Architectural Clothing

So today, my lovelies, for your perusing pleasure we have a denim outfit. I am linking up with Denim: Share-in-style at Mis Papelicos. Come and join the party!

Men's jeans bought retail- men's cut is best for me because I have no hips.

We also have what looks like a denim shirt, but is only denim coloured. It's brushed cotton, and so cosy! Also men's- secondhand for $7.

The belt is Diesel, bought secondhand for $3 - it has a seatbelt action buckle, very cool.

Scarf is a gift, and shoes are retail, Rockport painted by me.

Underneath is a men's shirt - Kathmandu, bought on special years ago.

As we get ready to brave the elements, I put on a felted pink secondhand jumper, and neck warmer I knitted out of alpaca wool.

It can also convert to a hat. Here I'm wearing the neck warmer I crocheted also seen here.

I wanted to show you my new kimono made of wool.

I picked up this fabric for $4 secondhand!

$30 for a metre in the shops at the moment.

I copied a simple kimono pattern from here  referred to by Andrea of Little Did You Know,

 and used a kilt pin to close.

I love it's architectural feeling.

On the back I added a piece of suede leather to reinforce the back neck where there is a lot of tension.

You can also see the back of the hat - it pulls up with a drawstring.

I adjusted the pattern slightly by folding the fronts back and adding a line of stitching to make pockets. I also top stitched the front edge, and the fold line.

See my hat?

Here are some closeups.

My shoes are painted with acrylic paints and oil pastels, with lines by permanent marker, then spray varnished.

The original colour of the shoes matched the laces.

I've linked up to Sheila's Shoe Shine.

Come and see some other gorgeous feet!

The neckwarmers

Now a hat

I wore my mittens made from socks, see this post.

 I decided to let the bottom edge of the kimomo fray, with a line of zigzag stitching about 2cm up to restrict the fraying and stop the whole coat fraying away!

A close up of the sleeves where I left the selvedge as a contrast feature.

Here is the back neck with the piece of suede reinforcing.

You may notice the seam line down the back is actually inside out. I changed my mind and made the inside the outside, so I just stitched the edges of the seam allowance to look like a feature!

So there we have it...the kimono I made 1 hour before we went to the Winter Festival at my kids' school on Friday night. And it's warm!

Linking up to Hat Attack at The Style Crone 

Come and view the exquisite hats!

Also to 52 pick me up - minimalism at spy girl

because my kimono is made of two rectangles. Come and see some more crazy minimalist looks.

'Til next time, keep creating!

Jazzy Jack