After my last go-round with trying to make a slip dress jumper from McCall's 6696, I wanted to try it again, but this time not over-complicate it
well
not over-complicate it as much
because apparently I've turned into one of those middle-aged-lady sewing types who puts appliqués on everything.
I have had fun playing with layering the spiderweb lace slip, and it made me say...hey...why not make a slip dress from something sturdier and just wear it like a jumper...
(Which, yes, layering slip dresses was absolutely a trend in the 1990s, but, as mentioned, I never wore slip dresses in any way back then.)
I'm going to put the main picture here, then ramble a lot before getting to any other pictures
I ended the previous project post with a bit of a lament about thinking it looked boring and could use a little something extra. Maybe a layering item?
Like this
I dreamed a very distinct garment about two months ago.
It was a patchwork slip dress, in muted yellow greens and warm dusky purples, in various textures--charmeuse, fine velvet, lace, lamé--and everything on the bias. The textures were further enhanced with gathered lace set asymmetrically in some of the patchwork seams and on half the neckline.
Someday maybe I'll make it as it appeared in the dream, but, for now, it did inspire me to use up some stashed fabric odds'n'ends to make something way more brightly colored and less detailed
The slip dress in the dream was a work of couture art, impressive all around for textile use and expert construction. This is a big honkin' garishly bright clown dress that makes me grin to look at.
