I was excited to make something for
The Professor. Along with the Skipper, he was always one of my favorites. I used his white shirt and khaki pants combination as inspiration for this combo.
As I mentioned last post, I am doing an exercise in swimwear since finding
a great site on how to draft patterns for stretch fabrics. I'm quickly becoming a fan!
I knew I wanted to try to make a one-piece suit that looked like she was also wearing a very professorial vest. The small problem was, how would I do that without making the waist look bulky with the extra layer of horizontal-laying fabric on it? The answer was to do a twisty, high placed ditty withangular lines running through it. I love the way it turned out!
In addition to making the otherwise simple-ish suit look more interesting, notice how the placement of the bands on the side sections also add cleavage-creating bra-like support.
And of course, I couldn't simply make a one-piece and let it stand alone, so I made a flowy (yes, a flowy, unstructured top! Can you believe my boldness to explore the unfamiliar?!) blouse as a cover-up. While it doesn't really cover anything, it sure would look great billowing in the sea breeze. I was not only taking from the Professor's white shirt, but also was inspired by coconut "fuzz" and the the
palm frond thatched huts, which is why I added the detail of the frayed edge ribbon I created from the shirt fabric.
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