our new styles dolls blouse and dolls dress were inspired by a vintage christening dress which alison found at a flee market whilst on a trip to japan. we fell in love with the amazingly exaggeratedly a-line shape. when we created our own dress inspired the christening dress we added three box pleats on the front and back adding volume to the skirt and giving it a swinging movement. we wanted the rest of the dress to be simple, leaving it collarless and with tiny buttons .
one of the dolls blouse and dolls dresses, shown above, is cut in a very wonderful italian washed and crushed character cotton called belice, one of our stand out fabrics from this collection. yellow is often seen as a hard colour to wear but this amazing soft gold seems to suit everybody who tries it, accentuating your summery glow. the belice ones have tiny hand made wooden buttons on the front which are painted cream then rubbed down to reveal the dark under coat.
dolls blouse stops just as it reaches your hips, whilst dolls dress falls below the knee. the dolls dress also has added side seam pockets, we want it to be a comfortable, practical dress you want to wear everyday.
the dolls dress is adorned with small flower’ print. the floral prints are designed by and exclusive to sula. inspired by 1930s abstracted, scattered, floral prints, they are offered in cotton poplin.
the capped sleeves jut out playfully toying with ideas of scale, there is a big hem which adds weight to the a-line shape.
the dolls blouse above is cut from a soft and lightweight cotton voile, the blouse has a summery simplicity in cotton voile, floating over you, with a slight sheerness allowing you to partially view the careful construction of the blouse.
