Saturday, February 20, 2016

Capsule Wardrobe, Italy 2014, #7


Still using that same OOP pattern Vogue 8925, I made another light-weight top.  The animal print fabric is from that local fabric store, and behaved so poorly that it didn't even make it into the suitcase in 2015.

It's a modal, and stretched out very badly, just during the first wearings.  This is one of the many reasons I am trying to swear off the whole family of rayons, especially if it is called modal or viscose.  

I'm still going to take a chance on some rayon ponte, as it's almost impossible to find medium weight knit fabric for pants that doesn't contain rayon.

Saturday, February 6, 2016

Capsule Wardrobe, Italy 2014, #6


Here's another top I made, using another fabric from marcytilton.com.  The black fabric is from a local fabric store, and as it happens the two aren't as compatible as they look here.  The black has "loosened up" and now the garment has to be pressed to bring everything back into line.  

I did wear it in 2015 in Italy, as it meets the criteria of going with both the black pants and the gray ones, and is extremely light-weight.  The weight of a garment is incredibly important to me, as I try to get four to six weeks of clothes in the top half of a 24" suitcase.  I use those "smash-bags" which let you squeeze air out, but each garment that goes along must weigh next to nothing to make the cut.

The pattern is Vogue 8925, unfortunately OOP (out of print) but still available at Club BMV--http://voguepatterns.mccall.com/v8925-products-47552.php