This outfit has been in the queue of things to blog for MONTHS. I got the skirt just in the nick time for Inspired Retreat. It traveled marvelously well and proved to be just the perfect statement piece I needed for a dinner there.
The top was something I sewed in May for Silhouette Summit. There's something about going out of town that urges me to sew like crazy!
I had this fabric in my stash from an excursion to the fabric district years ago. I thought I would just make something for Penelope with it, but it just sat. And I never made anything for her. The bright, tropical print was screaming at me the second I purchased my flight to Hawaii, so I did something about it.
I made this button up without a collar. Basically using
Grainline's Scout Tee, extending the middle front and adding buttons. It was easy enough. I sort of wish I would have made a collar for it. It wasn't the easiest fabric to work with, but I think a collar would have looked nice.
It was part laziness, part strategic planning that I opted for only 4 buttons in the front. I tie the front of most of my button-ups anyway, so I just omitted them for that very reason. Tying up the excess like that makes for a sleeker line with the skirt since there's no bulk of a shirt underneath the skirt. I know. I'm genius. It's not a matter of style, but a matter of comfort in this case. I don't like bulk.
It was an easy enough sew, taking me just under 2 hours to make it happen from beginning to end. I feel a little Miami granny-ish with the florals, but paired with the metallic knife pleats I just own the look.
Outfit details
I was stoked to find Pleated Empire is local to Draper! I'm a huge fan of the rebel skirt (featured above) and their
Floral Blazer and
Mesh Ribbon Skirt.