The alteration was easy to do and now I have a skirt I’ll actually wear. I took about 24 inches of width out of the skirt (according to the vintage pattern), and ended up with a much slimmer line through my hips. Pleating the width into the waistband, according to this vintage Butterick skirt pattern. Luckily I had a Butterick skirt pattern from the late ’50s to use as a guide for pleating, so I just marked and pleated according to that, then re-attached the waistband. The most slimming pleating method was to use large box pleats and press them just at the top. The solution was to pleat the volume into the waistband, rather than gather it.
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The challenge was to keep the skirt full at the hem while slimming the silhouette through the waist. I had the choice to either return the skirt and have no pretty citrus summer skirt at all, or refashion it. The fabric of this one is a rather thick cotton/spandex blend which becomes incredibly bulky when gathered up. The second issue is that the Jenny skirts are made from long rectangular pieces gathered to the waistband. Even with a petticoat, I do not benefit from the big-skirt-tiny-waist formula. In fact, it’s exactly the opposite – slim dresses and pencil skirts make me look curvaceous, but full skirts make me look broad. You know that fashion rule that says that a full skirt will make your waist look tiny? Not on me. Ultimate sadness – even with the skirt flared out, I didn’t feel very svelte.įor one, I have a very boyish figure. When it arrived I rushed to try it on, dreaming of wearing it that weekend, but….well….it didn’t look on me like how it seemed to look on everyone else. I signed up to be notified when the skirt was available again, and about a week later there it was. I’d been seeing it all over Instagram and just loved the fun, summery print, and flattering shape. I bought the Orange Branch Border “Jenny” Skirt from Pinup Girl Clothing. Pinup Girl Clothing “Jenny” Skirt in Orange Branch Border PrintĪ couple weeks ago I splurged.
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