Make Nine 2018 update.

I'm updating my #makenine2018 - I want to make a tapestry midi-length dirndl skirt rather than a tapestry vest. Maybe a Megan Neilsen pattern... either Brumby or Kelly.  Both of which have been TNT patterns for me in the past... or I might just make it up, as that type of skirt is easy to make.

Why did I change my mind? Well, I got a cute embroidered patchwork linen vest at the by-the-pound Goodwill that has a very Dolly Kei vibe to it... but I tried it on with all sorts of things from my closet and I just couldn't pull it off.

I know vests are on-trend with 90s revival looks, so I thought I could get away with my own quirky interpretation of this type of trend.

Dolly Kei look incorporates a lot of different vest styles... as well as those fraternal collars that look like vests too...

In my head, a Dolly Kei-inspired patchwork tapestry vest made from a vintage pattern worked with my clothes and style... something like this...

I do like my chunky ivory cable-knit sweater vest and burgundy herringbone wool menswear-inspired vest in the winter between a shirt and a cardigan...

...but in actuality a crazy summer vest was way more unironically frumpy 90s mom than anything remotely fashion-forward.  I just don't think it's worth my time to end up looking like this.

 

So yeah, I'm still collecting tapestry fabric and loving it... but I think I will rock it better as a skirt or dress element, rather than a vest.  I am also not giving up on my vest idea completely. 

I  am still on the lookout for a velveteen cropped vest as a thrift item... but not going to put the energy into making one.  And with that, I will leave you with some Dolly Kei vest fantasy images from Pinterest, to cleanse your palette after the hideous mom vest.