What I bought - suit 1

I thought I would share with you the suits I purchased while in Hong Kong as I have not been sewing. Somehow with new clothes to wear I don't have the urge to sew anything.


I bought two suits from Cour Carre. They were marked down by 70 - 80% which made them very attractive. The green wool/silk/nylon/elastine I will show first I bought as a two piece - jacket and skirt. The skirt was the last one left and is a couple of sizes too big. I have started to unpick the sides but that is as far as I have got. But I have worn the jacket several times already to work with the 2 June capsule skirts.

I really love the details in the jacket. The side fronts and the back have a series of darts that are released as pleats - four on each - a total of 16. The sleeves have 3 parts. There is a seam down the centre, lining up with the shoulder seam. The vents at the bottom actually are real and you can undo the buttons.

In the all green outfit I am wearing one of the two new pairs of shoes I bought. Nice brand name - huh!?

This weekend I WILL take that skirt in and report back next week!

BTW, is anyone having trouble with their feeds via Internet Explorer? For some reason most of my feeds are not working. Some are coming in but the majority are not.........

Vogue 2984 - 3

Photos after a day at work. Well I think the skirt looks a bit frumpy and it did not pass the wearability factor - my shirt kept coming out all day. I think I will take in the side seams to bring it up higher on my waist. The best thing was it felt very luxurious knowing how nicely I had finished the inside. Also the fabric has a really smart crisp feel to it and went really well with the HK jacket.

So I was really the Hong Kong Shopper with this outfit! Suit jacket - made for me in HK, shirt also made to measure in HK, skirt fabric from HK and accessories also from HK! Here is a close up of the shoes. They are actually Italian but purchased in HK - very international! The shoes are leather with the trim and bow in suede - nice~


Finally, thank you for your feedback on the seams and how you go about sewing and neatening (previous post). They all sound good and I will give each a try depending on what I am doing.