The inspiration/knock-off thread

[Manuela]

@Manuela it's lovely. I'm sure yours will have stripes that aren't such a mess in the middle though.

Being short-waisted, there won’t be a waist seam on my dress.

@jintie I don’t know what you’re talking about 

[jintie]

Manuela- oops, I forgot to add, later slipping into your silken pyjamas and reclining on the balcony sipping gin slings.....
(I have a pattern for Singapore pyjamas- they sound most improbable, mostly consisting of circle shapes).

[Manuela]

Manuela- oops, I forgot to add, later slipping into your silken pyjamas and reclining on the balcony sipping gin slings.....

[Manuela]

I cut it yesterday and, while Mr Manuela is in the UK, I sewed to my heart’s desire today. So, here is my new dressing gown inspired by The Hustle.
I cut two more already, as I decided I need some more glamorous things to wear lounging around.... I’m going to wear this tonight when I watch the Graham Norton show - I think we still have some of his very own Sauvignon Blanc in the fridge 
Oh, and it has side seam pocketses 

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[Efemera]

Very glam.... love it.

[PollyWally]

That's lovely and very sophisticated for lounging.

[dolcevita]

Gosh, that's fabulous! I have drssing gown envy!

[annieeg]

@Manuela
As usual - its fantastic!
What's the fabric content?

[Manuela]

@annieeg it’s 100% cotton, a discontinued print from Timeless Treasures - a nice and soft quilting cotton.
The green zebra print is the next  project, then I can toss out the dressing gowns I made 7-8 years ago - about time too

[Kwaaked]

I'm making this dress for the state fair...not quite the same, but basic idea.

I'm going to work on it while I teach the summer sewing camp to teen girls, or at least drape it.   Last year I made most of a Chanel type jacket.

All but one are the same girls from last year (its an advanced beginner class) and mostly they just need an adult sponsor for it, although I have to "approve" their garment choice, and I let them "approve" my garment for the session. 

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[Manuela]

Another day with rain and thunderstorms, so I finished the second zebra gown   
I’m very happy with these and find the side seam pockets much more useful and comfortable that the patched on pockets one usually finds on dressing gowns.

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[Nevis5]

Oh @Manula , I love, love, love your dressing gowns!  They are just fabulous. 

@Kwaaked , have you got to make all those roses?  that looks like a bit of a task, manipulating that amount of fabric!  Good luck.

[HenriettaMaria]

I read on the Guardian website about the spat about 'cultural appropriation' as regards kimonos.  I asked my 'woke' teenage son what the current thinking is and we both agreed that it's cultural appropriation if it's either done disrespectfully or done by a commercial organisation who dumbs it down to rake in the cash.  If neither of these is true then it's an homage.

So, day-glo tartan kilts & plaids being used in Japanese whisky commercials = cultural appropriation
Making a practical kimono-style garment for yourself = homage
Go to Sparkhill or Southall and buy the full sari works then wear it badly = disrespectful

At least, that's my opinion.

I have a dream of making a dirndl in rich plaid silk (saw some in peacock shades which would be lovely) with decoration on the apron of little sprigs of harebells and heather because my re-enactment unit has close links with Swabian re-enactors (who come here and wear plaid).  I don't think I'll ever get round to it, though, and being the wrong side of 60 it's probably not going to get much wear!!!

[Efemera]

What pattern did you use @Manuela?

[Manuela]

What pattern did you use @Manuela?

Vogue 1610, view A, lengthened to knee length