Who says pink can’t be a Christmas color?
Not me! 馃檪
When I saw this blush pink stretch denim at Jo-Ann I knew Natalie just had to have a dress made out of it.
It is a bit thick for dress fabric, but as a winter dress it totally works!
I used the Five and Ten Designs Volume Three book. It’s kind of a mix of the basic dress (look one), look three, and look four.
I lengthened the sleeve a bit, sewed on some leather elbow patches, added front pockets, and a line of thrifted, black vintage聽buttons up the front.
Nat runs petite, so I sewed up the size 2T with a few inches of length added on. It worked perfectly!
I聽used a crisp, white cotton for the collar and the sleeve cuffs.
I love its clean, simple mix of modern and vintage.
To complete Nat’s look, I added a pair of Woodland Knee High Socks聽(Amazon affiliate link) and some black dress shoes from Old Navy.
I can’t remember the last time I’ve been as pleased with a dress as I am with this one. It was a simple sew, with simple details, but it’s totally my favorite so far!
And just for fun…
The sun/clouds started to do some funny things toward the end of our photo shoot, so I got some Peter Pan shadow shots that I thought turned out pretty cute.
Second star to the right and straight on ’til Christmas! 馃槈
Sources: pink denim – JoAnn || tan cotton lining – Riley Blake聽|| white Kona cotton – Jo-Ann || buttons – my stash ||Woodland Knee High Socks聽– Amazon (affiliate link) || black dress shoes – Old Navy
Veronica says
This ensemble looks like it came straight out of a magazine! Totally amazing!
Delia says
Wow. Thanks Veronica!
LeeAnne says
Ahhhh!!! This is adorable! The dress looks amazing and those socks are killing me with the cutes 馃榾
Delia says
Thanks LeeAnne! I know…I saw those socks and was adding them to my cart before I could give it a second thought. ha! They are too fun.
Amy Anderson says
How awesome! I want this for MEEEE!
Delia says
Ha! Thanks Amy! 馃檪
Charity says
I love the little black buttons with the collar! And the whole dress looks really cute on Natalie (those curls!)
Delia says
Thank you Charity! I know…her curls are my favorite. The longer her hair gets, the looser they get. It almost makes me want to keep cutting her hair short! But if I give her hair a good douse of water, for a few hours they still spring up like this. I love it.
kristin says
gah she’s so cute! i love the dress and the styling – she reminds me of Suzy from Moonrise Kingdom! 馃檪
Delia says
Oh my goodness. You’re right! That’s funny. Thanks Kristin.