Purple Jersey Dress

Coco Chanel first made luxe casual women's dresses with jersey in the 1910's. It drapes so nicely but is very stretchy, and I was leery of working with it. ...BUT... I am so glad I went for it with this pattern. It was a great exercise and I'm pleased with the result. Tea-length and deep eggplant purple -- these details make a "t-shirt" dress seem more elegant. Don't look too closely at my not-always-pretty stitches. But from a distance, it certainly looks "fait par des professionnels".

I styled this basic dress with VanCleef-lookalike necklace, a big rhinestone ring, and vintage sweater pins. Very glamorous for the office. Shoes from Modcloth.