Patterns, Sewing, Fashion
Last year I published a post about calculating your perfect skirt length based on your height. The principle behind it is Golden ratio, and skirt lengths calculated using this principle will be most flattering for you.
This blog post is still one of the most popular blog posts I have written to date, so to make it even easier to find your perfect skirt length I made you a handy little calculator. Just type in your height in cm and it will calculate all skirt lengths just for you.
Today I am proud to present a first part of several blog posts on style. Stylist Imogen Lamport is answering your questions on style, colour, trends, wardrobe and more.
 | Is little black dress a really necessary item? Absolutely not! In fact for many people a colour other than black is much preferable. It’s good to create an ‘evening’ capsule in a colour that suits you so you have something to wear out when the occasion calls. It doesn’t have to be a dress, and definitely doesn’t need to be black. My post here has a black dress because black suits me, but substitute another colour – aubergine, deep green, chocolate, navy instead. How to build an evening wear wardrobe |
| Which prints are the most flattering for larger figures? Depends on your personality – but prints that are dense not sparse, with low negative space and go for a medium sized print, neither too tiny or too large. High contrast makes prints appear larger, low contrast makes prints appear smaller. Here is more information How to choose a print garment |  |
| What is the bigger sin: to overdress or under-dress? Under-dress – my philosophy has always been that it’s better to raise the tone than lower it. | How to wear colours that I like but are not “mine”? Wear them away from your face. Don’t put them on body parts you’d rather attention wasn’t drawn. Ensure the rest of your outfit is in fabulous colours that really suit you. How to add trend colours that don’t suit you to your wardrobe |
 | Which trends would you like to see disappear? I don’t get the open toed boot. Really. |
Dresses and Skirts – Why Don’t I wear Them?
I don’t feel comfortable in skirts and dresses. Is there a skirt or dress for me?
If you don’t like them, don’t wear them! Without knowing why you don’t find them comfortable it’s hard for me to judge. Comfort can relate to the fit, the fabric, the style, your personality.
I love dresses because I find them easier to fit (no rise seam that runs through your crotch), I buy them in fabrics that drape (so they move with my body) in fabrics that stretch (so I don’t feel constricted by them) and in styles that don’t draw attention to my flat butt (the way trousers do), and that suit the feminine part of my personality. They make me happy, but not everyone has to wear them!
So ask yourself in your quest for the skirt or dress to make you happy:
All these questions will help you find the right kind of skirt or dress for you.
Useful reading:
Body shapes explained, How to measure your body proportions,What is your style recipe
Here it is, the last part of balance adjustment post. I made this video without any captions, because in this case it is easier to write separate instructions.
The final block depending on the amount of adjustment may or may not have a dart in front;
may have one or two darts at the back.
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Ta-da!
So lately I have been sewing some simple things for myself to have something to wear in cooler weather. Simple sewing is good not only for filling small annoying gaps in my wardrobe, but also for pondering some complex sewing matters ( because simple sewing does not engage my brain ).
This time my thoughts were with the balance. How many garments – I thought – can fit so much better if this simple thing is observed from the start. Maybe, half of all people doing flat seat adjustments don’t actually have flat seats? All the ladies complaining about their skirts riding up to their armpits are blaming the lack of waistline, when the problem is in the balance. Why is such a fundamental issue not getting the attention it deserves?
So I decided to write another post on the subject of balance.
Let’s figure out our balance, shall we?
Finally, the promised skirt block adjustment video. It is silent, no narration, so don’t start playing with your computer speakers.
In this video: How to increase / decrease waistline correctly, including calculation and draft of additional darts. Also how to adjust pattern for flat / prominent buttocks.
I hope you find it useful.
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