This is a dress I made earlier this summer to take along with me on our trip to Singapore (and to wear many more times after that). It’s inspired by this Ace & Jig dress I’ve always liked, but I’m not a fan of racerback tops, so I did my own tweaking and tinkering to come up with one that would work for me. I thrifted this linen fabric at the thrift store and knew it would be perfect for a summer dress. There are no darts since it’s just a loose dress, but I did do simple pleats all around the skirt. I really love being able to make my own clothes. To me, it’s like shopping, but without spending any money, especially when this fabric was only $5 for 5 yards of it!
wearing: necklace, shop miquez. bag, thrifted. clogs, c/o lotta from stockholm.
this dress is so freaking cute! that fabric is amazing!
xxoo,
nikki
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lovely! wish i could make my own clothes too. looks like the link for the necklace goes to the webpage for your shoes. 🙂
Gorgeous!
This dress is adorable. You have me inspired to try to make a dress for myself.
I really like your dress, I like it a lot more than the ace and jig dress, partly that’s the colours but also the pattern seems to be really crooked in the picture you linked to, I think yours is better!
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what a beautiful dress, love the colour and shape!
So adorable! I love this dress!!
i love your simple makes! this one is very cute! i know you don’t use a pattern, but i’d love it if you did cause then i could make the same one! haha
I know. When it comes to sewing for myself, I just want to go, and not stop to make a pattern or photograph the process. It’s therapeutic for me to create clothes, so I never get patterns done.