Vintage top to match the vintage skirt

So after all you my want to have a full outfit together so the next thing that you can follow along with me making. Is a vintage top now yes this is a vintage 50s top however because the skirt is a late 40s it is something that someone would've had in their wardrobe and these two would've gone together. Now this pattern may look like there's only three options however there is a fourth if you think about it and that would be the wide neck with the three-quarter length sleeves. That's not what I'm going to be doing this time I'm going to do the letter C which is the wide neck with the short sleeves however next time I think we might do the fourth unseen option. That's always something to keep in mind with patterns you can usually alter them and create something that isn't there something that wasn't done before, use the pieces that you have available to make something a little bit more you even. 

Now the same things apply to making this pattern as for the skirt you want to do your measurements, so you can pick the right size. Now this pattern is produced by simplicity, as were the skirt pattern was produced by Vogue so the measurements could be different and after all we are now dealing with the upper body not our lower so we do want to re-measure to see what size we fall into. Don't forget that you're finished Garment will be different then your measurements because of design and wearing ease. It's important to make sure that you have the right ease so that you're able to move when you wear your garment. You also want to make sure that you're not just using a fabric that you like but something that will work with the pattern design as well. I'm going to be using a lightweight cotton making this top a little less formal. I'll be using a fabric that coordinates nicely and color to make a full outfit with my skirt. 

Not only will this light weight cotton give a nice flow to the front plates, the but brown tones in it and the cream colored background will go nicely with the brown colored suiting fabric that I used for the skirt.

So this tops going to have a few details in it, set in sleeves, a 14inch side zipper and 2 1/2 inch buttons at the neck. Don't worry about having your zipper and buttons just yet they will come a little later in this project. Keep in mind if you have a top that you don't wear anymore or you find a top at a thrift store that you like the buttons on and it's a good price sometimes that's a better way to get them than brand-new ones same with zippers. You can usually take them out and reuse them. something I've done for years you can either do this with metal or plastic zippers, however metal does work better for repurposing then the plastic ones. Now if you're somewhere where you have a Goodwill that's a great place to find interesting buttons as well as fabric. Over the years I have found lots of fabric, just take your tape measure so you know how much you're getting. It may also be a good idea to figure out how much fabric and what kind for any particular pattern that you'd like and have that note with you so when you find it you can see if it matches.