Maxi(mum) Impact: Part Two

Siblings enjoying the beach: Spending time with my brother at Greenmount...

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LOOK #1

Kaftan: Cotton Creations (from Trottie Becke)

Sandals: Corelli @ Williams

Cross-Body Bag: Oxfam leather

Thick Bangle: Vintage, American brass

Thin Bangle: Du Monde brass

Hat: Before Sunset by Rigon

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LOOK #2

Dress: Flower elastane

Bolero: Autograph jersey

Thongs: Havaianas @ Big W

Cross-Body Bag: Sportsgirl straw

Indian Bangle: Adorne

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Having already waxed lyrical about the wonderful feeling of long, floaty maxidress in a previous post - Maxi(mum) Impact - there's no need to say much more, except that these two dresses have been altered by a professional & as such, there is no need to employ my unique rubber band solution. The first dress, a tie dye cotton maxi-kaftan has been "taken up" conventionally; the bottom being folded up two inches & sewn straight across to create a shorter hemline whereas the second dress, a multi-print elastane option, has been turned inside out & had a piece of elastic sewn onto each side-seam half-way down to create a "ruched" effect & once again raise the hemline. 

Maxi(mum) Impact

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LOOK #1

Dress: Dharma Daughter (from Pashin Factory Outlet, Coolangatta)

Cardigan: Thredz mesh

Bolero: City Chic leather

Sandals: Hush Puppies gladiators

Cross-Body Bag: Sportsgirl straw

Shell Ring: Southbank Markets

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LOOK #2

Dress: Filo cotton

Cardigan: Thredz mesh

Sandals: Corelli @ Williams lace-up

Cross-Body Bag: Sportsgirl straw

Thick Bangle: Vintage American brass

Thin Bangle: Du Monde

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There's nothing better than the feeling of a long, flowing maxidress on balmy - or was it, breezy? - coastal evenings. As I am of petite stature (I may have mentioned that before... you know, once or twice...) full-length dresses usually have to be altered so I'm not stumbling around or tripping over, but in the absence of a seamstress or even a needle & thread to do a rudimentary job myself, I found a more unusual solution: rubber bands. By turning the dress inside out, twisting & placing rubber bands around the bunches created in the fabric, drapery can be created, adding visual interest & most importantly, raising the hemline ever-so-slightly, as depicted in the two looks above...