I love the fashions of bygone days, mainly the 50's and 60's. Whenever I look at photographs from those decades I just long to be a part of them. I missed out on the 50's, and was pretty young in the 60's, but nonetheless, I am drawn to them. My mom always wore dresses it seems, and often we had matching ones. I look at her in photographs and love the dresses she wore. I wish that she would have saved them. I would have worn them today. Thankfully, she taught me to sew at a young age and I am forever grateful for that. Since I am drawn to these retro fashions, I have decided to have an ongoing series called "Retro Runway." This will be my attempt to refashion today's clothing, giving them a retro vibe. Of course, when I say "today's clothing" I might just mean something from the 80's or 90's, like the dress I started with below. I picked this up at a free clothing exchange. I was first drawn to the navy and white. It had a huge double collar, double-breasted bodice, big white buttons, and a dropped waist. It had potential!
I drew inspiration from these two vintage patterns...
And, this is what I ended up with...
You can continue reading if you would like to see the steps I took to complete this dress.
