Every spring and fall I write a post about what I want to sew for the upcoming season. I am finally going to title these posts as Sew What?!?!. This is a way to help me get my thoughts in order and make a plan for my personal sewing. I only do it for spring and fall because what I sew for those seasons I tend to transition and wear through summer and winter respectively. Here is my list of trends for Spring/Summer 2014
1. Pantone’s Color of the year: Radiant Orchid
I am a sucker lover of all things Pantone! They are the color authority and that is really all that needs to be said about that.
2. Girly pastels: lilac, mint
I am thinking something retro like cigarette pants or full skirts in soft feminine colors like lilac and mint and pale pink. Pair it with some killer heals and red lipstick and I am set.
3. Retro silhouettes:
Tying in with #2 I really want to try cigarette pants. I am not sure if I will like them on me or not but they always look so freaking fantastic when I see them on others. I have really wanted to try Gertie’s Butterick pattern B5895 for quite sometime and I finally did a couple of weeks ago and it combines with wearing pastels too . I have yet to wear it but I will post a review about that later this week.
4. Tribal prints:
I feel like this has been on my list of must sews FOR-EV-ER!!! Mostly it has been on there because I haven’t found the one tribal print that I die for. Well I am happy to report that as this trend has gained in popularity over the last few seasons the number of prints is increasing and I have found 3 from Girl Charlee that I really like. Let’s be real, I don’t think I need all three since 2 of them are similar enough. I may pick these up here within the next couple of weeks. Now that I have the prints picked I have what I want to make planned out too. A sweater with the black and white Hacci Sweater knit and a print blocked maxi dress with one of the two colorful prints.
5. High low pieces:
This one is kind of a cheat as I have already made 2 high low Summer Concert Tees, but I want to try some high low skirts and dresses next. I drafted a high low dress pattern which I have yet to make but I know it will work out well.
So there you have it, my list of must try’s for the season. What is on your list?
Disclaimer: I do not take credit for any of these photos. They all came from Google Searches.
