An Update...

It's been a while since I've written here. I've been a bit slow getting back into things after holidays but I do have a few pieces to share.

I copied this long grey top from Steven Alan's Resort 2012 collection. It was easy to make, although I did stuff up the neckline. I think I cut the neckline too low, and so when I hemmed the neckline it made it really wide. I thought I followed the pattern really closely, but I guess not! It falls off my shoulders when I wear it, and I actually wear it to bed now because it's so comfortable. 

I used 1.6m of jersey fabric which cost me $17.92 (including my 20% student discount) and it took me 6 hours and 35 mins to make. I definitely could have made it a lot quicker, I just spent so long fiddling around with that neckline.         

Copycat

Steven Alan Resort 2012

This is the other piece that I made - a cream knit cardigan from Tracy Reese Resort 2012.

Tracy Reese Resort 2012

Copycat

I couldn't get the right type of fabric - I'd hope to find something with a bit more texture (the fabric I chose has just plain ribbing) and the colour is darker than the Tracy Reese original - but this was as close as I could get. I bought 2.2m of fabric for $21.12 (incl. discount) and it took me 5 hours and 10 mins to make.

So that's what I've made since I last wrote here. Not a lot, but I have been doing a lot of research. The Resort 2012 collections have just come out so I've been scouring those - but you know what I've realised? The clothes I'm choosing to copy are very... safe. Safe in terms of style and colour, but also in terms of the sewing. I've definitely been drawn to pieces that are more simple, because I know what I can do with my mediocre sewing abilities.

I've grown a little bit bored of it now though. There's so many exciting and bold new garments on the runways and I'm ready to experiment a bit and see what I can do. Plus, it'll be interesting choosing bolder fashion pieces and wearing them with my hijab - balancing out-there fashion whilst trying to be modest and not show much skin... I think it's possible, but I guess I'll find out!