I do love a bit of colourblocking, but part of me also wonders how great this would look all in one fabric, or by mixing different textures of the same colour (wool vs leather, anyone?).Īs it’s January, we get an exercise feature! Well, this year it’s more a loungewear feature that they tried to shoehorn into yoga, but it’s not too bad this time around so let’s overlook that. But because I’ve been burned before by tracing out a million pieces, I think if it were me I’d sew up a muslin using the lining pieces first, then trace/cut out all those tiny triangles later. This is the only design I liked from the Folklore feature – this jacket is pieced like a quilt but without being even remotely “art to wear”. I do feel like they’ve missed a trick by not having those curved seams in the skirt be actual, functioning pockets (why, Burda, why?) but it’d be easy enough to draft them in yourself.
I love the tech drawing for this dress with its asymmetric tuck and twists at the bust, though I wish Burda’s stylist hadn’t layered a polo neck underneath so we could see the neckline better. And of course my style twin Allison C has gone and made it already!
dress! (It also comes in top form) I don’t even care that it feels like a throwback to Burda circa 2005 when everyone was making twist tops – it’s just a universally flattering shape and really easy to sew, too. I think this construction idea is stronger than the overall top, IMHO, but I’ve never been one for voluminous tops to begin with so I”m not really the target market here. There are no shoulder seams, just a big dart on the upper back and another angled seam lower down to give a lot of back interest. But exercise potential aside, I really like the design from the back. I chose to highlight this image of this big shirt rather than the one in the exercise section just because I like the image of her running up the stairs (something I’ve taken of myself in the past, ha!), and also because this is like the worst design to do yoga in unless you like exposing your entire chest during Downward Dogs. Realistically I’ll never make this as my office is casual and I hate ironing, but I appreciate the design work here nonetheless.
#BURDA MAGAZINE FEBRUARY 2008 UPDATE#
But this design feels more like an update of a classic blouse and I love the strong shoulder design.
I know quite a few people were trying to turn 2017 into “the year of the sleeve” and there’s no denying that there were a lot of statement sleeves on the runways of late, but most just seem wildly impractical to me (I literally struggle to cook breakfast in wide dressing gown sleeves at the weekends!). I’m just going to enjoy the inspiration and talking points they provide, and hope that one day I’ll actually get to sew everything on my list! Apologies for the delays in posting this review of the first issue of Burda for 2018! I know a lot of you use these reviews to decide whether or not to buy this issue while it’s current, but the newsagent by my office where I tend to buy these didn’t have it before we broke up for the holidays, and, well – I’ve been very busy with posting all about the designs in my book recently!īut the good news is that this issue is worth the wait IMHO! I won’t be signing up for the Burda Challenge this year (been there, done that back in 2012!!), as I’ve already got way too much on my sewing plate already, but I’m not going to feel bad about not sewing much from these issues, either.
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