This week is fashion icon week at Project Run & Play!
I picked Jackie Kennedy, because I really identify with her fashion aesthetic.
Her sense of fashion was very classic and timeless. There are outfits that she wore that I would wear straight out of the picture today. And everything she wore was simply elegant and beautiful.
To translate “Jackie O into baby wear, I simply took details I liked, from a collection of different pictures of Jackie O and implemented them into one ensemble for Natalie.
Let’s start with the dress…
I was inspired by some of her dresses with fuller skirts and by one evening gown she wore with a sheer top and shoulder.
I used organza for the shoulders and sleeves, and finished the edges with layers of careful and close zig-zag stitching. It was super time consuming, but the effect was worth it. Because organza is polyester, whatever stray threads that didn’t get bound by the zig-zag stitching were singed with a candle.
I closed the back of the bodice of the dress with navy colored buttons and one pearl shank button at the top. The pearl button is in likeness to the lovely pearl necklaces that Jackie is famous for wearing.
Next, is the jacket/cardigan/almost sweater dress.
I incorporated the asymmetry and high slim collar from the picture at the top right; the large and bold rounded shank buttons from the pictures of the top and bottom left; and the luxurious look of the wool from the jacket on the bottom right. Of course, the wool I used is less fuzzy, but I was using repurposed material.
The front is slightly pleated but otherwise left plain to allow the buttons to be the focal point.
The inside seams were left raw because the wool is slightly felted and will not fray or unravel.
The back is gathered in pleats.
The pink wool is from a sweater I’ve had since high school. Just this last year, it fell victim to moths. 🙁 Only a small part was eaten, so I salvaged it for a later project. It proved perfect for this jacket for Natalie.
Since it is 100% wool , it should keep her warm this fall and winter. The softer, sweater nature of this jacket makes it much easier for a baby to wear, and for me to buckle her into her car seat! 🙂
(The covered buttons you see above did not get used. I ended up finding some great pink buttons in my stash that worked better. )
Now for the colors and details.
Pink seemed like the obvious choice for Jackie Kennedy, since she seemed to wear it well, whether in her clothes or the lovely pink lipstick she wore often.
She is actually shown wearing a lot of black and white and even black and yellow as well, but I definitely didn’t want to repeat my look in any way from last week!
Navy seemed to be a great complement to this shade of pink and I was really drawn to this cotton floral print from Joann. When I found a genuine leather belt for 75 cents at the thrift store that matched the sweater, it was kismet. It was all coming together just right.
To make this shoe I used this baby shoe pattern. Natalie has tiny feet so I used the 0-3 month size and then enlarged it only very slightly.
Instead of making it with cotton fabric and interfacing, I used the leather from the belt. It wasn’t quite wide enough, so I had to piece it together but the middle seam ended up looking pretty cool.
The remaining details include a navy satin polyester diaper cover using MADE’s pattern found here, and a leather bow headband using leftover leather from making the shoes and navy colored fold over elastic.
So that’s the ins and outs of it.
As you can see, those leather shoes are already getting worn in!
I named this look First Baby.
It’s regal enough for a first lady, but wearable enough for a baby.
Whew! This post was long. Thanks for making it to the end! 😉
Remember to vote over at Project Run & Play! You have until Sunday night!
I love love love this outfit. It is so timeless, just amazing. Job well done, I hope you are proud of yourself right now.
well, goodness, I didn't think it could be possible for you to turn up the cuteness from last week, but you did!!! Great job, adorable outfit!
Gorgeous! And so classy. I, too, love Jackie O's style. You did a fabulous job again this week! Headed to vote.
Love every bit of itǃǃǃ Great jobǃ I voted for you ː)
This is amazing!!!
These are the most incredible handmade baby pieces I've seen! Just gorgeous!! voted! 🙂
I LOVE your outfit! I would have chosen Jackie O too 🙂 Love her classic style! And your pieces reflect that so well. The dress is gorgeous and you did great on the shoes. Would have never thought to use a belt. I'm voting right now!
