I made another tunic but this one doesn't tuck in very well. In fact, I don't know how to wear it. I could wear it with jeans, but jeans get old. I don't wear leggings. I made the pants shown in the pattern photo, and for whatever reason when I try to tuck in the shirt I can't get it to look as smooth as they've styled it. And this just doesn't work with a skirt. So here I am with a shirt that I love but don't know how to wear.
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| Burda 7665. Too cool for school? The hem is not shirt-tailed, it falls that way because of the deep pleat in the back. |
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Burda 7220. I made the pleated pants shown on the model and can't get the styling right.
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Without further ado, here are some photos of the shirt on me. I made it from this
plaid Dana Buchman silk/cotton blend at Fabric Mart. The fabric is great, I like the weight and the uneven, oversized plaid. The plaid was slightly off grain, so I didn't bother to match it on seams. The fit is great in the shoulders, and the deep pleats in the front and back add a lot of volume. The cowl is very drapey and in this fabric falls quite nicely.
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| Cool cuff variation. It's cut-on with the sleeve, with a pleated closure. |
I just posted on the tops blog that I really like your shirt. I like the way you are wearing it out.
ReplyDeleteI think it would look incredible tucked in to a high-waisted pencil skirt. Something like this: http://images.asos.com/inv/q/23/42/376817/brown/image1xl.jpg (which is very similar to V8425 (OOP) or the Burda Kasia skirt pattern. HTH! :-)
ReplyDeleteI've been daydreaming about this pattern, and your version looks great. I think tucked in to a slim skirt. To wear it out you should look into a pair of slim ankle pants in black, grey, or white.
ReplyDeleteThis is actually a remake of a 1980s Issey Miyake.. You're supposed to wear it loose and baggy :-).
ReplyDeleteI'd wear ittucked
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