These two pieces were made independently of each other and I did not plan to wear them as one outfit.

The blouse is an addition to my costumes for medieval fairs.
It has beautiful wide sleeves and the neckline can be regulated with a thin cord so that it can be worn off-the-shoulders. It also goes well with my stunning leather corset (see Victoria Prismall).

And I always wanted to have such a skirt and that also for daily use.

Since both pieces combined look nice, too, I am presenting them here as one :-)

Photos: Eric Aisling (2018)
Jewellery: Sandra

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I made both patterns from scatch.

For the blouse I had to make a few test pieces. I sewed the last of them into a proper blouse as you can see in the pictures.
It was not easy to get this waisted pattern right, so that it still had a touch of the medieval to it. The sleeves were also a problem: How puffy should they be? ;-)
The cord at the neckline was planned from the beginning because I wanted to wear the blouse on-or-off-the-shoulder. The blouse can be closed with hook and eye closure which is not the optimal solution in my eyes.
But in the end I am quite pleased with this pattern construction :-)

As an inspiration for the skirt I used some of my favorite every-day-skirts. The pattern consists of seven sections slightly flared from the knie downwards. This results in a mild fishtail form. But the highlight of the skirt is the spiral out of gathered slightly lighter coloured contrast fabric. First I sewed it into a tube. This was not a great idea because turning it right side out took ages and cost me plenty of nerves ;-)
The pinning on the spiral free handedly on the other hand was comparatively meditative: 20cm forward and again undoing 10cm and so forth ;-)
I only knew where the spiral should start and where it should end.
I chose a zipper and a button covered in the contrast fabric to close the skirt on the back.
All in all I am very pleased with this skirt because it turned out just the way I imagined it :-)

Completed: 2017

Status: in my Klamottenkiste