I'm jumping ahead on my to-blog-about project queue to show you my Easter suit, since it is the week after Easter.
I've had this pattern on my list to make for a while. Those details are just gorgeous! And I decided it would be a good match with this favorite repro floral print from The Timely Tailor, which I could make in time to wear for Easter Sunday.
(I wanted to get photos outside since we have lovely green hills right now, but it was TERRIBLY windy on Easter, so it was back to my trusty indoor photo spot!)
I do really love the fabric, and how fresh and spring-ish it looks. It's the perfect shade of seafoam, and daisies are always a classic.
I didn't want long sleeves for this suit, so I substituted a 3/4 sleeve with scallop hem, and while I like how it looks, I think it wasn't quite the right match. Ah well!
Actually, as you can see from some of these photos, despite a lot of tweaking, I still didn't get a good fit on the jacket. And also, there is a very narrow window of weather that works here for wearing long sleeves in the spring, yet I want to wear the fabric more often than that since it's so pretty...
BUT that gave me the idea for making a short sleeve jacket also, so I end up with a mix-and-match outfit that I can wear into the summer. So stay tuned for that later!
Meanwhile, despite the imperfect fit, it really does have strong 1940s vibes. Shoulder pads help with the suit silhouette, and the front dart detail is my favorite!
I wore a smaller hat to church, but since it was my Easter outfit, I swapped it out for one of my largest hats for these photos. And naturally a basket brooch seemed the right jewelry choice, given the day.
I wished for pink shoes, but lacking those I went with pink accessories and chose my favorite brown spectators from American Duchess for a classic WWII era look.
Actually, I think this suit pattern probably dates just past the war, since the skirt and lapel length are longer. Still it works! And it gave lots of festive-spring vibes without all the 1950s floof, which I generally gravitate toward for Easter. :-)
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