I've been playing around with the skirt portion of the Lady Skater to peplum it. The first muslin (at the right) I used the same technique as the little Skater peplum tutorial, I slashed and spread the skirt so that it was a full circle. Despite not ironing or hemming (or cleaning the mirror or hiding bedroom detritus while we're discussing things I didn't do) I felt a bit hippy in a full circle peplum. This fabric is a very drapey fabric of undetermined content, and most of my jerseys are heavier cotton lycra blends with more body so IG recommendations to remove some of the fullness made a lot of sense; a short-length full circle peplum in the cotton lycra would've been almost conical! So for tiger peplum 2.0 I slashed and spread not at all. This is the straight skirt pattern piece just shortened to 9" (unhemmed). It has some drape and obviously ease through the hips compared to the negative ease of the bodice. Isn't it remarkable how differently the bodice fits in the two different fabrics?!
I like the silhouette from the side quite a bit, it's way more flattering on me than a traditional fitted t-shirt.
But from the front I'm not sure it's peplum-y enough or it just looks like a t-shirt with a strange bisecting seam and flare. Goldilocks segue... V1.0 peplum's too full? V2.0 peplum's too straight? Would a as-yet-undrafted middle ground V3.0 peplum be just right?
I like it - It is really flattering. Jo x
ReplyDeletePersonally, I love version two. It's perfect to me :)
ReplyDeleteVery nice!! I quite like V1.0's peplum ... it suits the fabric though. I think it would depend on the heaviness of the jersey fabric you're using. BTW - I ♥ your hair!! That is a great cut. I wish my hair sat so beautifully.
ReplyDeleteI literally had it cut and styled a couple of hours earlier, it does *not* normally sit so well! Thank you :)
DeleteYes, I think it definitely depends on the fabric. You've done right by both of these with their cuts. Maybe a V.3 "just right" version would be best for people not as wise in the ways of fabric drape as you...
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I'm planning a three-prong peplum approach post :)
DeleteI like it just the way it is. A casual peplum if you will, and, like others commented, perfect for this material.
ReplyDeleteOoh I love version 2! It's not over the top and too girly, but it's just enough to look purposeful and lovely. I adore it!
ReplyDeleteMaybe lower the peplum line a little? I think v 2 is a little short waisted and the peplum would be more peppy if it were a little lower down. Or would that require major pattern reworkings?
ReplyDeleteAnd seconded on the hair. Please tell me you'd just been to the hairdresser, and it's not that you hair looks that neat and bobby all the time. I am going through a frankenhair transitional stage - bottom 3 inches is lank and vaguely straight pregnancy and breast feeding hair, top 3 inches is new crazy 'I want to go all curly but this boring lank stuff is weighing me down so I'll just FRIZZ instead' hair. I want you to tell me that it took you three hours, four different products and a professional blowdry to get hair like that.
Yes, I got my hair done just before the pictures! Although not *for* the pictures, for my holiday :) I do agree that the seam line is sitting quite high on this one, again it's a fabric thing I think... the drapey v1.0 has the same bodice piece but the hang of the fabric brings it lower. Whereas the tiger fabric is so stable it stretches horizontally more than vertically and the waist seam sits higher. I don't want to move the seam too much lower as that's where my post-preg trainwreck occurs :)
DeleteOk, I hadn't looked closely at v1 but yes it's definitely lower. Sensible thinking re tummies and seam lines :)
DeleteI like the straighter one just fine. I think it's very flattering. besides I know I couldn't pull off a more peplum-y style, it's very youthful. anything a younger girl would wear just makes me look like a fat 16 year old.
ReplyDeleteHmmm, I just like both. Is that allowed? And if things go well, I'm going to be copying one of them very soon... :)
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