Summer dresses plus size. Simple cut

 What is the best dress for really hot summer day that will make you feel cool? 

I love viscose fabric.. It's flowy, it's cool, it's colourfull and feminine... It's just great fabric for summer dresses... 

If we have colourful print so cut should be simple cause you will never see any details on busy print...

Another thing is not only to be cool and comfortable to wear, it also should look great in plus size...  sometimes  one can choose fancy style but you never know how it will turns out in the end... I had many disappointments  with choosing right style for myself... So it's always good to see how it will look in the end and whether you like it not in the end... but if you see right style on a plus size model you immediately can see if it's your dress or not..,

Here some of the viscose dresses made by me

Renewing sandals

It was another lazy Saturday and I got a bit creative... I had my sandals for 3 years now and they looked a bit tired but I loved that bling detail and hesitated to throw them away...
I decided to upgrade them....
I found some suede scraps that has been lying about after another project and I decided to use them to make new straps and soles.

I've removed old straps and insoles, and removed diamante details. Copied all pieces on to suede and cut new pieces to replace the old ones

Here are the new suede piece covering insole and  

 new straps are doubled and stitched to form new straps




Then diamante detail is stitched on to the straps and attached the toe post piece and decorated straps are attached to the insole

I tried sandal on and it was just right so I attached the sole and " voile" sandals are ready to wear.

My sandals now looks great and much more
beautiful and comfy as suede is real and feels
much better than before. I am very happy with my new sandals

Mending favourite jeans

We all have favourite clothes and especially when it comes to jeans...
I love my jeans and don't want to part with them... not yet... they are very comfortable and i like the way I look in 'em...
So,  sometime ago i was mending them by adding piece of jeans fabric inside and machining from right side catching the holes,  and it was fine for sometime.

Now i am using diffetent technique to mend those worn out places..
I turn jeans inside out and use medium iron-on interfacing to cover all worn out areas

 

 













After applying interfacing its ready now for darning.  I turned jeans right side out .   
 

      












Next step is to find the thread as closer colour as main fabric     

Start darning along the warp,
its well visible straight fabric threads.
Sew as close as possible tu each
stitch line for better results.

Its quite long proces an requires a lot of patiens but it wil prolongs life to your favourite jeans so slowly slowly I filledall the mending area and end result is great. Its barely visible and quite strong so it will last long this time. It's like creating new fabric

After washing it looks great. As good as new and almost invisible thanks to the darker thread it doesnt show. Try this method and good luck.

How to create stunning party look for plus size at any age

Creating party look is not a rocket science. All you need is floor length dress and something shimmery - jacket or  shawl or other accessory and high heals for sure.

Let's try nude colour dress and high heals

 Now it's time to add shimmery jacket

Now it's time to party

How to sew easy way. Making the casual dress without the pattern

Why would one wants to make a dress  if there's plenty on the market and very cheap?
And the answer is very simple - there are  plenty but not a single dress that fits. Especially If you a plus size.
I recently looked in Evans that once was a nice shop with great stuff,  but now all shop floor look very sad and boring.
Why those designers  (if you call them designers ) decided that plus size  crowd  should wear only black or boring dark colours and awfully cut, misshaped clothes. Leave alone the shoes... in my opinion orthopedic  shoes looks more attractive than Evans  shoes.  Ir looks like they been made by blind people using cheapest most ugly materials.
But for now  let's forget the shoes and go back to dresses.
So in this case when market can't offer what we want the only solution is to make your own dress that fits you perfectly. And it shouldn't be rocket science.
I am preparing now a video tutorials on how to make simple casual dress using your  measurements that would fit you perfectly, and you will be able to make as many dresses as you wish quick and easy.
I promise you will forget jeans and shapeless t-shits and start wearing elegant dresses

Here just a few examples of simple plus size dresses perfect for any occasion.

If you interested to learn making dresses please visit my website http://styleplus.dg4u.uk/ and let me know by filling the contact me form