A vacation wardrobe, Vogue 8634

Getting ready for Crete

My daughter just left for a 15 day vacation to Crete. She is accompanied by a very good friend and her grandmother. Two weeks in the sun, sounds tempting.
Before she left her and I had 1 ½ weeks all alone at home. My husband and younger son were off on a “boy’s trip”. With my youngest daughter in the United States and oldest son in Bergen we had some nice bonding time. We decided to work on a vacation wardrobe for her. She wanted something casual but nice.
Because time was short and we wanted to make lots of fun stuff we decided to use a familiar pattern that we liked. Vogue 8634 is a favorite and we decided to “play with it”.

We made some modifications. Most versions are without the collar (one with), the sleeves are shortened and the front top and bottom sections are “fused together” to one pattern piece.

We altered the length and shape of the hem to fit our “wants”. All in all we mad 7 tops. Some are relatively  “plane” and others more “fun”.  One of the even became a dress.

Relaxed on the couch. The dress is finished and she is embracing fabrics for more tops!!!

But you cant just play!!! Being a “model is sereous busines”!!!  Better go outside and get some nice poses!!!!

The  neckline has a simple finnish. First I zigzagged some flat, clear “swimsuit elastic” and then folded under twice and topstitched.

What is a wardrobe without accessories? We made lots of bead necklaces to match the different outfits. All in all we made four pairs of shorts. We also cut of the bottom part from some old leggings to match the “dress version”.

My daughter gave some of the tops different “names”. This is what she called the “Catsuela” outfit, because it looked ” Mexican”.

This one she named “Marimekko” because the print resembles the prints of the Finnish designer.

and then there is the “tired late night shot” of the “Flintstones version”.

The shorts are a free interpretation of vogue 2948 by Sandra Betzina (beige shorts)

and butterick 5504 (the more gauzed shorts)

we made a pink top,  one green (didn’t get a shot of that one)  and two white ones.

Lots of FUN and WORK!!! 🙂  But when all is said and done, her very favorite top is this one.