IN THE NAVY...NAVY BLUE THAT IS!!!

Lately, I am so in love with the color navy blue. I've been searching for the perfect navy blue bag to no avail. I almost bought a pair of navy blue loafers from Zara for $29.99, but they were a shiny patent leather.  What I did find is this stretchy polyester floral fabric from Unique for $3.99. Initially, I was thinking wrap dress, but I'm not there yet. So I decided to make a body hugging skirt.

I used/traced one of my pencil skirts as the pattern and sewed up the seams.

The waist was a little flimsy, but didn't require elastic, so I used

 about 4 inches of this stretchy navy blue material as the waistband.

I made it wide enough to fold down.

My photographer (dbass) went home sick.

So I was on my own.

I forgot to smile.

That's better.

 

Necklace:  Kardashian Kollection
Bracelets:  Thrifted
Shirt:  Faded Glory
Shoes: BCBG

 Instagram:  @violettog

BLACK PLEATS

During my many visits to Unique, I picked up some black satin fabric,

 and knew immediately, I wanted to make a skirt.  I wanted something fancy though, 

so I thought why not pleats? Wait, I don't know how to make pleats.

You Tube here I come.

Shout out to MadebySimstatic for the tutorial on making pleats: 

 Place a pin four inches to the right, another pin 2 inches and a third pin another 2 inches.

 

 Fold the third pin back behind to the first pin and pin that together. 

After the fold, repeat the steps, place a pin 2 inches to the right and another

 pin 2 inches, but this time, fold the 2nd pin to the front and pin that together. 

After tedious pinning, I sewed across the top hem.

I didn't have enough fabric, so I made a flat front.

Sewed the seams, added a zipper on the side and hemmed it.

Stuntin' @work

Shirt: Faded Glory
Shoes: Merona
Bag: Celine

1st floor please!

Sunnies: A.C. Moore (go figure)
Necklace: Walmart

Let's take it outside.

All Photos: dbass

TRENDY DENIM

Denim is a trend that has and will always be around. So when I spotted this denim fabric at Unique, I scooped it up so fast. Denim fabric usually sells for $9.99 or more a yard, but I got about 2 1/2 yards for only $5.99. My first thought was to make denim culottes, but I wanted to make something that I could wear often. I decided to make a coat.

Traced my favorite dress again.

Before cutting, I folded it in half, so both sides are the same.

 Pinned and sewed the seams.

Marked and cut the neckline.

I ended up with two curved lines, which will be lapels,

 then cut down the middle of only one side.

The denim was a little plain, so I turned up the sleeve, ironed and sewed.

Ironed and sewed all the hems.

Used left over fabric and made a belt.

FINISHED PRODUCT.

Coat: Fabric - Unique - $5.99
Shirt:  Faded Glory - $4.94
Jeggings: Walmart (not shown)
Instagram:  @violettog

Brooch: Chanel
Watch: Tory Burch
Bracelet: Vintage

Glasses: Dolce & Gabbana