So sew me!

         I am changing careers--from Suing to Sewing! :) Somehow my devotion to the only sport i know--window shopping--has paid off. I have stolen ideas on the racks (**very devious laugh**) and made my own version of..tantadaadaaaaannnnn...a blouse haha so anti-climactic.  Now don't get your hopes all too high, it's just a pair of square cloth sewn together to resemble a blouse (at least that's what I did :) )

           

             See this blouse? Ingon ani ra akong peg.

             This design is all over the malls lately because of its summery vibe. I like it because it hides my bilbil hehe anything to avoid muffin-top, I'm all for it. It's actually not rocket science...because I can't do rocket science, I don't have the patience and the brain cells. So, as in a true i'm-good-so-i'll-tell-you-what-i-know fashion, I documented my current conquest :

                

I chose a light fabric because I wanted a drapey look. I didn't use the rest of the threads, I just put them there
 to make it look like I knew what I was doing :)

I found an old blouse that had the looseness and fit that I wanted and traced its outline
on the back of the cloth.  I like this blouse because it looks like a scrubsuit :)

Our trusted little sewing machine :) Don't let this tiny gadget fool you, it really does the job! :)

             I cut the cloth leaving about half an inch from the outline making sure to mark which cloth is for the front (Cloth 1) and which one is for the back (Cloth2). On cloth 1, I cut a semicircle to make a neckline (or a V if you want V-necks)  then sewed the raw edges. Then I used a black bias tape to cover the sewn edges and hide my crooked stitches :)  In hichschool, we were taught how to use bias tape on the edges of our apron project made of flour sack. Sosyal, satin nga bias tape sa sako sa harina :) Anyway, when the neckline was done,  I sewed the cloths together stitching on the traced outline. Don't forget to leave portions for your sleeveholes! Stitch the hem and you're good to go.

Voila!

My model flew in from the streets of Del Pilar for this shoot :)

One more for her modeling debut hehe :)

                 I'm quite proud of myself, actually hehe I'll wear this blouse next week :)  
               


                                          Next project...Underwear! :) 

               

               

The Secret Life of a Fashionably Challenged Moi

        On ordinary weekends, you'll see me in jeans,shirts, slippers or flats. On workdays, a pair of dark colored slacks, peep-toe high heels, and a collared blouse tucked in to show my favorite accessory--a belt(I have more than a dozen) hehe. I occasionally add in a necklace for a pop of color or to cover a low neckline. I would wear the same bag and the same watch until either or both decides to give up. Fashion-wise, I'm ignorable. I would not even attempt to throw an argument in my defense :)

       The usual trend in clothes, however constantly changing, never seem to favor my body type, or my self-esteem for that matter hahaha I'm more into jeans than skirts and pants more than dresses. That's why i love the brilliant minds behind LOOKLET.COM :) For more than a year, I have been vicariously living a fashionable life through my looks, mixing and matching clothes and accessories I usually couldn't or wouldn't wear in real life. A friend of mine aptly calls it her virtual closet. Here are some of my favorite looks/designs:  

                      

              

      

                

      

                  

       

              
                   

        

                  

                     (Note: All pictures courtesy of www.looklet.com. No infringement intended)