swimwear

 some time ago i made a mini swimwear collection,

and then went to spend a month on excavations

and totally forgot about it

(once you're in a hole, hanging out with skeletons,

fashion kind of slips your mind)

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so.. here is the collection, modelled by my two lovely friends..

i used modified pattern from burda magazine from the '70s

(don't remember the exact issue

but will look it up if anyone cares to know)

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mokosha

  

  

wrinkled

dress - burda magazine 10/2014, #127

not much to say about this one

as i've made this pattern few times so far

(well, 5 times, to be precise)

and i love every single version of this dress

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this time i used navy metallic linen 

and scraps of bronze linen for sleeves lining
and i love how metallic linen looks almost like leather
(irl at least, the dress is so damn wrinkled in photos
that you can hardly see that)
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love this shapeless sack kind of dresses
i know it may not be the most flattering shape
but i still find it to be really elegant
plus it's super comfy and great for the heat
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mokosha

transformer dress

dress - burda magazine 6/2015, #118, slightly modified

got this satin fabric as a gift from my friend  tea..

i totally flipped over its geometric b&w print

and it took me a while to find the right pattern

that is going to showcase that print in best way possible

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the burda maxi dress pattern i ended up using

wasn't on my list of possible candidates at all

that burda dress looked a bit bulky and shapeless

but then i saw few versions made in flowy fabrics

and i saw a potential in it

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i skipped central front and back seams,

did  not want to break the print

so i cut the fabric on fold

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front and back are both made using the same pattern piece

but i cut my front piece narrower

(well, i had to do it

as i did not have enough fabric to cut it as pattern suggested

and it turned out to do the trick, and reduce that extra bulk

so, if i'm ever to make this dress again

gonna cut my fabric the same way)

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the most obvious change to the pattern

was crossing the shoulder seams

original dress has v neck at front and back

but the way i sewed shoulder seams

allows me to totally change the way dress looks

(there is even one more possibility that i failed to photograph

and that creates one shoulder dress)

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and, of course, the dress can be worn without the sash belt

and that's pretty much how i wear it these days

it's been insanely hot these days

and living in a tent is my way to deal with it

(and, once the night falls

i can change the neckline, cinch my waist

and i'm party ready in a moment)

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mokosha

summertime

dress - burda 03/2013, #111, modified

last month i've sewn a prom dress for a client:

pale pink silk mini dress

with strappy back..

and i loved the way those straps turned out

so i made one for myself too

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obviously, mine is not mini, nor pale pink

and definitely not made out of 40eur/m silk 

but, with the tropical heat that we have these days,

 rayon challis is better choice anyways

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mokosha

pale blue birds

dress - burda magazine 03/2011, # 108

one of my favorite dress patterns ever

thought i'll give it another go,

but, once finished, it kind of looked ridiculous on me

(from some reason i really don't enjoy wearing this silhouette anymore)

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it looks way better on tea

even if it's a size too big for her

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fabric is from remnant bin

it was not supposed to look like this

should instead be black with white/yellow birds

but somehow few meters ended up

being this beautiful pale blue color instead..

goes way better with turquoise sea

than the fabric without 'mistake', right?

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mokosha

marine blue

  

dress - burda 10/2014, #127

finally found the right backdrop for this dress,

that was actually cut last year

and sewed back in february

and worn only once

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looks like a nice dress, right?

you would never know the horrors i have to go trough

in order to get into it..

i was in a rush when sewing it

so to speed things up a bit, skipped adding zipper or any type of closure..

turns out that my head is kind of too big for the neckline

(should have anticipated that, my head is kind of too big for lot of stuff

which is why i have to buy my hats on boys department)

and i'm kind of too lazy to fix it 

(plus, i've made the most beautiful stitching on that neckline

i can't bring myself to rip it apart)..

but i guess i'll eventually have to fix it

as i really really love this dress

and it deserves to be worn more often

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pics are taken by my lovely friend tea..

few weeks ago we unexpectedly ended up spending 

few fun and crazy days in croatia

on beautiful island of brac

(might write a post about that adventure, eventually)

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i've even managed to find a pic of us together

so you don't think i'm making this all up..

plus, this pic shows that i indeed do smile

(i just happen to be born with resting bitch face)

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if you wanna read more about tea's dress

hop on over to her space

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mokosha

black wrap pants

pants - burda 11/2011, #105

top - hemlock tee

so, i finally managed to sew burda's wrap pants that fit me

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for this pair i chose slightly stretchy fabric

of unknown composition

(i wish stores here can tell you a bit more

about the fabrics they sell.. 

well, not the kind of stores i go to, apparently)

it's super soft and drapey

making these the most comfy pair of pants i ever made

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i loved sewing with mystery fabric

so went back to the fabric store, to get more of it

but it was all gone by the time i got there

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not much to say about hemlock tee

other than i love it

and will make a dozen more

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mokosha