I know several of us ordered the Lavender Label
'seersucker silk' from fabric.com and were kind of disappointed in the quality - very sheer and not seersucker-like at all. I was at Nordstrom Rack in Seattle a few days ago and came across some Vera Wang Lavender Label garments, including this skirt made of said fabric. I thought it would be helpful to show what is possible for this fabric. (It's lined of course.) I was considering returning mine to fabric.com, but now I'm reconsidering...
I'm so glad that you found an example of the fabric use in RTW! I didn't buy that particular piece...but think that batch of fabrics is touch and go and should be bought without a particular garment in mind so that you can make a creative adjustment when they arrive.
ReplyDeleteUnderlining is also a option with a light fabric.
ReplyDeleteCheck out McCall's 5631 for a skirt pattern that looks very similar to that one.
ReplyDeleteI bought the cotton seersucker, and it's definitely seersucker.
ReplyDeleteThe return policy at fabric.com is very nice.
Apparently my bloglines is broken because I just got 3 need feeds for your blog and then I log on to your website and you've posted many posts - ugg. Just wanted to say I'm loving the things you made.
ReplyDeleteA very interesting observation, I really like the look of the shirt and the subtle striping gives the fabric a nice 3D-effect.
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