New Look Inspired Dress

Here it is my version of the New Look Anchor Print Dress, seen here.

I used a light weight polyester and the Anda pattern. Instead of using casing at the waist I sewed the elastic directly to the fabric stretching it as I went to create nice even gathers. I could have done with cutting the pattern smaller as the top looks quite large compared to the dress it was inspired by but I've already cut the pattern at the smallest size. The fabric is perhaps a little grannyish but hopefully it will make a nice casual summer dress. Plus it probably ended up costing just over half the price of the New Look dress, the waist fits and its unique.

Sunday Lunch

Wow check me out with the daily posts. I am being such a good blogger. Expect that to stop once Global Xchange starts! Here's what I wore out to Sunday lunch today at a rather posh venue. I've been watching way too much America's Next Top Model so please excuse the pose.

It's a new dress I picked up in the New Look sale this week. I was only meant to be buying practical clothes that I could take to Stanstead and Kazakhstan but at £12 how could I resist? New Look is pretty much the only place I'm buying clothes at the moment because I'm on something of an ethics drive at the moment and it's the only high street store I know of that has something of an ethical policy though it's far from perfect. I suppose if you're going to get dresses for £12 you're going to be expoliting somebody. Hum... now I feel bad about my wardrobe. I wish I had the time and money to do the research and make the neccessary lifestyle changes to be more ethical. I am trying bit by bit.

Coming Soon

Tried on this dress in New Look. I loved it but the waist was a little too low for me. Then I thought 'hang on, why spend £25 on a dress when I can probably make one like this'. My version of the New Look Anchor Print Dress coming soon.
p.s. Gotta love changing room posing!