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Made:: Mint Shorts

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mint shorts3 copySelf made shorts, self made top (blogged here), forever 21 earrings, thfifted sandals (for 50 cents, and they have been the most comfortable heels to wear!)

This is the second pants I’ve made for myself this Summer. I love making and wearing dresses, but sometimes pants work out better than dresses, like when going to park. These shorts can be dressed up and down depending on the top and shoes. I wore sneakers to go to park with Kiko, and switched to heals and dressy tank top to go to a nail salon later that night.

The fabric was from Zak Zak in Nippori. I found it in the sale’s rack for 100 yen for a meter and a half. The patterns are self-drafted, basically the shorter version of these Parrazzo pants I made a few weeks ago.

There were a few things I failed on with these pants. One was that I used a green thread that was a few shades darker than the mint green fabric. I was anxious to finish the shorts and wear them, so I grabbed the only green color thread I had. That was a mistake. Do you see the color green pops up too much on those button holes?

Also the pants fly sit kind of weird..I think it was too long or something. I made the pattern adjustment after I finish these pants so I won’t have to deal with a weird fly in the future.

mint shorts front close up

mint shorts side

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Making a Tuxedo

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in process2 copyGuess what I am making now? A tux! Rina and I are working together on a wedding that is coming up in the Fall. Rina is making the dress for the bride, bow tie, and dress shirt for the groom, and I’m making the tuxedo for the groom!

I’m excited about the opportunity, but at the same time, I have a lot to learn. I’ve don’t really dabble in men’s wear, save the occasional t-shirt like this, let alone a full suit! The groom knows this, and still gave me the ok and his blessing to work on his.

For the jacket, I decided to use BurdaStyle Ehren #6049 pattern. It has been a while since I used BurdaStyle pattern, and I forgot how long it took to print out the patterns, tape them together and trace the size of my choosing. I spent a whole night doing that! I will say that the convenience is nice, to be able to download it with one click and there you have it.

For the pants, I was just sick of taping the papers together, so I used the pattern from Burda magazine from 2008. When I was in the U.S., one of my very good friends was from the Ukraine. When she went back home for the summer, she bought me a bunch of Burda magazine, which was awesome! The only catch was that they were in Russian. So I stared at the magazine for a while, trying to figure out the size. I entered “waist, Russian, translation” to get the result for “waist” in Russian, so I could find the right size for the groom. Thankfully for the pants, there are only a few pattern pieces; front and back pants, pockets, and fly. Before cutting the muslin pants, I tweaked the pattern a lot based on the measurements of the best fitting pants he currently owned. I shortened the pants and widened the hip and thighs.

in process1 in process3We just finished our first fitting last Saturday. The pants fit the groom almost perfectly (just needs a bit tweaking on hip and thighs), but the tux top needs a lot of modification. I know what happened looking back on the process. The test square in the Ehren pattern turned out to be 11cm x 11cm, instead of 10cm x 10cm. But by the time I saw that, I had already printed out the 50 pages of the pattern and did not want to redo it.

I’ll be updating my first suit making journey here. If you have any tips, advice, or recommended reading for suits making, please send them to my way<3

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July on Instagram

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july instagram update1. Continue practicing on silk painting.
2. Forth of July Cookies Kiko and I made.
3. Rina and I have been working on wedding together!
4. Happy girl.
5. My sister is getting married this weekend! My friend and I celebrated her new start with this delicious fruit tart.
6. Picture from a recent wedding shoot with Q Avenue Photo.
7. Mini roses from my veranda! I am into gardening as you can see from my garden decor pinterest board.
8. Kiko and I in one afternoon.
9. Photo (new shorts in shop!) from a recent shoot in Yoyogi park, with lovely Reiko Motobu.

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