Where to start:
Upon planning the start of my Spring/Summer wardrobe, I have images that I pinned with many looks that inspired me with my own ideas or ideas I wanted to recreate. I had to begin somewhere, but where to start?
It all started with a skirt my son’s girlfriend, Grace, wanted to make. A cute pleated skirt with a wrap front that instead of ties had two sets of buckles. Several things that I had pinned, that also had a wrap, came to mind. Thus creating the ‘It’s a wrap’ collection.
The one thing I like about wrap skirts or dresses is that they truly never go out of style. My mom made me a wrap skirt in grade school, and I went on to make a few in the early ’90s and 2000s. I think once the kid’s entered the picture my skirt/dress wearing stopped. Now that they are older I would like to start again.
Where is the trend?
While it is true that wrap skirts, or anything else for that matter, were not listed anywhere that I saw on everyone’s trend radar. Other trends could easily be incorporated into these looks. Trends that I plan to incorporate are:
- Peats
- Color – Yellow
- Metallic
For some of the other garments, I don’t plan to incorporate any trends, I plan to make them because I like the pattern and fabric.
Patterns:
The latest BurdaStyle Magazines provided me with some great options. The others came from an older issue of Burda, an old McCalls pattern that I made back in the early 90s, and a self-drafted pattern.
- Pleated Mini – self-drafted pattern
- BurdaStyle 03/2022 #105/6 – wrap dress
- BurdaStyle 02/2022 #105 – wrap skirt with flounce
- BurdaStyle 07/2021 #128 – wrap skirt no flounce
- McCalls 4309 NY NY Collection – front wrap button back top
Fabric:
I have quite the fabric collection going and was lucky to find some to use. However, I didn’t have enough yardage in the right type of fabric for the wrap skirt with flounce and the wrap dress. I found some amazing fabric online at Mood fabrics for the skirt and as of right now I am still looking for fabric for the dress. Luckily I have enough to get me going, if I find something beforehand I will make it, if not I will make it another time.
Final Thought:
Being in North Carolina I have many months of warmer weather. I look forward to adding summer wear to my wardrobe, which is sorely lacking. Even though I am just starting my first collection of the Spring and Summer months, my mind is always wandering ahead of what I am doing. I have already envisioned many ideas that I cannot wait to share. Hopefully, I will be posting my finished garments soon!