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Fabric: Lightweight blue denim, $5/yd, 2 yds
Pattern: McCalls 3730
Year: 1956
Notions: two covered buttons, one invisible zipper, $1
Time to complete: 3 weekday evenings
First worn: I haven’t worn this yet
Wear again? Yes!
Total price: $11
I wanted to emphasize the casual nature of this skirt, since it’s made in light blue denim, so I paired it with a jersey t-shirt and flats.
I’ve wanted a suspender skirt for a long time, and finally got around to making it. However I don’t own a lot of unsaturated colors, so I had a hard time trying to find something to pair it with.
For the most part I stuck with the pattern, but added some changes:
+ shortened the hem
+ adjusted the waist and hips
+ tacked on the suspenders to the covered button instead of making a buttonhole, since making a buttonhole through 2 layers of fabric seemed cumbersome
+ changed the back slit to a back vent
+ adjusted suspender length
+ hand-sewn the inner waistband facing so it wouldn’t flap around when wearing it
+ serged the seams
( crossposted from Sew Weekly )
I love the second picture!!! You have a unique style – it totally works on you) congratulations
Thanks Marina!
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I love how casual you’ve managed to make that skirt look! I love vintage styles and it’s really great to see how they can be modernized and brought up to date
Julia x
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absolutely adore it… what a great idea to make this style casual!
I love this skirt and it looks fantastic on you!
Thank you, Andrea! Btw I love your blog, it’s been a tremendous source of inspiration for me!
Thank you, Rhonda!
Thanks, Julia!
very cute skirt! I like the blue/grey combo, the colors look really nice on you and lend to the casual feel.
This looks so cute on you! It’s a total success!
So cute!!! I would like to use one of your pics in a blog post about this skirt, would you mind?? Please, feel free to say no ;p
Sure Wanett, feel free to use any of these photos (as long as there’s a link back, please!)
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This skirt looks so beautiful! I’m totaly in love with looks vintage and this skirt meets vintage- contemporary duo, it’s totally a winner!
How cute…
Thank you!
Thank you, Rosy!
This is a seriously cool skirt. I love it!
Thanks Rachel!
just lovely.
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