It's the dress I made for a dinner out in the city for my 40th Birthday. That was a year ago last October.
Dinner was great by the way. Deee-lish.
It's a very nice dress.
I have to fix the sleeve hems now that I have a bit more sewing experience.
It's so grownup and sophisticated.
It's a scotch and soda dress.
The top is raw silk and the bottom is a heavy rayon, vintage hand screen printed.
Simplicity 2153.
Circa Late 50's, I'd imagine
It was pretty darned easy to make,
Just like it said on the package
and it was all salvage materials for my Fabric Fairy Godmother...
Thanks Diana!
As usual...Fashionably Late,
Betty
You pull it off with beauty and brains... Betty is The Whole Package!
ReplyDeleteYou made yourself a beautiful birthday dress! I love the pictures.
ReplyDeleteSophisticated, elegant, original, I like it!!!
ReplyDeleteOMG - you are blirt before blirt. you are looking adorable and making me think i need pearls of some sort.
ReplyDeleteDorie! I was just thinking as I edited the pics.... "Blirt! It's a Blirt!"
ReplyDeleteI'm sending you some pearls.
Why don't you wear this more often? You are hot it in. Hot. It's sexy in the classiest way ever. Nice fabric selection, too. You better find more reasons to put it on.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun photoshoot! I have a Fabric Fairy Godmother too. I think I'm going to borrow that phrase and use it too :)
ReplyDeleteYou are the very PICTURE of sophistication!
ReplyDeleteI think this dress if fabulous!! And you look lovely in it! I have been thinking about making a dress . . . you have inspired me! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThat is an adorable outfit! You've also got a really great blog. I'll definitely be checking back!
ReplyDeleteLovely dress - definitely should wear it more often, to sophisticated or silly events. You look lovely too!
ReplyDeleteHey, I'm using the iron today. Knocked it over once already, it's still ticking. Now to go *cut* the fabric!
Beautiful! That skirt fabric is gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteSo gorgeous and you look fabulous in it.
ReplyDeleteLove, love, love those fabrics! And with the silver shoes? Definitely Scotch and Soda. :-)
ReplyDeleteSuper cool dress. I can really appreciate the combo of fabrics.
ReplyDeleteGasp. So good. Loving the fabric choice with this pattern.
ReplyDeleteI hope you had an amazing 40th! You should wear that dress... but be prepared for people to stop you in the street and ask you where you shop. :D
ReplyDeleteIt's beautiful! I love the print of the skirt part. Very elegant.
ReplyDeleteDon't pull it off? Are you kidding me, that dress looks amazing!
ReplyDeleteBetty--You are Toooooo Cute! Love it! Well done!
ReplyDeleteLove your dress! Stunning.
ReplyDeleteYou did a great job with that one! Very unique with the leaves on the skirt.
ReplyDeleteHow lovely!! And happy belated birthday!
ReplyDeleteI love, love, love your dress, and you wear it beautifully! You could have stepped right out a fashionable 50's magazine photo spread.
ReplyDeleteI've always loved the late 50s fashions...(sigh)...unfortunately I'm a card-carrying member of the Fluffy Chicks Club and can't pull them off...maybe one of the circle skirts...