However after the first day I wore it I soon discovered three things about the skirt that I didn't like. Firstly the inverted pleats in the back were just a pain in the backside. They don't sit straight. As soon as sat down and got up they poked out all over the place. My husband was continually telling me all day that they weren't sitting correctly. I had a feeling they wouldn't sit correctly when I was cutting out the skirt. I vaguely remembered making a skirt/dress many moons ago with this type of pleat and I didn't like that either but I as usual I paid no attention to the sensible part of my brain and soldiered on regardless. You know what it's like girls. Nothing is worse than wearing an outfit that you continually have to fuss with so it sits right. I became obsessed with how the back of my skirt looked for the whole day. I have decided to remove the pleats completely and sew up the seam. As the skirt is just around knee length I do not need them.
The other thing is that I think it is too big and that I should have taken it in so it was tighter to allow for the natural stretch of the denim. Being a curvy hipped girl I really hate having anything to tight about my hips and thighs but I actually think (know) that having this looser actually makes me look bigger. I know Gail did warn me that this skirt turns out to be more A lined that the picture on the pattern indicates and I did try pegging it in more at the hem line but that seemed to make my hips look even wider (something I do not need).
But the most disappointing thing that is wrong with this skirt is that it makes me look like the side of house :-( Steve took some photos of me wearing the skirt and I look HUGE in it. It has completely put me off the skirt. I am prepared to give it one more go and adjust the fit and then take another photo to see if it could possibly be the angle the photo was taken that makes it look so unflattering. (I am thinking it isn't sadly). Otherwise this will get donated to the local op shop.
When you read about styles that suit curvy shapes they all recommend designs that have vertical lines like this skirt. But I do feel that the centre panel of this skirt is too wide. I feel that if the centre panel was narrower that it would result in a more flattering skirt. That is just my opinion not sure what other people would think?
Oh yes one more thing. It looks great hanging on my dressmaking model. That doesn't have hips :-(
Your sewing looks beautiful - very precise and well executed! What a pity you don't love this skirt. I am with you on the front panel looking too wide/out of proportion. Personally it looks like the pattern needs scaling down by a few cms on the front, and then putting this extra into the side panels - and I am also a culprit of making my skirts just that bit too big...off to have a peek around your blog...J
ReplyDeleteJudith, the centre panel was a one size fits all pattern piece. From memory it wasn't graded for the different sizes. That is probably what the problem is. Unfortunately I can't think of any way to fix this now the skirt has been completed. Thank you for taking the time to comment on my blog :-)
DeleteThe pocket tab looks wrong in relation to the seam. Maybe if the seam started at the inside of the pocket it would look better (if that makes sense). Lovely workmanship though.
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