The cover of Knipmode's August issue is all about sun and sea. Perhaps the endless weeks of heavy rainfall and the fact that I'm shivering in my long sleeved shirt right now isn't helping much but this theme feels a bit.... unseasonal? School's out for summer, holiday suitcases are already packed and summer sale started weeks ago. My overly ambitious summer sewing plans were made months ago!
Well, you can't judge a sewing magazine by its cover, right?
Surprise! No swimsuits, just one pair of shorts and also a bunch of long sleeved jackets, cardigans, dresses and sweaters!
A black and white capsule collection consisting of dress #15 with interesting seam lines, a nicely shaped fitted dress (#24), skirt #13, loose and boxy top #8 and, not shown, cardigan #12 and trousers #11. Combining items from this capsule will make outfits suitable for all types of weather.
It's easy to imagine the dress on the left worn with tights. Not sure about maxi dress #1 for summer. The model is showing a lot of leg when seated but the line drawing looks like an awful lot of fabric. It will make pretty autumn lounge wear though.
The 'Oh boy' collection mixes mini skirts and masculine blazers, bow blouses and oversized cardigans. Whoever did the text editing for the cover certainly put me on the wrong track!
A floral collection, love the neckline of the dress on the left!
Some of the patterns are now also shown by models wearing size 46 by request of many Knipmode readers.
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| Overview of Knipmode 8/2016 pdf patterns |
All in all there's nothing in this issue that will end up in my summer sewing queue, but it's not too bad either.
Last month I skipped the review of Knipmode July 2016. However, that issue contained two patterns deserving an honouroble mention. For over a decade now Knipmode collaborates with Dutch designer Mart Visser. Once in a while the Mart Visser original designer patterns make an appearance in the magazine. These are my most treasured issues as the design details are often intriguing and challenging. For the July issue he designed a party dress and a kaftan, both are available as pdf pattern on knipmode.nl in European sizes 34-54. Not as remarkable as some of his earlier evening wear patterns, but still really pretty!
Have a nice weekend!
Thank you. I really like #15. Such interesting seam lines. Maybe not black and white for me. Navy not black. Cream? Raspberry?
ReplyDeleteI like the idea of navy and cream for a classic look with a twist!
DeleteI love the black and white collection. That little top is adorable.
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