Skirt Challenge first week wrap up!

We started our week of the Skirt Challenge with cold, wet weather. So layers were a must! 

Monday

Tuesday. Only in the Northwest will you need to wear, rain boots and possibly sunglasses!

Wednesday. 

Thursday.

Friday. The sun is out, it's warm and TGIF!!

Have a great weekend!  

Skirt Challenge Day 1

I wanted to be comfortable and knew I wanted to wear red lipstick....This dress was perfect for day 1. It is a silky blend, cut on the bias, and a true wrap style. I love the color and pattern and felt very vintage 1950's !

 My girls are joining me again this year and wore color coordinated! My little fashionistas

The Skirt Challenge and a Sale!!

If you search skirt challenge or dressember, you will see that it is a change for women for dress up so to speak up, to bring awareness to domestic abuse, encouraging girls and woman to be proud to be female,  to show that one can be modest, stylish, feminine, and comfortable.

 By wearing a skirt or dress you can embrace being a woman/girl.  There is no set date or time to start but here in the Pacific Northwest we start on Mother's day, and finish on father's day, the reason why is because it's spring, the weather isn't too hot, or cool,  or wet, it's a great transition time for layers and dressing up a little!

So from Mother's day to Father's day I will wear skirts or dresses, to support and enjoy being a beautiful, modest feminine woman! I will wear pants when I work out and while working at the horse ranch, but I have plenty of options and to be honest I could probably wear a different piece everyday! The joys of being a tailor/seamstress, never a shortage of clothing!

 Who else wants to participate? Since it's a month away, I'm having a special on any dress or skirt custom made or altered from now until Father's Day, will be 20% off! 
That does not include Formals or wedding dresses!

 Post your pics and share your style and thoughts on the whole experience! 

Skirt Challenge Wrap Up...The End

This is the wrap up of the Skirt Challenge. It was a really fun experience, there were a few days it was cold and I didn't want to wear a skirt or dress, but add some leggings or knee high socks and I was fine.

Taylor Dress

With warm weather here I live in soft, breathable fabrics! I found this fabric at of all places Walmart, in the clearance sections of their fabric! I know crazy right?! I bought the whole bolt. 

While I was picking out patterns, I couldn't decide and ended up just modifying a few to make this dress. I knew I wanted short sleeves, a v-neck and slightly longer than knee length. 

The print is pretty busy so I left the style pretty basic, so I put the zipper on the outside leaving it exposed. I love how it looks. 

I added a waist band, I wanted the bust darts and skirt darts to fit just right and since I have a long torso the wider waist band works great! 

Skirt Challenge update

Here is the summary from the last week of days 16 to day 22! 

Miss E is wearing a linen skirt I made her in February for this summer, My skirt is from J. Crew.

Warm summer like day, I made all three of our skirts here. 

Off to a meeting, 

Warm day of shopping, I made all of our skirts. My skirt is a wrap from a silky graphic print. I love this skirt! 

Also taken that day, I was picking things from our garden for dinner and planting more potatoes.

I'm wearing a dress I originally made for a wedding that fell through, (I didn't ask for all the details) but I got to keep the dress! I will post about that soon, since it's wedding season. Miss J is wearing a jumper I made for Miss E two years ago. Miss E wearing a tee-shirt dress with a warm, and soft, stripe sweater from Forever 21.

This was taken today, Miss E and I after yoga and before running errands.