Blue Silk Blouse

Windy day

Lovely Blue Silk. I love natural fibers!

I wear a lot of separates, so for my latest project I decided to make a blouse. I recently finished the skirt in Simplicity 3688 and a while back I did the pants. Obviously I was happy with the 1940s style, so I decided to go ahead and do the blouse.

When I saw this blue silk at the fabric store, I was blown away by the vivid blue color. The blue did lose a bit of punch after I washed it, but I didn't let that stop me from forging ahead. This is a lining silk, so crinkles quite a bit, like parachute jumpsuits of way back when.

I did make a few adjustments to this pattern. I changed the neckline to be faced, added shaping to the back, took in the shoulder point a little, redrew the sleeve to be larger, took up the hem, and took up the sleeve for lack of fabric.

Now that I see the pictures of it on, I know I still need to work on some fit concerns. I will definitely make this blouse again. It's much easier to perfect the fit when reusing a pattern. Furthermore, this pattern is great for plain colors, which I wear often.

I took these pictures around Chico. The earrings, bracelet and broach (on chain) are Swarovski, and the jeans are NYDJ. The plain neck of this blouse is great for jewelry, no? 

Sleeves are just below elbow length

I added shaping to the back