A couple of weeks ago my mom and I had the honor of attending Remembering WWII down in Linden, TN. It was an absolutely amazing event that I will never, ever forget. This was the second time we have attended, but the first time that we were actually able to participate. What an amazing time! I hope to have some more pictures to share with you of that soon, but for now, here is one of my outfits that I made for the Sunday after RWWII.
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We rented a house out in the boondocks, and nearly became permanent residents there due to the a nearly impassable road that led to the house. A lot of prayers, a lot of mud and a slightly scraped up undercarriage later, we made it! Aside from the interesting surroundings, it was a nice house, and the land around it was gorgeous. It was situated right on a river, so there was a nice little stairway leading down to the riverside that made for a nice backdrop.
A few months back, we found a cute little '40s dress pattern on Ebay for just a few dollars, and it has turned out to be one of our top favorite patterns ever. It's a fairly simple style, but with those quintessential 1940s details that make it *so* fun.
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As an aside, I'm pretty sure I'm putting ties in every single dress I make from now on. I love the freedom from wearing a belt, while still getting the nice fit! :)
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The dress features a slit-and-gather detail on the front bodice, making it almost appear like it has a yoke. The collar and facing is cut in one, and the skirt features about 8 or so slim, flared panels that give it a very swingy effect in the front.
The back skirt is a simple 3-panel style. I used some vintage '40s yardage that we had in the stash ($9 or so at an antique shop - for a little over 4 yards!!), and squeezed the dress out of that. It would not have been a "squeeze" if it were not for the fact that I am 6' tall - that does make a difference when cutting out skirts! In any case, the dress fit in that amount of fabric perfectly, and I got a nice little hem as well, finished with my favorite vintage Hug Snug.
I paired the dress with my favorite shoes of all time - Royal Vintage Ritas (if some benevolent stranger ever wants to buy me something, just get me about 7 more pairs of these so that I will have them 'til my dying day.) Hahaha!!! They are seriously that good though, I wear them while standing on my feet all day long at work, and my feet aren't even tired at the end of the day. Love them!!
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I'd been hoarding these cute little green buttons for years, and they finally found their perfect home. They were a little grungy looking at first, but after a quick wash, they looked like new again!
Hope you enjoyed this post! Thanks for reading!