Turquoise Outfits 2016

I had fallen in love with some Chinese style fabric at Nortex Mills a while back… obviously bought some for the ‘stash’, along with a plain contrast. I had had to guess how much to buy as hadn’t planned anything when I bought it!! Naughty naughty! Browsing Pinterest I had found a different style I wanted to try for Steampunking. More of a ‘lolita’ style, but with a twist!

I am not sure how it came about, but a wanted a cross-over top with big sleeves, a short-ish full skirt, with a bit of ‘bustle’ at the back. I wanted a ‘big’ belted / corseted bit too. Now it is by no means perfect. I would do the big sleeves differently, and the corseted bit different too. However, I love the full skirt and the bustle back.

This was completely self drafted and scaled down the daughter. The boys got the usual Sweeney Todd waistcoat to match us. What do you think??

These were of my daughter trying it on…