It’s the Neenah dress by Seamwork magazine. As you might know, I’m loosing quite a bit of weight recently, so I have to rebuild my whole wardrobe. This is basically the best thing that can happen to someone who sews: having to sew more and more!

I need a lot of basics, so I am diggind into Seamwork patterns since they are stylish and comfortable, and quick to finish!

Since I have made this dress I can not stop wearing it: it is comfortable and cosy, with a sleek style for the office.

I have been wearing it with heels and with ballerines, perfect anyway !

I have made a size L, with no modifications.

The dress has no closures and the main feature is the turtleneck. I had never sewn one before, but this was a breeze to make. The whole dress took me maybe three hours all together.

We could talk days about how I use flashy colours as basics, but I will just let the pictures speak for themselves and show how easy it is to accessorize this cute dress.

The fabic is a lightweight jersey I bought in Bordeaux, at Marché St Michel for a whole 5 euros or so… Amazing, right? It has some subtle stripes which I have of course matched, as you can see.

I will use this pattern again (and again?). Colette released a cowl neck variation, in the usual mid-month pattern hack you get when you subscribe to the magazine.

I think Neenah will also work great as a simple layering turtleneck tshirt, and who doesn’t need one?

See you soon with another dress!