Black & White Gingham Summer Dress

 

I've been seeing B&W gingham sundresses all spring and summer, so when I went to my local fabric store (Pepa i punt) and found a whole gingham collection (big, medium, small, red, blue, black, green), I had to buy some! It was not cheap, but this is the real cotton deal. 

I made the bodice hackering an old dress, simply transforming the back of the bodice, and converting the shoulder straps into long knotted laces. 

For the skirt, I cut 3 rectangles 22 cm wide, each of them being 1.5 times the previous one.

After some gathering and pinning, I sew them and finished the bottom hem with a zigzag to make it softer. 

I usually wear tight clothes, but this is a welcome change... and it goes well with my new sandals. 

I have doubts about the bodice, though. It could be fitted, maybe... I will reassess it next summer.