Here is a skirt I made for myself a few years ago. The fabric is a stable knit that I purchased from Emma One Sock. http://www.emmaonesock.com/
Despite the wonderful nubby texture of the fabric I felt that the skirt lacked "punch", so I played around with the remaining fabric to create a loose panel on one hip. I used the front and back pattern piece to create a panel that covers the upper front and back of one side of the skirt. I played around with the horizontal stripes to cut the panel in a way that is interesting to the eye.
If you ever look at designer clothing in stores or in magazines you will notice that designers frequently have a unique little twist that sets their designs apart. As sewists we can do the same thing by playing around with the design until we make it uniquely ours.
I wear this skirt with a black turtleneck sweater and black boots.
Love it! What gorgeous fabric and love the extra panel on the side as it really does add an extra twist to it and gives it a designers touch :) Oh by the way I finished my high waisted pencil skirt and added boning to the waistband which was a first for me and it turned out great... I just shared it on my blog this morning. Now I'm about to embark on drafting a pencil skirt pattern for myself and was thinking maybe there's some kind of twist I could add to that to spice things up a little as well :)
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