Different ways to wear a long-at-the-back, blue stripe dress, no. 368 (b)

 

 Blue stripe top (by E nine) worn over a white tennis style pleated skirt. Selfie.

Blue strip top worn as a skirt
Why so bulky? I'd forgotten I was wearing the white skirt underneath. Selfie by Angela.


I also tried the dress back to front. Longer at the front, it hangs like a shift dress. Neat. 




Very smart, but, oops, oh dear. It is much too short at the back. It shows your bottom at the back. As for climbing steps or bending over wearing this outfit, forget it. 

You could cover the back high hem with a long jacket. Or white cape blazer.

However, the neck is actually cut to fit the body. It is lower at the front. So when you turn it around, the higher part at the front cuts across your neck and constrains your shoulders and upper arms. I looked good but did not feel comfortable. Back to the way the designer and cutter intended, with the label at the back of the neck. 



Blue and white striped dress 368, folded wrap style to lengthen the front to knee-length. (The dress is shorter at the front than the back.)

How do you know which is the back? I tried it back to front and sideways, but the label is at the back.

The folded covers the front more and also looks more interesting. 
It would spring apart, unless you fastened it with old-fashioned hooks and eyes, or the multiple hook and close or Velcro system, or ribbons. 

If you sewed it down, how would you get it over your head and waist? There is a concealed white zip diagonally across from one shoulder to enable you to get the neck part over your head and shoulders. But the zip is not down as far as waist level, so I think it would still get stuck on the bust.

Add the matching hairband and it looks really smart. Trendy. Different. Nobody else has one like this.

The last addition could be the sleeves.

Labels
Blue and white striped top E.Nine
White skirt 
Black lace dickey


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