{"id":2168,"date":"2019-05-06T18:15:47","date_gmt":"2019-05-06T17:15:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/?p=2168"},"modified":"2019-05-06T18:15:49","modified_gmt":"2019-05-06T17:15:49","slug":"fitting-frenzy-the-sirocco-jumpsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sixmignons.com\/en\/2019\/05\/06\/fitting-frenzy-the-sirocco-jumpsuit\/","title":{"rendered":"Fitting Frenzy: the Sirocco Jumpsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you’ve been following this blog for a while, you will have noticed that I have become seriously obsessed with fitting issues lately.<\/strong> Along with my competencies, my sewing goal have evolved: I now want to get the perfect fit for my handmade clothes<\/strong> – no matter how many muslins it may take. So I should definitely have expected that tackling a jumpsuit like Sirocco by Deer & Doe<\/a> would be my fitting nemesis – and it was!
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Sirocco is part of the latest Deer & Doe collection that came our early April (2019); and clearly it has been a sewer’s favourite, with many version popping all over Instagram (I could not find many blog reviews though). There was nearly no mention of fitting issues, so I thought ah ah, an easy one!<\/strong> With my tiny shoulders, my E cup bust and my long torso (versus short legs, oh well…), I should have known better<\/strong>!!! It took me three muslins and a half to get the right fit… Arrrrgggghhh!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Muslin 1: is it REALLY supposed to be a jumpsuit?<\/strong> Despite the sizing charts suggesting a size 38, I (very unwisely) cut a size 36 – in a previously Deer & Doe world, that worked but not this time! So I ended up with an overly tight wrap top, a very fitted bottom, and 8cm missing in the middle so no way to join one to the other<\/strong>!!! And I’m definitely (and sadly) too old for the mid-rif look…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Muslin 2: hello boobies! <\/strong>In my frustration, I decided to go not one but two sizes up (except at the shoulders and sleeves, I am very narrow up there) and add the full 8cm to the bodice<\/strong>. What was I thinking about? Obviously this increase caused a massive cleavage issue, with FAR too much on display<\/strong>. I did not even bother joining this one to a bottom… But there is enough length to do it, that\u2019s one thing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Muslin 3: nearly there<\/strong>… The time I kept the same sizing choices (36 shoulders, 40 rest), did not lengthen the bodice but doubled the width of the belt<\/strong>; and took off 1cm on both sides, top to bottom. The fitting was OK but the belt looked far too wide<\/strong> for my liking! And the bust was a tiny bit tight. I also experimented with sleeves length<\/strong> – I did not like the idea of short sleeves for such a warm garment; and I definitely prefer the aesthetics of the 3\/4 version.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Version 4: finally there!!!<\/strong> I took the risk of making few more tweak directly to my final version: I shortened the (doubled) belt width by 2cm and transferred this adjustment to the bodice<\/strong>. This results in a slightly lower cleavage, but nothing unmanageable! All good now… finally! I forgot to mention previously, the legs were way too long so I trimmed 7cm off!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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