Dress Parade (Yellow, Part 1)
11 June 2010 | by Jen in Frocks & Such
This is a smaller post since 1) I wasn’t able to finish my updates to the other yellow (print) dress I was going to include in this post and 2) I (luckily) didn’t have to do much to this one!
So this dress is what has gotten me interested in 1920s style, in terms of actually wearing it, not just admiring it from afar on perfectly willowy, old Hollywood starlets. I have been fairly convinced that this style makes me look like a sack of potatoes but when I saw this in Clever Nettle’s shop I knew it had to be mine! I think this dress works on my frame because it’s short, sleeveless and pretty simple in design. Anything fussier wouldn’t do.
When I got this dress, I also knew it was the perfect place to apply these beautiful antique sequined stars, few of the little things I collected while shopping for wedding stuff last summer. (They never actually made it into the wedding but I figured they’ll find their purpose eventually.) And they go so perfectly with this little sequined bag I found a while ago too.
These stars are fragile; the backing is paper. To make them more sturdy I glued felt to the back (I used Tacky Glue):
Instead of sewing I pinned the stars onto dress – very gingerly as the fabric is, sadly, frail in some areas. I have a bunch of really tiny sequined stars too which might be cute applied to the shoes!
Oh, and there’s a cape! To wear in a mad caper?
I wore this ensemble once to a gallery opening (with different shoes though – seafoam green t-strap sandals from Seychelles and a lacy cream-colored, embroidered cardigan) and it’s already one of my favorites. In fact, I was so inspired I’m working on an emerald green georgette ’20s dress as we speak!
What are your thoughts, dears? | ♥ 11 Comments
Ahh, this is so, so gorgeous! Like you I didn’t think I could wear ’20s fashions, but you look amazing and that dress is so sweet that I want to try! If I find the right pattern, I’m going to stick to the guidelines of short and sleeveless!
I can’t wait to see the green dress you’re working on! You’ll have to post about what pattern you’re using.
You have the body to wear this kind of dress. Big boobies and big booty don’t look so hot in drop-waist, but petite gamines such as yourself look totally beautiful in the 20′s dresses.
Sooo pretty on you! And so well styled with the silver stars. Wish I could find some silver sequined stars.
Yowza! This dress is a knock-out! The 20s silhouette works beautifully on you; it’s really quite elegant. Plus who could not love a yellow dress with silver stars on it?! *swoon*
♥ Casey
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A dress with a cape….incredible! This is such a lovely shade of yellow. I bet the seafoam green shoes looked amazing with this.
How funny, I’ve just started on a 20-30s kick myself. I’ve come across instructions from that time period on making some dresses and lingerie and I’m going to try them out. A few floaty summer dresses would be perfect for the summer we’re going to have here. Can’t wait to see what you come up with and emerald green will look incredible on you!
STARS. WANT.
And the dress is cute, too! The emerald green will be gorgeous.
xo!
you look gorgeous as alaways! I had to smile..the only thing missing from this picture is a little hat hehe!
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There’s a great Vogue pattern out there with a wonderful 1920s longer faux cape over a dropped waist dress. I can’t remember the number, but it’s in their revival vintage series. Surprisingly, the fabric type that looks good with 1920s bias patterns is stretch burnout velvet! Not the crushed velvet, but burnout of any kind.
The shoes the shoes!! Don’t forget to show them off!
Lovely ensemble