"Mad Men"-inspired dress

Mad Men + USMSC...and here it is:

 

Made from this pattern:

Why the digital camo fabric you might ask? WHY NOT?

And the black velcro patches on the front and sleeves are for morale patches. Stef suggests that I wear boots and duty belt with it, but I want to go the other direction - pumps and a frilly hat...

Mad Men dress; jodhpurs

MegaCon is coming up soon, and last year, I did a "steampunk" inspired outfit, but this year I want to change it up. I recently finished watching all four seasons of Mad Men and I want to do something in that era. I've been sitting on a bunch of old Butterick retro patterns and I pulled this one:

I don't know what's gotten into me, because this really isn't my style, but maybe that's why I'm drawn to it. Now I have to go shopping for a girdle, or I might put some boning in the bodice, otherwise, I can't do this waistline. 

For another costume, I threw together a pair of jodhpurs using this pattern:

This was a very good pattern! Easy to use, easy to adjust and has the look I was going for. Now I have the bottom half of my Star Wars Imperial Officer uniform!

Pattern Roundup: Burda Plus Mode - Belle Epoque

One of the patterns that I used from Burda magazine 01/2012, is available now on burdastyle.de: 

NO. 133A-012 012-DL

 

I love how it drapes. I made two of them, one for mom (size 52) and one for me (size 46):

  

I still need an occasion to wear it. 

Here is the other one - described in this article.

  

My version (in size 46):

Not sure if I would wear it out, as article suggests. It does make a luxurious bathrobe, though.

Waste Not Fanny Pack

If you read this blog, then you've seen what I can do with an old pair of cargo pants. I try to use as much of the material as possible, and when I make a tote bag, I usually end up with these pieces left over:

These are the side pockets. I already added the zipper to the one on the right. Well, after staring at them for a while, and thinking about ways to make some kind of tool belt or fannie pack, first I tried this:

...and did not like how it looked. And then, I tried joining the side pockets together, like this:

...and I still don't really like how it looks. But this is an iterative process. Stay tuned. 

Another plushy tunic top

I made this one for myself, out of the gold paisley velvet.

Another Belle Epoque inspired tunic

I used another pattern from the Burda issue January 2012 for this tunic, made from paisley velvet that I had in my stash, and the silk trim was cut from an old nightgown.

Belle Epoque tunic

Made this top for my mom, for Christmas, from Burda issue January 2012. In a blue paisley print velvet. I really like how it drapes on the mannequin.