Scissor Happy

The lovely white dress that I bought from Dorothy Perkins has arrived. I was a little disappointed at first because it didn't suit me. The sleeves plus the volume of the skirt just looked a bit much for someone as short as me. But the white cotton fabric was so lovely I couldn't bear to send it back. Instead I decided to customise it by chopping it up with a pair of dressmaking shears that I recently unearthed from the back of my wardrobe. The perfect little project to do sitting on the sun lounger in the garden during a rare hour or two I had to myself. I was a little apprehensive about chopping up a brand new dress (as was Mr Style Eyes) in case I ruined it but in the end was really pleased with the result.

Here is how it looked to start with.

First I trimmed off some of the excess material and folded the material inwards to the shoulder seam and pinned in place.
Then I hand stitched along the arm seam on the inside of the dress to create a sort of mini puffed sleeve. I have used the sewing machine but couldn't be bothered to get it down from the cupboard, plus I wanted to sit outside in the sunshine.

The finished dress! Apologies for the slightly grainy pictures. I have accidently changed one of the settings on my camera and I am still working out how to change it back.

I also think this dress will work much better with a bit of a sun tan (I am working on it).

Customised dress - Dorothy Perkins

Suede bag - Dorothy Perkins

Shoes - Karen Millen (many years ago)

Necklace - Etsy

Weekly Shopping and Goodies - St Patricks Day

This week, my shopping and goodies friends are going green for St Patricks day with just about everything stylish and in the colour green from accessories, summer dresses, jackets and lots more. Happy St Paticks Day!

A Few Goody Gumdrops gets foxy with her furry GREEN tail from Louis Vuitton!
Being High Maintenance, not Bitchy shows you some gorgeous greens for St. Patricks Day! Couture In The City Go green for Saint Patrick's Day
Fashion Cents just might be your lucky leprachuan. If you didn't wear green today, she has got you covered. Get a down-loadable pin-on NOW!
Fashion Hippo Get Gisele’s Natural Glow With Her New Organic Skin Care Line Sejaa
Princess Dominique digs the look of kelly green CHUCKS for St. Patty's!
Shopping and Info is wearing green Ray Ban sunglasslenses in her aviators like Taylor Momsen from Gossip Girl for St. Patrick’s Day.
SomeoneSpoilMe.com has great St Patricks Day Gift Ideas!
Style Eyes gets some unusual styles in her post a green summer dress for St Patricks Day
StyleMaven spotted Kate Moss touring the English countryside at The Victoria Inn pub in Cotswolds, England wearing a GREEN military jacket with fur collar - on trend for St. Patrick's Day!
The Curvy Fashionista dares you to pinch her St. Patty’s Curves!
The Well-Heeled Society springs into the green scheme of things.
TheFind is wishing everyone the Luck o' the Irish this St. Paddy's Day in our Spring Fling Shoe Giveaway.Enter to win a $75 gift card from our friends at Shoebuy!

picture from Style Maven

A green summer dress for St Patricks day

Happy St Patricks day (for tomorrow) to celebrate the occasion, I thought I would write a post on the green dress. Green is actually one of my favourite colours and one which I think it is an severely unutilised colour in terms of fashion. I love all sorts of green from khaki to lime and mint green. I also love green combined with other colours in patterns. There are so many different greens, surely there is something for everyone. Here are some of my favourite green dresses of the moment.

Lola Dress by Komodo - I think khaki is possibly my favourite shade of green and right on trend this year. I also love the subtle pattern on this dress, could definitely be worn with leggings as my spring 'uniform'.

Green Inca Tunic Dress - a complex and intricate pattern with a great combination of greens.

St Martins embellished back dress - this vibrant shade of green may not be to every ones liking but I love it. This wrap style of dress is also really flattering.

Philosophy Di Alberta Ferretti Draped dress - I love the simple style and elegant draping of this dress as well as the warm green colour, the perfect summer party dress.

Fever Seamist Tunic Dress -love this bold pattern in a bold colour. It really reminds me of the sea.