Included in what he was selling were his wife's clothing. I am not sure if the family was from India or a neighboring country, but her clothing was amazing in color and workmanship. He told me each had been made just for her - as such there was little to no seam allowances. But I loved the tunic structure of the top piece and they came with matching, or coordinating, pants and scarves.
So I bought two, then went back a month later for more. This is the first one I tackled.
This gown did not have matching pants, but they were in a solid color. However I had in my stash a green batik material that was a very close match.
In order to make this so it fit me I carefully unpicked both side seams from hem to underarm. I then removed the seam from armpit to wrist. into these open spaces I could now add strips of the batik to widen the sleeves and body of the tunic.
Here are a couple of examples of me wearing the finished outfit. The batik matches so well that most people do not realize it is not original.
The headscarf is the original that came with the tunic and pants. For this outfit I made a necklace as well using green stones.
The headscarf is the original that came with the tunic and pants. For this outfit I made a necklace as well using green stones.
