{"id":82416,"date":"2024-04-25T10:25:48","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T14:25:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/?p=82416"},"modified":"2024-04-26T11:46:15","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T15:46:15","slug":"inspiration-and-fabrics-for-the-laureles-top-dress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2024\/04\/inspiration-and-fabrics-for-the-laureles-top-dress.html","title":{"rendered":"inspiration and fabrics for the laureles top + dress"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello again!<\/p>\n

I introduced the Laureles Top + Dress<\/a> the other day. Today I’m back to talk about some fabric and styling ideas for this pattern.<\/p>\n

\"inspiration<\/a><\/p>\n

These photos aren’t so similar to the Laureles pattern, but I like the fabrics they used, and I love the minimalist simplicity of them. Soft cottons and linens are great for this style. If you want to crop your Laureles to be like these it would certainly be easy enough to do.<\/p>\n

\"inspiration<\/a><\/p>\n

I love the monochrome outfits in all these photos, too. Why not pair your Laureles with our Lisboa Walking Shorts<\/a> or with our Montauk Trousers<\/a> for a similar look?<\/p>\n

\"inspiration<\/a><\/p>\n

But if go the View B dress route, there are all sorts of ways you could sew it! Here are a few examples of similar styles.\u00a0 Adding a tier to the bottom could be a cute idea for customizing this style, if you want.<\/p>\n

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Like I mentioned in my introductory post, you can choose from a wide variety of fabrics for this style. For the top, lightweight woven fabrics work well. Anything from soft cottons and linen to chambray, lawn, shirtings, and textured fabrics like eyelet or lace would work well. For the dress, I prefer something with a little drape, like rayon, linen, or anything else that hangs nicely. I used a seersucker fabric (in black, it might be the first time I’ve seen black seersucker?) for View A, and despite the fact that seersucker doesn’t drape (like, at all…) it was fine. For View B I used a silk noil<\/a>, which is a great option because it has gorgeous texture but it’s actually very smooth and lustrous and the colors are so saturated! And of course it drapes beautifully, too. And again, this style is so simple and minimalist it can easily handle texture or print. A big graphic print would look amazing!<\/p>\n

You can find lots more ideas and inspiration in my Liesl + Co Laureles Square-Neck Top + Dress Pinterest folder<\/a>. I keep adding to it as I find additional ideas, so feel free to follow along there.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, pick up your own copy of the Laureles pattern in paper<\/a> or in digital format<\/a>. And I always say it, but I really mean it: I love it when you tag us #lieslandco<\/a> and #laurelestopdress in your makes. The best part of designing patterns is seeing what other people make with them, how you personalize them to make them really yours!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Liesl is back with ideas for our new Laureles Square-Neck Top + Dress sewing pattern, both for fabrics and for styling choices. We can’t wait to see what you do with this one! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":82434,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20687],"tags":[20914],"class_list":["post-82416","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","tag-laureles"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/laureles-insp-feature.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5jZS5-lri","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":82382,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2024\/04\/introducing-the-laureles-square-neck-top-dress.html","url_meta":{"origin":82416,"position":0},"title":"introducing the laureles square-neck top + dress","author":"Liesl Gibson","date":"April 18, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"The new Laureles Top + Dress sewing pattern is a square-neck style with princess seams and cup sizes to help you get a great fit. 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