Which top/short dress would be most flattering?

[Popsicle]

The first choice looks like it should be made out of jersey rather than a woven fabric. Is the fabric woven?

The second one might look weird with the pattern, but I reckon if you changed the button fastening to a tie, that would work.

The gathering on the third one might make you look a bit barrel shaped if you are large. If it was me I would play around with the proportion - lower the empire line a bit, and change the gathers to pleats. Although this might depend on your actual body shape.

 

[felixthecat]

No.2 - no contest.

No.1 would be okish, but no way no.3 - well not unless you want to look several sizes bigger.

 

[Detroit City]

No.2 - no contest.

No.1 would be okish, but no way no.3 - well not unless you want to look several sizes bigger.

what do you mean no way no.3???

 

[felixthecat]

what do you mean no way no.3???

It wouldn't compliment madzone's gorgeous boobs and would make her look lumpy rather than bosomy. The v-necks are much better for her - she's got a fine pair, so she should flaunt them!

 

[Detroit City]

madzone's gorgeous boobs

 

[madzone]

She's met them

 

[madzone]

Hmmmm, I dunno - maybe I should keep looking

 

[Madusa]

make me one, madzone while you're at it

 

[electrogirl]

I can't believe I chose no.3 and got then no.3 got totally trashed. I'm a bit embarassed.

 

[madzone]

I can't believe I chose no.3 and got then no.3 got totally trashed. I'm a bit embarassed.

But you've not met me so you can be forgiven The people trashing it are the people who have a fair idea of my size and height etc.

 

[madzone]

make me one, madzone while you're at it

No. I don't think I will.

 

[Madusa]

No. I don't think I will.

You're SUCH a bully!

I voted Option 1, view C.

 

[spanglechick]

view D?

 

[madzone]

Right - having bothered to go and get the fabric and actually drape it on me I nw know exactly what it wants to be

It needs to have the same top as my skull dress (the green one) but no cumberband thing. The skirt needs to come straight from under the bustline with no gathering - A line - above the knee.

Now to find a pattern

 

[madzone]

view D?

That might work

 

[madzone]

Bit longer than the first view/ bit shorter than the third??

 

[AnnO'Neemus]

normally the second one, but it won't look right with the pattern. so: the first.

do not opt for the last one - it will give you a huge monobosom.

edit - with some sort of camisole/vest under, obv.

I agree with Spangles.

And Trinny and Susannah always recommend a V-neck as being more flattering for women with a larger bust, so it must be true.

I say 1 (c) as well. But not for reasons of pattern. Being a bigger busted woman myself, I find it really hard to wear cross-over tops, because the fabric that is supposed to cross the bust invariably wiggles underneath it and sits funny. It's one thing to try something on in a shop that looks nice on the hanger, and then to realise it doesn't quite fit right, but if you've gone to the effort to make something yourself, it would be a bummer if the cross-over didn't work properly and made it unwearable.

 

[Oriole]

I'd go for AE you can't go wrong with crossover if there's boobage (although if it was for me I might add 3/4 sleeves, just not the flappy ones on DE, more the ones on D in the first packet because of the flapping is impractical)

How big is the print? Is there much of a repeat in it? My first thought was whoa, nice fabric but beyond my skill to cut properly so the skulls line up on both sides and to make sure I wouldn't hand up with a skull smack bang on the nipple-itude area. Can't wait to see pictures.

 

[mentalchik]

2) View A/E

Being on the large side myself i would go for this one....


fab fabric !

 

[madzone]

I didn't buy any of them yet. I don't need the top until June and I'm going to lose weight you know

 

[Louloubelle]

Bit longer than the first view/ bit shorter than the third??

This could work IMO

The essential problem here is that your original choices are vaguely hippyish looking and with the exception of 2, should be constructed from polyester or silk jersey to drape properly. The fabric is a rockabilly print and with the possible exception of no 2 would just look wrong.

I feel the the print would look best used with your last suggestion or possibly spangle's suggestion, both of which could look vaguley vintage/ 50s ish and so work with the print.

Just a thought, but if your tum / ribcage is large you might consider spangle's suggestion, maybe even with the band below the bust being made from a darker plain fabric from the print, which would give the illusion of a smaller waist.

 

[Louloubelle]

Right - having bothered to go and get the fabric and actually drape it on me I nw know exactly what it wants to be

It needs to have the same top as my skull dress (the green one) but no cumberband thing. The skirt needs to come straight from under the bustline with no gathering - A line - above the knee.

Now to find a pattern

thing about your skull dress is that it looks vaguley 50s. Trust me, that fabric screams rockabilly and could look very wrong with a hippy pattern.

 

[madzone]

Thanks loulou - I've had to give up drinking so I'm assuming I'll lose weight in the next six weeks. The top is on hold until I know what size I'm going to be. I know the pattern I'm looking for now from holding the material up against me - just got to see if anyone actually makes it.