outfit 44--green "u-knit" maxi dress

are you old enough to remember "U-Knits?" 

i sewed them all the time in jr. high and high school. 

i didn't try to afford the name brand

but if i remember right they had see through dressing rooms,

every item was either solid colors or a stripe so you could mix and match the belts, skirts, shirts, dresses, etc.  (i even made a jumpsuit with a zipper in the back:))

oh, btw, i am a fake red-head now, instead of fake-blonde...

love the color, love the transition as i will probably go dark/natural for the summer...

i fashioned this dress in honor and memory of "u-knits". 

i first called my mom to see if she remembered,

i then went through my visual memory and couldn't really recall .....then, BAM,

it hit me how i could turn this peice of rectangular knit loveliness into a dress with minimal cutting! 

so, at 3 a.m. i got up and sewed while watching "pillars of the earth" episodes 7 and 8 on dvd. 

don't all your best ideas and memories hit you at 3 a.m.?  mmmm......

the pin is inherited from grandma linda, 

the watch is a birthday present i bought for myself when i turned 30,

oh, so many years ago:)

the rings are from my once boyfriend, now husband, mr. man, trav, baby cakes

and other pet names that deem appropriate at certain times:)

the "scarf belt" is from a friend/visiting teacher

who brought it back from her trip to india/mid-east--thank you emily

dress--me, from thrifted fabric

green shirt underneath--downeast basics

scarf--gift from a distant land:)

pin--inherited from grandma

watch--citizen from jcpenney

earrings--gold from jcpenney

sandals--dansko (i know, big shocker, huh?)

Harry and I say "bye for now, come back and visit soon!" 

Harry is my 20 lb. maine coon,

my gentle giant, my cuddle bear, my first cat as an adult--oh, he is sweet!