A Dress for a Wedding, and MMM finishes with a whimper

My goodness, my Me Made May really tailed off halfway through the month! I stopped taking daily photos, I think because I felt really grumpy that I was wearing the same stuff all the time, and wasn't very excited to share my outfits with the world. I did wear me-made every day except one, when I wanted to wear a nice dress because the weather was so lovely and sunny.

On the plus side, I am getting much better at getting a decent photo without having to take 500 million pictures, AND I feel really motivated to sew. So that's all good.

I do have pictures to share, of the dress I made to wear to a wedding last weekend:

 Look how sunny it is! In Scotland! I have included the photo on the left so you can see the man in the kilt, for those of you who might be interested. My outfit details are:

Dress: Me Made
Shoes: £50 Schuh, bought 2 years ago for my own wedding
Raffia Clutch Bag: Free - From a friend's clothes clear out, it used to belong to her stylish Gran
Belt: From an M&S dress
Silver and crystal necklace: 21st birthday present
Sunglasses: Chopard, £10 from TK Maxx sale

 

This is where the wedding was, and also where we were staying

Here's a quick run down on the dress:

Pattern

 

Bodice of Simplicity of 3426 with the skirt of Woman W412 (the Simplicity skirt used more fabric than I had)

Fabric 

I used a cotton silk, underlined with white cotton. This gave the dress a really nice weight

How was it to make?

Easy, had to make a few fitting changes on the bodice but it was generally straightforward. I did a lot of it within a day - you can read about that here. It made me feel a little sad that I won't have the opportunity to wear it more often, since it's so pretty and I spent a lot of time on it. But that has made me more determined to make more things I can wear on an everyday basis.

Cost

About £30 including fabric, underlining and pattern(s). Not bad for a beautifully lined dress!

End result?

Very happy, but it would benefit from being worn with a petticoat. I know I have the ability to make one, but am evaluating whether I can be bothered to make one or not. Watch this space!

K x