This Jumpsuit Trend Has Real Staying Power...

Yves Saint Laurent
I'm telling you, this jumpsuit trend is holding stronger than I ever thought it would. I remember not liking this look at all when it first emerged, but it slowly started to grow on me, and now I can really appreciate the whole vibe of it.

For Spring, the question on designers’ minds was: What would Yves Saint Laurent do? Everyone from Marc Jacobs to Gucci’s Frida Giannini took pages straight from the late great’s playbook, showing seventies-inspired designs. There was no lack of jumpsuits on the runways, but in contrast to recent seasons, these were more Studio 54 dance floor than airplane hangar or mechanics’ garage.
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My Camouflage Romper...

First off, I have no idea why or when I purchased all this camouflage fabric. None. I can only recall that I've had it for a while. And it wasn't until a few weeks ago that I even knew what I wanted to do with it. I decided to sew a romper! Click below to see how it turned out:


The fabric was a heavy denim type fabric, but that made it easier to work with. Lightweight fabrics like chiffons are much more difficult to steady. Outside of the collar on the bodice and getting the fit of the shorts where I wanted them (modified the shorts pattern about 6 times before being satisfied with them) everything else went pretty smoothly. And of course I added side pockets.



This is my romper all sewn together with the center front basted and pinned together with the zipper pinned in and ready to sew (above).


The back view of my romper. I decided pretty late that I wanted back pockets, so I measured the back width of each side and drafted a pocket pattern a few inches less than the back measurement width of each side. The pockets are only faux pockets, so they're there just for a "look."


And voila! My completed camo romper! I'm happy with it. See a couple more pics of it HERE. Now on to the next one...

Keri Hilson Keeps the Jumpsuit Trend Going...

Keri Hilson attended the Belvedere Pink Grapefruit "In The Pink" launch party at The Belvedere Pink Grapefruit Pop-Up on May 14, 2010 in New York City wearing a cute jumpsuit. JUMP HERE (get it?) to see more even more jumpsuits in action.

2010 MET Gala Red Carpet Pics: Minis and Jumpsuits...

Blake Lively in Marchesa, Giselle Bundchen in Alexander Wang, and Chloe Sevigny in Proenza Schouler.



Tina Fey in Yves Saint Laurent and Chanel Iman both opted to wear jumpsuits.