Summer Internship: Day 43

After leaving Friday, I was determined over the weekend to continue working on this collection I had designed.  The dress was nearly finished aside from side seams and trim.  Yesterday I got right to work with the serger and completed both the "mod" style dress and a top as well.  The top is a new addition to my collection that I thought was necessary for making it look complete.  Christopher taught me that it is very important to make separate pieces so that they can be versatile for various occasions.  I will show you exactly how to make pieces versatile as I get to the pieces I made.

I would first like to start out with this new additional piece.

The focus is going to be on the undershirt which is made of the swatch of material up in the right hand corner of the photo.  It has a sense of elegance to it that really blended well with the rest of the collection.  I portrayed it being worn under a black blazer with a pair of denim jeans.  The top itself is boat neck with a three quarter length sleeve.  

So if you were to just wear this casually with jeans and a belt, it looks like so.  This would be appropriate for a casual lunch or just a day out on the town.  

However, when you add a blazer, another level of chic-ness is added.

This dresses it up quite a bit more and could be used for more classy occasions.

If we take it up another notch by pairing it with a dress pant/crop, it could easily be used for business wear as shown below.

Essentially, the blazer could be added for this business wear look depending on the place of occupation.

I wanted to save the best for last with this next look.  This is a piece I am very proud of and cannot believe I created after the little experience I have had until this summer.

Sketched out, my piece looked like this:

I had found a very similar style in print that I used on the fabric and the reverse side for the trim.

Since fall is approaching, doing a legging with a boot would be a great and cozy look to pull off!

In the mean time, the bare leg is definitely appropriate as well as sassy! :)