Sometime last year I stumbled upon a set of fantastic red wooden
sombrero buttons on their original 1940s cards. I snapped them up and
immediately began envisioning the perfect dress to show them off in all
their novelty glory. I snagged a copy of Hollywood Pattern 1371, a
delightful sundress featuring a sweetheart neckline, tie belt, and a
bolero jacket, and knew it was just the ticket for the dress I was
imagining. As the buttons were trimmed with lemon yellow and lime green
yarn hat bands, I settled upon a bright lime linen look fabric. Wanting
to add an additional pop of color to the ensemble, I chose a
bright tomato red and white polka dot fabric for the jacket. The overall
style and color scheme conjured up an image of a
costume a Hollywood starlet might have worn when she traveled to South
America in her latest film (I could totally see Paulette Goddard in this
outfit, for sure.)
I asked Debora from The Black Pinafore if she would be willing to sew up this set for me, and she
happily obliged. The finished outfit was even more amazing than I
pictured it to be; as always, Debora has an impeccable eye for details
and fit. I'm very impressed with her tailoring skills; the garments she
has sewn for me have all fit so well, right off the hanger! The set been a
dream to wear and I'm delighted to finally reveal it to my readers!
These
photos were taken by the talented Matt Carson; he and I took a trip to
the old mining towns of Miami and Globe, where we found two doorways
that begged to become picture backdrops.
I accessorized with a 1940s painted wooden sombrero necklace and earring set, a Mexican-style carved 'fab-a-lite' bangle by ThePinkBungaloo, and Miss L Fire's Sonny spectator heels.
xoxo,
Amanda Lee 
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