Rock The Cloth: Girlish Styles

With Angelie Martin-Spencer & Arlene Martin
Published: Saturday, March 12, 2011

Last week we looked at casually cool clothing as an inspiration for women's fashion. We're channelling this week the little girl in us without, of course, trying to replicate our childhood clothes. There's little risk in looking childish if we select or design pieces that simply hint at the girl inside, rather than wearing an oversized child's dress.

We're using three styles this week.

Look 1: The silhouette of this dress in collaboration with embroidered flowers is reminiscent of a dress from the toddler years.

Look 2: The simple tunic is also a popular children’s design.

Look 3: This look features a mature neckline with skirt and bow detail.










STEPS:

Tunic dress

1. Cut (i) front and back pieces, (ii) facing for the neckline, and (iii) sleeves.

2. Join facing to the back (right sides together) then turn inside and topstitch.

3. Join facing to the front (right sides together) then turn inside and topstitch.

4. Join front to back at sides and shoulders.

5. Insert sleeves.

6. Finish edges and hem.

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Casually Cool Looks

Rock the Cloth, Jamaica Observer

Published: Saturday, March 05, 2011

From time to time, women often feel the need to swap high-maintenance for a more comfortable look. However, we certainly don’t have to lose that feminine side. In the looks featuring comfy jeans, we used knit tops with a feminine appeal.

A shorter top revealing some skin is great for the younger age group, while the hip-length top works for more mature age groups. Styling with heels also keeps it feminine, especially with a soft feature of the flower attachment.

Based on the T-shirt, we created a modified T-dress. The form-fitting short dress is feminine with a boyishly cool look.

Comfortably cuffed jeans are made more feminine with an off-the-shoulder top and black pumps.

This cropped T-shirt is a more youthful take on the hip-length blouse shown above.

This striped sheath is feminine with a casually cool look.










Steps: dress

1. Cut (i) front and back pieces, (ii) facing for the neckline.

2. Join facing to the back (right sides together) then turn inside and topstitch.

3. Join facing to the front (right sides together) then turn inside and topstitch.

4. Join front to back at sides and shoulders.

5. Finish edges and hem.

*Note: This week's steps are very similar to last week's. With some basic styles, the construction steps are very similar with the design, hence garment the pattern is what we change.

Read more: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/lifestyle/-p-Casually-Cool-Looks--p---_8450862#ixzz1MbHtuC2S