Showing posts with label Beignet skirt. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Beignet skirt. Show all posts

Saturday, 14 July 2012

(Slightly bodged) beautiful Beignet skirt


After messing up the sizing/fitting I have finally finished my Beignet (I skipped the belt hoops and belt as I like the cleaner lines and if I'm honest I had run out of steam on this). I really love the end result even if it is a little bodged - the red linen remnant only cost £2 so it is a bargain.  I have to admit the colour inspiration came from Tilly & the Buttons - I love her red one and the whole 60s movie star thing she has going on in this picture:


It got my mind wandering off and google-imaging all my 60s style crushes - Audrey, Bridget:




And of course the gorgeous Jean Seaberg - I really want to make this dress for our non-existent summer - need to find a good pattern:



So now thanks to Tilly and some google wandering - there will always be something about my bodged Beignet which will transport me out of rainy, grey summer-less London to sunny Rome in a black and white 1960s movie - all I need now is a head scarf, stripey breton top and cats eye sunglasses...