Sunday 18 May 2014

Bad photos of a good skirt


I made an everyday skirt in babywale corduroy, light grey with yellow spots. It was such a pleasure to sew - a welcome break from deciphering Japanese patterns. I made size large based on my measurements and it turned out much larger than required - so much so that I had to pull the elastic super tight on the back section of the skirt, which you can see below:



This resulted in an extremely gathered back, but so far as I can tell from backwards glimpses into the mirror, the skirt still looks pretty good on. It also means that the pockets are positioned more to the sides than is (presumably) intended, but they are nevertheless the best feature of this skirt, generously sized and extremely useful for tissues, bits of paper, lens caps... or just somewhere to put your hands when you don't know what else to do with them. Which I generally don't. 

All attempts to get a photo of myself in this skirt failed dismally. First there was the attempt to get my daughter to take a picture - she got lots of great shots of trees but managed to exclude me from the frame completely:


Pretty, hey? But not exactly what I was after. 

Then I tried to photograph myself in the only full-length mirror in the house:


Wow, how dirty is that mirror? I had to go get the windex and clean it.



I discovered that many of the marks were permanent.


And that I can't avoid them by photographing from different angles (well, it was worth a try).

My husband offered to take some photos. Those ones are so bad that vanity prevents me from posting them here.

Never mind. It's a practical and comfortable skirt and I already have a second one in the works, in medium. Maybe I'll even figure out how to use my camera's self-timer by the time I finish it.


14 comments:

  1. You are hilarious Marisa! At least you are making clothes for yourself, which is GOOD. Right?

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    1. Yes it's good. And because I'm working now, a new wardrobe is essential - for the last ten years I've been getting around in jeans and my old worn-out clothes don't look very professional!

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  2. You are funny, marisa. You need to get a tripod and a remote. They really change the whole game! And the skirt looks so comfy!

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    1. Thank you, Shino! I think these skirts will be my new work uniform. And I'll look out for a tripod - I know I used to have one somewhere...

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  3. Ha! We HAVE to have a coffee date in our Everyday skirts and take photos of each other! I have all the same photography limitations.
    I also made a size large and gathered it heaps, and am now sewing a size medium. Snap!

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    1. I would love to - just tell me when and where! Thursdays and weekends are free for coffee meetings and skirt photographing :)

      Confession: I just finished my medium-sized skirt and it looks terrible, the fabric is too stiff. As it's the South African starched fabric, I'm hoping that a few more washes will soften it up so it stops looking like a giant bell hanging from my waist. I wish you better luck with yours!

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  4. Teaching a husband how to take pics might be a cheaper option ;) Love the post :) The skirt looks lovely and comfy!

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    1. Thanks Jenya! If only my husband were trainable...

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  5. I hate trying to photographs makes too. The mirror never works for me and my husband will take them but he finds it boring so it's always rushed. Nice skirt though, I love how soft baby-cord is. Yours looks lovely.

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    1. Thanks Louise :) Your photos look a whole heap better than mine, so I think your husband should keep taking them for you, bored or not!

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  6. I made the large and it was massive too - will try medium next. Really like the fabric you used.

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    1. Thanks Rose. Seems like everyone's made this mistake - one of my blogging friends just posted about exactly the same thing! I hope our medium skirts are a better fit.

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  7. I love that pattern, the skirt is so easy to sew and very comfortable! Love your the fabric you used!

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