I love this too. I can't believe you made her little shoes! It' too cute!
adorable! I love the coat, the dress, everything!
I love the color palette!
I love, love, love this ensemble! You did a wonderful job of incorporating so many details of Jackie O. Going over to vote for you!
This is really, seriously just the cutest thing! Great colors, good interpretation, fabulous pictures and just the sweetest little model!!
So beautiful! You are very talented and inspiring! I cant wait to make my baby clothing when he/she arrives!
amazing delia! seriously amazed by the details you included
Really really beautiful, Delia! You are making some wonderful things for the contest that I simply love!
Great job!! Jackie was my icon pick if I had sewn along. You did a great job translating Jackie's look for a baby. Your outfit is beautiful for the top of your baby's head all the way down to her toes!
You nailed it. When I was a younger gal (I'm dating myself I know), I wanted to dress and look just like Jackie. I love all the detail, it is just exceptional. I voted for you. I believe you did the best job interpreting your icon. I look forward seeing what else is up your sleeve!
such a cute outfit! and one very adorable baby! i'd love to make the sweater/jacket for my niece. maybe there will be a tutorial soon? 🙂
Holy Smokes! That is the most beautiful, stunning, amazing baby outfit I've ever seen, from top to bottom. WOW!
Delia, that's a fantastic outfit, and my sixteen-month-old little girl thinks Nat is awesome. (Big grins and loud yells of "Baby! Baby!) She actually cried when we finished reading the Run and Play blog and came to the end of Nat's pictures! (she did the same at the end of the ones here!)
Um, when you are done having kids can I have your hand me Downs? Too stinking cute!
Delia, wow! Good luck! (not that you really need it with an outfit this spectacular!)
Delia, this is absolutely gorgeous! Love it!
This is just amazing! I love the dress, and using a belt for the baby shoes is so clever! Natalie is beautiful as always. =)
Oh My Goodness! I want that dress in my size! She looks like such a little doll…love love love it! That has to be one of the best made baby outfits that I have ever seen! I seriously can't get over how cute it is…I can't wait to see what else you create 🙂
-Ashley
http://distractedashley.blogspot.com
Beautiful outfit and baby! I totally want this outfit in my size. 🙂 And the way you finished the seams with the organza looks fabulous!!!
Dear Delia, I have no girls at home only two boys, but I really enjoy with girls' things you make, specially the little model, Natalie makes me feel that I need more pink round here 😉
Hello from Brazil!
Gabi.
WOW. WOW. WOW. This is the most amazing baby outfit I have ever seen. Like, ever! You are so so so talented!
I love this look! All the details are just amazing! I also really love the color combo you chose. And you're daughter looks too cute in it! I voted for you! Its just too great!
I'd really love it if you did a tutorial for the dress. I love the organza top detail. I think this style of dress would look just fabulous for Christmas!
This was my favorite look of the week (and really of the season so far). That combination of hot pink and navy is amazing, and I love the sheer top of the dress. Your hot pink coat rocks! Any chance a tutorial for that will surface anytime?
This is AMAZING. When I have a baby, I want her to wear clothes like this!
The details are what set this apart! A lovely outfit.
I loved reading about all the details! It's so great that you made the shoes, and I love that you are using so many thrifted and repurposed things and making them look amazing and expensive. (I know PR&P can get expensive if you let it!) Natalie is so gorgeous in this, I really can't think of a better way to translate JackieO for a baby!
Your outfit is so pretty, Delia, and I just love the colour combination. Gorgeous!
This is seriously stunning. Great job!
her little smile is the sweetest thing ever! i love all of the pieces and those little shoes just finish it all off. great job!
Oh I love this whole outfit. It makes me wish I had a girly. But I do love my boy. I voted for you and hope you do great! I was thinking about who my fashion icon would be and I couldn't think of a soul except for Nadine (deni) wimmer on ksl news. Oh, it's a good thing I'm not in the contest! 🙂
Wow, Delia! Amazing job. I am in love with this dress (and in awe of the top! Way to tackle a tricky fabric!).
WOW. That is amazing, adorable, and the photos are gorgeous as well. I LOVE it. Talk about vision and talent. Phew!
