I am going to a very formal vintage style wedding in London at the beginning of March and I thought about this number. I got given the handbag and gloves for Christmas (very 1950s and grown up!) so I thought I might use them as a starting point for colours. Now the coat has a detachable collar (this is quite an ambitious project for me as in there are quite a few sewing techniques I’ve not tried before but I have the Chief Quality Controller drafted in for supervision (She’s back from servicing her broomstick * visiting friends and family and timetable for making this has been put in the calendar, oh yes, nothing left to chance here!). Now my first thought is to make the coat in a mustard rather than the obvious brown, what does anyone else think? And for the dress go for some shades of yellow, does it seem a bit too ‘twee’ to make the collar in the same fabric as the dress or does that seem a good idea? I would be very interested in your opinions/ideas. Obviously the handbag isn’t set in stone but it seemed a good starting point for focussing my mind on the colour scheme.
*she’s been to Burnley which I think is famous for witches?