Sonntag, 16. Februar 2014

Little Red Riding Hood

Hi cuties,

this weekend, I sewed something for myself, which I haven't done for a while, or so it seems to me. I had and still have so many ideas for my little etsy shop!
But last week I stumbled upon a skirt I made ages ago. It was made very horribly, so I never really wore it, but the fabric is so pretty, so I couldn't throw it away either. I just never knew what to do with it, until I got a sudden inspiration: I'll just make a cape out of it!

My obsession with capes started because of this movie:


Do you know it? In German, it's called Drei Haselnüsse für Aschenbrödel. It's a super kitschy movie which is usually aired on TV around Christmas, but I really like it. You should definitively watch it if you haven't seen it yet!
Anyways, there's a scene where she wears a cape. Since then, I adore capes with hoods. Plus they go really well with Lolita, since they don't disturb the silhouette and are also a little decadent, because you can only wear them in spring or fall when you don't need a jacket but it's also not too hot, so they're rather an accessoire (in my humble opinion). But a very elegant one!

So when I knew what to make with the fabric, I dug out some red rose trim, which I hadn't known either what to use for. I got it once as a present, and it's very delicate.



The fabric is a wine red fake suede leather, and the lace trim is more blood-red, but I think they mesh astonishingly well. At least, I like the look.


Because I didn't have so much lace, the hem turned out a little less wide than I had in mind. Normally, I prefer it when it's wider and swings nicely, but the only alternative would have been to omit the hood, which I didn't want to.


Looking back, I probably should have lined the hood completely instead of just a trim, but I ran out of fabric and hadn't anything matching at home.



As a little extra, I adorned the seams with some decorative stitching. My sewing machine offers a wide selection of stitches, which I hardly ever use. Actually a shame.


As you might have guessed, I made this cape in the first place to match my Red Riding Hood jsk by Btssb. The fabric of the cape matches the one in the print pretty well:


I'm looking forward to wear this coordinate, but probably not in near future. Carnival season starts in march. Not the best time to wear Lolita, to be honest.

7 Kommentare:

  1. I don't think that the movie is kitsch... I know worse movies than it is :D. And yes, I know it because it's a czech-germany co-production ..and in English it's something like a Cinderrela story?
    However, the hood is very lovely :3 Love the laces! ♥

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  2. Das ist echt schön geworden <3
    Ich freue mich schon auf ne Coord damit :)

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  3. Da ist echt ein tolles Cape :) Bin wirklich sehr gespannt auf die dazugehörige Co-Ord <3

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  4. Oh that cape is adorable! Well done.

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  5. I'm obsessed with capes at the moment so this post interests me a lot :P

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  6. Ooooh, ich liiiiebe diesen Film!
    Das Cape ist sehr schön geworden, kann ich mir gut an dir vorstellen. :)

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  7. So cuuute ! J'ai hâte de te voir en vraie avec cette robe et ton joli mantelet fait-main ! *o*
    C'est drôle, Lea a aussi cette collection dans sa wishlist (en rouge) et moi j'hésite à la prendre en noir ! ehehe :D

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