In following along with Tim Gunn's suggestions and the Stitcher's Guild, here are my top 10 must have, classic pieces chosen specifically for my pear shaped body:
1. Shirt Dress in a medium to dark color (M/D)
HP Plain and Simple Shirtdress
2. Hepburn type timeless pants in M/D
HP Razor Sharp Pants
3. Shirt in cream/ecru
HP Great White Shirt
4. Woven Tank Top in cream/ecru
I've got a funky Patrones in progress at the moment
5. Trench/Military Jacket
NL 6617; Wool crepe
6. Chanel Jacket in rich colored boucle
I've got at least 3 patterns for a starting point, and I'm following Cheri Dowd's "Shortcuts to a Designer Jacket" article in Threads magazine Dec 06/Jan07
7. Tall boots in Black
Dansko FINALLY released their Risa in Leather, see photo at top of post (I don't wear suede on account of the furkids)
8. A-line skirt in M/DHP A-line
9. Khaki's
One of my Burda's
10. The perfect T-shirt (asst. colors, but definitely several to match or blend with M/D items)
Jalie 2005
Admittedly, the basics are very boring to make. Once you've adjust your pattern perfectly though, you can whip out a couple pieces one after the other, or intersperse them with more fun sewing.
Basics are also great to batch process, especially as you can do the skirt and pants from the same or similar fabric, sewing and serging both patterns at once.
And finally, you will get much more wear out of your basics sewing, than your "fun" sewing. Might as well put your sewing time to good use.
Of course, fun sewing is necessary to feed the creative soul.
Kira
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