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6Nap and Next Up

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It’s such hard work getting your other half to take pics isn’t it?  There’s always something more urgent, like motorbike races, Kung Fu Panda, or a tub of Ben & Jerry’s.

Anyway, here we are, 6 Napoleon in two forms:

#1 Work casual

The skirt with a hastily hem-tweaked RTW T shirt.  I wore it to work like this yesterday, but with the original hem on the T shirt.  It looked absolutely fine, but I decided to mess with it, as you do.

#2 Steampunk ready, with the boned, wet-look bodice, [Truly Victorian 460] and a few accessories, just for fun.  The fastening is just hooks and eyes, but I’m not happy with it, and may change it to buttons or perhaps even an exposed zip or decorative hooks.  I don’t like having the eyes exposed. I hope you appreciate my wonderful Vogue model poses- if not, blame Ruth who started it!

 

I absolutely love the skirt, and it will be worn to death, although I feel the urge to add pockets.  It floats and swirls, but not foofily, and even when the wind caught it, only the top layer fluttered, and all was perfectly decent.

Thanks to Marijana for the challenge, and now I’ve finally reached the finishing line, we need a pic of us all together…perhaps we can get some good shots when we get out 6Nap night out in London in a  few weeks?Presentation1

Meanwhile, here’s Kate, Marjana, and Ruth looking amazing.  Marjana, I know this isn’t your final ‘artistic’ photo, but I’m impatient!

And a reminder of the original imspiration – didn’t we do well?

 

17 thoughts on “6Nap and Next Up”

  1. We did!
    I’m so pleased to see your finished version – we could all do with another hour or so to ‘tidy up’, but isn’t it the most delicious frock to wear?

    Love your colours and fabrics and, more importantly, the very idea that you wore this in real life. My hero!

    6Nap night out?- totally there….

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  4. All the effort was worth it especially as you have two looks and therefore two separate reasons to wear the out fits. Everyone else looks great too.

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  7. Thanks so much for taking part and finishing in nick of time despite being on so called holidays. The wet-look bodice is unique and totally steampunk and I really, really hope to you get to wear the day version lots too. How did you make the skirt (if you can explain loosely what you did with the pattern)?

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  8. Well done for finishing a very wearable skirt. I had originally thought about a skirt and bodice rather than a dress, and I now envy your skirt. Some of these asymmetric-hem jobs from Vogue etc really creep me out, but the 6 Nap, with its several layers is actually really flattering on all the makers, isn’t it? I am intrigued by your method and like Marianna would love to know more. In terms of the green wet look – I think I saw this fabric in the sale at Abakhan and was attracted to it too, but worried if it would wash. I am really looking forward to meeting up next month and having a closer look. You certainly do Maths-teacher-chic in the first set of pictures. A huge well done, and thanks for all your generous encouragement throughout.

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    1. I did several posts about the skirt [when I finally got going] I’ll try to assemble all the pics into one logical post to show how it works. That will be more productive than just sitting staring at the PC which is all I seem able to do this week… THe skirt is definitely number 1 favourite right now, and I’m having to try hard to only wear it once a week!

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