Dress Dreams

This coming weekend is not only a long weekend, but its also the start of daylight savings which means lots more sunlight before and after work

Around this time every year, my sketch books and ideas lists quickly become full perhaps because of the extra light, warm weather and the increase of activity in the garden and in nature. The anticipation of summer and the festive season also provides lots of reasons to come up with fun new dresses to make.

Here are some of the dresses that are helping me with these ideas. They're also the kind I wish I could just pluck off the screen in the morning to wear and head off for the day feeling super

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Twiggy and a fellow model in some very sweet dresses

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Tunic and Turtleneck - McCall’s Winter 1970-71 Issue

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Marianne Faithfull in a simple printed shift. I wish I could see the colours

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 Metallic and Floral shifts - Celanese add, Seventeen magazine November 1966

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 Floral tent dresses from Thai Fashion magazine 1968

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Plaid dress, white collar and cuffs with a sweet black bow - 1968

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Jean Shrimpton and Paul Jones - This dress reminds me of my Bliss of Mrs Blossom dress

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Mary Hopkin 1969

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Paisley shift

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Simply Stripy

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Psychedelic dress coat with patent green belt

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Buttoned mini and a fitted coat - Kings Road, photographed by John Hendy, 1968

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Barbara Bach for Jonathan Logan 

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Shift with bow, collar and buttons - Life, October 18, 1963

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Skirts, sweaters and berets - Yorkville Village, 1967.

I'll also finally be taking photos of my Barbara dress this weekend, so be sure to look out for that post!

Cat xo