Summer Sewing 3/5 (Celestine's Modern Wardrobe)

A lot of this came out of 'fabric I bought at a garage sale and just had to do something with it'.  Pretty much everything Celestine is wearing in this post is made from upcycled clothing.

The button down shirt was from scraps of a real shirt (no idea what size, because the scraps came in a bundle of garage sale fabric).  The dark blue and light blue tshirts were cut down from girls' tshirts, and the denim skirt and leggings were cut down from a pair of girls' jeggings.  It's a pretty nice mix-and-match collection that would work well with most modern collections.

Aggressively Seasonal Halloween: Round 1

I'm Nora.  Really, I'm not sure what the human was thinking this time.  Other than perhaps that it was fall, and thus close to Halloween.  Ah yes, and the fact that someone asked her to make this particular outfit.  To my eternal chagrin.   I happen to be the doll of choice for modeling since I have the coloring closest to what the client is looking for.

This outfit comprises of a long sleeve peasant blouse, and a reversible vest and skirt.  The first option is quite pleasant, if a bit plain.

The second and third options have just enough color to make a bit of splash, and the purple ribbon matches the bits of purple in the fabric.  I'd say I rather enjoy these, all things considered.

Dear client, please do not subject any of your dolls to this last option.  I beg of you.  No doll deserves this indignity.

Alas, I was not the only doll this morning subject to the aggressively seasonal streak the human is on.  However, Kana and Lily bear it with much better humor than I.  I do believe they actually enjoy the whole process.  To be fair, the human also spared them the worst of the potential color combinations.  Unlike me.

Kana and Lily are showing off a six piece aggressively Halloween mix-and-match wardrobe with a long sleeved peasant blouse, a short sleeve peasant blouse, a reversible vest, a reversible corset, and two reversible skirts to match.  There's a total of 32 possibilities for outfits, though the human has chosen her favorite 8 here.  Suffice to say, some combinations look better than others.

Alas, if I recall correctly, the human is only 30% of the way through the stack of Halloween outfits she cut out.  There will be more to come.  Unfortunately.

Mix and Match Challenge! (Part 1)

Here's my take on the AGC Mix and Match challenge.  I'm doing this in two parts:  AG branded clothing, and homemade clothing.

Part 1:  American Girl Branded Clothing

The Spread:

 Tops:

1. Plain or subtly-printed t-shirt: grey tshirt (Drawstring Cargos and Plaid shirt 1999)
2. Tank top: white stretch tank (Play Outfit 1998)
3. Printed t-shirt: substituting denim buttondown shirt (Play Outfit 1998)
4. Camisole: light blue cami (Blue tank and briefs)
5. Long or 3/4 length sleeved shirt: Grey striped turtleneck (School Jumper 1996)
6. Comfy sweater: green sweater (Plaid skirt and sweater 1999)

Bottoms:

1. Blue jeans (Blue Jean Basics 1995)

2. Colored jeans: substituting navy blue ripstop cargo skirt (Urban Outfit 2000)

3. Capris:  substituting denim shortalls (Earth Day Outfit 1996)

4. Shorts:  khaki cargo shorts (Hiking Outfit 1998)

5. Skirt:  plaid skirt (Plaid Skirt and Sweater 1999)

6. Khakis:  drawstring cargo pants (Drawstring Cargos and Plaid Shirt 1999)

Layering:

1. Cotton:  substituting wool jumper (School Jumper 1996)

2. Cardigan:  blue cardigan (Rebecca's School Outfit)

3. Denim or "leather" jacket:  WW2 Bomber Jacket (Molly's Aviation Outfit)

4. Hoodie:  navy blue hoodie (Drawstring Cargos and Plaid Shirt 1999)

5. Leggings:  blue leggings (Apres Ski Wear 1997)

6. Vest (any color, style, pattern, etc):  substituting plaid flannel shirt (Drawstring Cargos and Plaid Shirt 1999)

Shoes:

1. Black flats:  black strap shoes (Ruthie's Meet Shoes) -> not used

2. Colored flats/ballet flats:  grey polka dot flats (Souvenir Accessories)

3. Espadrilles (any color): substituting black loafers (Plaid Skirt and Sweater 1999)

4. Sandals:  blue strappy sandals (Kanani's Meet Shoes)

5. Calf (or knee) boots:  black boots (Rebecca's School Outfit)

6. Stompy boots:  doc martens (School Jumper 1996)

7. Sneakers:  navy blue sneakers (Drawstring Cargos and Plaid Shirt 1999)

Extras:

I ignored this.  I'm not one for little accessories, and none of my dolls are either.  And frankly, if I can't be bother to wear jewelry myself, it's highly unlikely I will try to track down little matching accessories for my dolls.

The Final Outfits

Shepard and Kana have very similar tastes, that being 'plain and functional'.  The difference is that Kana hates to wear shoes and would go barefoot all the time if she could.

Shepard:  grey tshirt, WW2 bomber jacket, cargo shorts, doc martens

Kana:  blue cami, navy hoodie, drawstring cargo pants, strappy sandals

Nellie is being super stylish, but we're not sure what happened with Sam.  The 90s attacked, and it isn't pretty

Nellie:  white tank top, denim buttondown, plaid skirt, navy leggings, grey polka dot flats
Sam:   grey striped turtleneck, denim shortalls, sneakers

Lily is being her usual preppy Slytherin self:  green sweater, grey tshirt, wool jumper, black loafers.

And finally Anora is being a hipster before being a hipster was cool:  plaid flannel shirt, white tank top, navy blue cargo skirt, grey polka dot flats