The thing is, a generic suit makes me want to vomit. I HATE wearing a suit. I gave a speech yesterday and practically begged to be able to wear a dress (this one) with a blazer. Permission granted. Honestly, for speaking gigs my insistence on looking like myself is to my benefit for the most part. Especially because I am petite and look young, people way underestimate me, and the clothes factor into that too--though I must say the dress looked very respectable with the blazer, not unprofessional at all...just not a suit. Then when I give a dynamite presentation that blows all the other speakers out of the water the impact is all the greater. She said modestly. Heh. I will grudgingly wear a suit for depositions (a funkier suit) and court (a very traditional suit), but for anything short of formal legal proceedings I think they're unnecessary.
So I tried to come up with a collection of tasteful, professional clothes that don't make me want to vomit. I think I succeeded. They're even in neutral colors and I don't hate them!
Now, I am in no way committing to these projects. In fact, I'm already second-guessing my use of the gray pinstripe wool. Now I'm obsessed with the idea of a moderately high-waisted pencil skirt with a corset-type, possibly double-breasted belt that looks like part of the skirt but is separate so that if the style gets tired I don't have to ditch the otherwise classic skirt. I thought BWOF had given a pattern for such a belt, but I must have been thinking of the pants on the right, 08-2007-103; the "belt" is an attached waistband. It wouldn't be too hard to design the belt, but it would be easier just to use a pattern! But on the other hand, I definitely want to make that Simplicity jumper out of a wool. We'll see.Tomorrow is my day off (yay!) and I hope to finish the Mondrian Dress. It will be so insane. In a good way. It needs some buttons and I wasn't finding any that inspired me. I found some cute yellow shanks, but they are going on red and I thought it looked too ketchup and mustard. So last night during Project Runway I painted some white satin fabric-covered buttons traded with Cidell from one of her 4 pound Fabric Mart button lots.
Could you just die?
12 comments:
OMG! Those buttons are fantastic. What a great idea.
Love your plan! Those color and fabric combinations are great!
Those are absolutely awesome! Love 'em!
I think this wardrobe you're thinking about has some kicky flair to it. An excellent compromise, I say! What type of law do you practice? My DH, DS, BIL, SIL are all lawyers.
I hear you about suits. I hate wearing them too and I work in a very conservative place. Instead of wearing suits, I tend to stick to a lot of neutral colours/styles for bottoms/blouses but wear colourful cardigans/shoes. I'm excited to see your Simplicity dress since I've been thinking of making that pattern as well for the fall.
I LOVE the buttons!
Your wardrobe looks like the pieces will mix and match nicely.
Ummm...one more for the love your plan...it's P-R-O-F-E-S-S-I-O-N-A-L enough but it still has your personality in it...and I would use the wool pinstripe for the jumper! Won't there be enough left to make a belt!?
enjoy your day off! i love the dress pattern! cindy
Love your wardrobe plan, the colors are neutral, but not boring. And those buttons are to die for!
Love your wardrobe plan. In fact, I saved it. I really hate suits, too, so this was a great idea for some fall stuff. I shrunk out of all my last year stuff & need new clothes.
And I DO dig the buttons! very chic.
I'm with Marilyn - I don't think you could make a boring garment if you tried, it's just not in you. You're being a tease with the buttons. We have to see the dress. Soon.
I feel the same way. Suits, especially boxy like suits are the worst. I don't have to dress that way at all, but if I did, it would be hard on me.
But I have seen and I do buy lovely "suit" patterns these days. Vogue has a few of them...with a stylish fitted dress with interesting, feminine lines...and with feminine jackets. No matronly, boring, unfeminine looks here. The Vogue patterns I am speakin of are:
2966, 2958, and 1042.
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