Finally made it out to the beach which meant I had an opportunity to snap some photos of this bathing suit top! It’s by Friday Pattern Company and I love it. Such a simple top to sew up! Only have one note about. The pattern states that the elastic in the band around the chest is optional. I personally would prefer it with elastic so next time I’ll be doing that! I still have leftover bits of this fabric from a local store here. I could probably squeeze out one more bikini from it. How cute is the cloud fabric I linked below?? It's on my list now.

For the bottoms, I actually took an old one piece I made and chopped it in half. Now that I'm thinking about it, I don't believe I ever blogged in it? Here are two other posts using this fabric.

Fabric for the sewist:

For the shopper:

It seems that May Gray has left us, and while June Gloom should be here soon, the weather today has been pure summer. Perfect opportunity to bust out a handmade wrap dress! The hair seems a little crazy today, but I just can't seem to be bothered to style it lately.

I've made this dress a few times, and this version is in a lovely bubble crepe. Easy to sew, you can read this post to see all the changes I've made to this BurdaStyle sewing pattern. You can see the original sewing pattern here!

Anyways, I finally have my desk set back up in my new apartment, which means I can sew again! I haven't made much since before my trip to Japan. My first make was a new bathing suit so I'll have to show you that sometime soon. What are you all sewing up for summer? Share with me please!!

I bought this dress on sale for $16 from Lulus. It crossed my mind that it wouldn't be the highest quality, but the dress initially was around $50 so I thought maybe I would be okay. Wrong. The zipper on this dress was immediately busted. I tried everything, graphite pencil to help move it, Vasoline to help unstick it. Finally the zipper came undone. This time it was separated. 

That's where my sewing skills came in handy. Seam ripped this baby out and inserted a new zipper (and saved my mind) in about 2 minutes. Thankfully, the fabric and print of this dress made it worth saving. Paired with my trusty Everlane boots, which you can buy here.

An easy outfit for brunch in Liberty Station. I still cannot believe what this abandoned base has turned into, and I love spending a morning wandering around. I feel like I grew up in Liberty Station, even though I never actually lived in Point Loma.

 This beautiful Everlane shirt will be on heavy rotation, you can wear it to work or for fun. Although, Rick may complain that another "napkin" piece has been added to the wardrobe haha! I couldn't resist these Who What Wear x Target shoes the other day. The blue is just dreamy, but they also come in red and light pink.

My love for all things Japanese stems from a long list, beginning with videos games such as Final Fantasy & Kingdom Hearts. When I was 13 years old the Japanese language teacher at my school gave me a couple copies of Vivi, my first introduction to street style in Japan. Funny enough on my most recent trip I actually met up with her and told her of our brief encounter. Mind you I haven't seen her since around that time so it's been about 13 years. 

Throughout the years I long lusted after many of the brands featured in this magazine. This was far enough back that many of the brands were not shipping to the United States (many of which still do not). I haven't picked up a copy in a couple years so these brands somewhat left my mind. You can imagine my excitement when I was strolling along in Shibuya to suddenly spot Snidel. Snidel has always been one of the brands most often featured that I wanted so many pieces. I said to Rick that we had to go immediately and I wasn't leaving without buying something. So we went, and I snagged this beautiful brown and black dress. How could I resist? 

Wore my trusty Sew Over It London dress to a full day of hanging at the beach. I tend to not be the biggest fan of sunscreen and sweat, so I always try to bring a little bit of something to keep me cute under the cover of an umbrella. You can see how I styled this dress in Tokyo here or for a day of running errands here.