for a Speakeasy Party.

Jumpsuit two, in wool crepe with a matching cape.

Jumpsuit three…for practical life with work and kids.

Here is the result! You can read more about it on my blog, and I am of course contemplating a new version for summer.

Yes! It’s winter here, and it feels like it has been raining for weeks….

This jumpsuit works so well, I can dress it up with a hat, gloves and a necklace, I can put on a black belt and cardy for a bit more of a casual look.

Anyone else into jumpsuits too?

Happy sewing xo

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1940s | Dresses | Vintage Sewing

My dream 40s Noir dress – complete!

By Mermaids Purse on June 25, 2016

This was one of those projects that scared me a bit, and was on the go for ages….But it’s a much loved dress now!

This dress is the first vintage couturier pattern I have completed, it is so lovely and elegant, it is also my first vintage sewing project using a 40s pattern. So, despite sewing for a few years now, lots of firsts!

I enjoyed wearing this with some of my favourite vintage accessories, a fascinator with a net, earrings, kid gloves that were my nana’s.

And some lovely 40s shoes!

Overall, this pattern was fairly straight forward to make, I talk about some of the challenges over on my blog post about this project, including concerns about the fabric choice (curtain fabric, which just felt so right for this…..) and having to baste and check those lovely draped folds at the front.

While there were some challenges, this dress exceeded my expectations! I enjoy wearing it soo much. And I can’t wait to make another one..or two.

I have photos coming up soon of another one of my vintage vogue jump suits. After making this dress, I decided that the bodice from this pattern would team up perfectly with the pants from my go-to 60s jumpsuit pattern…

On the go…

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