Cheri
Amazing dress!! Ive just started fOllowing your blog from project r&p. Cant wait to see what you come up with next, your are totally tallented!
This is so precious Delia and the shoes and chiffon bodice are just so adorable!
She is the cutest little baby EVER! I just smile every time I see pictures of her.
Great job this week and awesome pictures!
I don't think you could've done Jackie O baby style any better! Really beautiful.
Lovely!
Look at her! She looks like she's almost a year the way see's standing and posing!
cutie
Oh my goodness this is darling. I ordered this fabric and could not quite figure out whether it was elegant enough for a dress. You definitely proved me wrong. LOVE THIS. Your little one of course completely convinced me. I want another one….LOL.
Beautifully done! I don't think your baby could get any cuter. Oh my goodness. That smile.
I love the outfit. I would totally wear it too:)
~Michelle
Fantastic! i love everything about this. 🙂
I would wear this outfit! It's so classy! Also, your baby is unbelievably adorable.
Your entry is hands-down my favorite! As others have commented: timeless! classic! You captured the essence of Jackie O. perfectly!
I totally voted for you! Yours was my absolute favorite!
So, so, so cute. Nicely done!
Absolutely fantastic…the dress, jacket, accent pieces, and photography!! STUNNING! I'd LOVE to sew that jacket in various sizes…
Shut the front door!!! This is AMAZING!
Your looks the last two weeks have been out of this world amazing! Really really beautiful! 🙂 You are SO talented! Kind of ashamed it took PR&P to get me over to your blog! 🙂
You. Are. A. MAY. Zing! I love everything about this entire ensemble, and I'm going over to vote for you this instant! (Well, after I ask if you'd be willing to share the pattern for the jacket . . . 😉 )
Oh Delia, this is SO sweet! You've done such an amazing job, and Natalie is so adorable! I'm off to vote for you!
Um, I guess I'm too late to vote! Yikes :).
I love it!!! So adorable, Delia. I'm so excited to see what you create each week!
Your attention to details is amazing. Everything in this outfit is amazing, the headband the diaper cover the coat the shoes and lastly that dress, what a lucky little girl. You must be having so much fun creating these outfits for her.
This outfit is so amazing! Seriously. I can't believe all the fun things you did. I love the organza on the dress and that coat?! and the shoes? and the headband. Really really cute. Of course Natalie pulls it off beautifully :). Excited to see what you do with a white sheet!
I can't even handle the first picture of Natalie looking so stately beside the column and stairs. Too funny Delia, and so precious.
Your talent amazes me. I absolutely love that coat and wish I could have it for me little girl. Beautiful job! You inspire all of us!
Delia you are a genius! The dress alone totally looked so Jackie O, but then the coat just sealed the deal. You didn't even need the photos from where you got your inspiration!!
One of the reasons I would be so nervous about entering a competition like this is that I would be up against someone who did SO MANY wonderful extras!! The dress alone was totally a show stopper. But
I wish you and Natalie were my neighbors… I could babysit that gorgeous child and just watch you go. Truly you are remarkably talented with your sewing ideas and execution. A gift for sure, like Little Miss Baby O Natalie!
She is an exquisite little model for your beautiful creations.
Not only was your outfit by far the cutest and most amazingly well done out of all of the outfits this week, it is the cutest baby outfit EVER. Job EXTREMELY well done. You are so talented. I didn't know another outfit could ever be as cute as the one you did last week. You never cease to amaze me.
Adorable! That dress is simply gorgeous. Great job Delia!
So so adorable! Ah! I love Jackie O too! Beautiful homage…
I am just amazed by your projects for this contest! I was shocked when you said you are "not that gifted of a sewer" Pshh, You are very talented! I really want this dress, really. Oh and the outfit from the White Sheet contest…oh and…In all seriousness have you thought about designing children's clothes? You have your own unique style and there is a market for undull
Holy cow this is amazing. Finding out Friday if I’m having a girl or boy- if it’s a girl I’ll be reading tutorials all weekend!